Happy Earth Day!
Here's a fun little recycle/upcycle - reuse
project I've been wanting to share.
I am an admitted list-maker, yep, it's right there
on my "About Me" page! Lists are a constant in
my life.
My mind naturally works in lists.
When I have a project to do, I see the steps in
list form before my pen even hits paper.
So where does a prolific list-maker keep her lists?
Notebooks!
But I'm a crafter too, so they need to be
embellished notebooks!
I make one for each season. (:
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| notebooks - Summer '15 & Winter '16 |
Recycling or is it Upcycling?
I use the kids old composition books; they
never use all the pages. Would that be
recycling or upcycling?
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| Upcycling the kids old notebooks. The used pages are carefully cut out and the cover is joyfully altered. |
Most notebooks have more than half of
their pages unused, in that case I just
alter the cover.
However, my current edition was pretty
much thinned out so I made a quick
bookcover from kraft wrapping paper.
This will allow me to transfer my spring
cover to another book when this one
is finished before the end of the season.
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| creating a kraft paper book cover |
Ironically, some of Bella Blvd's winter papers
were perfect for my spring notebook!
Bella Blvd Winter Wonder design papers were
used, earlier in the year, for both my winter notebook
and my 2016 daily planner, I really liked the color scheme.
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| Winter '16 with Bella Blvd design papers |
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| My 2016 daily planner using Bella Blvd Winter Wonder papers |
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| spring 2016 To-Do list notebook |
Are you a list-maker?
Do you keep notebooks of notes?
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They both are fabulous. I too make for everything.
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Yes. I am a list maker.Especially for my shopping.If not I will buy 1 or 2 items not needed. Also, I make a list for the supplies I will need on a particular project.
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Migdalia
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Hey Maria, thanks for stopping by my blog, so lovely to hear from you again. Love your little notebooks, they're adorable and beautifully decorated...a really clever way to upcycle older notebooks :) Donna ♥ x
ReplyDeleteThese are adorable, Maria! And I love that you re-use the kiddos' old comp books. I've kept a lot of those, too, because you're right... they never seem to get completely used. But I've not thought to decorate them like you have. What a fun idea!
ReplyDeleteGreat way to use up those note books - sure my girls have loads of those half used somewhere hmmmmm :-)
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I have so many different kinds of list but really need them to stay organized and feel like I have accomplished my goals. My husband of course makes fun of me! LOL
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