Ever wanted to make your own notebooks out of recycled paper? Design Sponge posted a neat tutorial: Read more at Design*Sponge » Blog Archive » diy project: recycled scrap paper notebooks.
Alicia Silverstone, the actress who starred in Clueless, has been in the news more recently because of her activism on behalf of environmental causes and her bestselling book The Kind Diet. But she still finds the time to keep a journal: Now, I will admit, I’m still old-school in the fact that I appreciate the [...]
A while back, I wrote a post mentioning Ecosystem notebooks. Someone at Ecosystem actually noticed, and even though I more or less trashed their whole brand identity, they were kind enough to send me a sample so I could actually review the quality of the product. (Now that’s good marketing.) So, let’s take a look… [...]
Gary Robbins wrote to me a while back to share some photos of his beautiful handmade wooden notebooks: As the proprietor of my favorite obsessive notebook blog, I though you might enjoy these blank books I’m manufacturing. Xylobooks were designed to marry traditional bookbinding methods with a clean, modern aesthetic that emphasizes the tactile nature [...]
These look pretty cool, but unfortunately you probably can’t buy one! They seem to have sold out, but hopefully they’ll be back, as they seem to make new batches every so often. For those who cringe at the thought of cool old records being re-purposed this way, here’s a note from the makers at Vinyl [...]
What a cool example of recycling and reusing materials! Two crafty moms in Indianapolis started their own business making various items out of plastic billboards, including journal covers which are compatible with standard composition books. Check out the many different designs at Freakin’ Billboard– great company name, too! via Business finds new uses for old [...]
Sabrina at Slice of Lemon says “these notebooks = crack,” so she’s sharing them with 5 lucky winners! Here’s the contest details: In order to enter this contest, answer the following question in the comments section of this post [at Slice of Lemon, not here at Notebook Stories]: What is your fondest childhood memory? Answers [...]
I usually find the stationery chain Papyrus to be pretty slim pickings as far as notebooks are concerned, but one day I happened to spot this little gem sitting all alone on a bottom shelf: the Leonardo Pocket Journal. It’s kind of funny that it has a musical theme– I mean, why didn’t they call [...]
Courtesy of Dave’s Mechanical Pencils: The Vespiaries products are all handmade. My notebook is a small hardcover notebook, 140mm tall x 95mm wide x 14mm thick. It oozes sturdiness. The pages are plain unlined white paper. I’m no expert on paper, but this paper feels a little thicker, and has a rougher surface finish than [...]
The Recording Thoughts blog asks “Are Fountain Pens Green?” This made me think about whether or not notebooks are green. There are plenty of notebooks out there made of recycled paper, which helps, but otherwise, those of us who consume a lot of notebooks are also killing a few trees. A Filofax-type notebook might be [...]
