love notebooks
I was going to write a post about Valentine's Day today, but then I read Helen's post, and there's nothing left to say. So beautifully put, as always.
Instead I made some little notebooks as wee Valentine's presents for a few friends I'll see today:
To make these I just covered blank notebooks with scraps of vintage wallpaper I had lying around. But you could also use pieces of fabric, plain brown paper, pages from old books, anything, really.
Inspirational notebooks: for sale here at operation papercut, lovely old-wallpaper-covered books at willow house and a tutorial to make your own here at moonstitches.
You could use a blank book for impromptu poetry, collages, crafty ideas when inspiration strikes, recipes, gardening records, list-making, recording overheard snippets of conversation, or love notes...
yum yum yum - lovely notebooks & thanks for the nice compliment, too.
Happy Valentines Day to you and Tom - a sweet couple if ever there was one.
xx H
Posted by:Helen | February 14, 2007 at 02:17 PM
Happy Valentine's! :-)
Posted by:Fiona | February 14, 2007 at 02:40 PM
What lovely notebooks Melissa!
Hope you have a wonderful Valentines day.
I am hanging white Christmas lights on the diningroom ceiling and have some fun valentine party plates and napkins to have a party with the children.
My oldest daughter made yummy cupcakes with a crunchy candy heart in the middle of each one and homemade icing....mmmmmmmm. :o)
Posted by:Lori | February 14, 2007 at 07:20 PM
They look delicious! wow, Im inspired!
Posted by:caroline | February 14, 2007 at 10:33 PM
beautiful! lovely inspiring links, too... i got a few sheets of pretty paper at the art supply shop in athens last month and i am feeling the bookbinding itch again.
we are not really doing valentine's day... a shared slice of leftover chocolate cake and a cuddle sounds like a good evening :) but helen's post was so beautiful... broke through the cynicism i usually feel about this day!
Posted by:amisha | February 15, 2007 at 10:01 AM
i LOVE them melissa! am i on your list to see today...just kidding! that would be a bit of a trip today and its wicked cold up here!
Posted by:heidi | February 15, 2007 at 11:57 AM
those are so super cute!!! and FYI the cookies were a hit for my staff...thanks for the reciepe!!!
Happy Valentines!
Kate
Posted by:kate | February 15, 2007 at 12:59 PM
very nice, what sort of note books do you use under the vintage paper?
Posted by:kates | February 19, 2007 at 09:22 AM