DIY Notepad Cover - Recycle, Reduce, Repurpose

I am definitely a "SHE" - 

Sidetracked Home Executive (via Flylady)!

Stationery supplies make my heart happy; 

notebooks, journals, papers, pens, markers, 

file folders, planners, etc.

So when hubby & I went to some local 

yard sales this past weekend and I saw 

a fellow "SHE" selling a portion of her 

stash, I was like...

Then during a little crafty time, 

I created a pretty cover for one

of the notepads I had picked up.

These lovely papers are from Echo Park,

For the Record, they were in my scrap

box along with their stickers & trim.

However, the scraps weren't quite wide

enough to cover my pad so I pieced some

together. It worked out perfectly with a

little washi tape to hide things inside! (:

I even found a little 

resin flower to match!

I now have a pretty covered 

notepad for my purse...

I like when everything coordinates!!

check out the one

I created for my

Christmas list...

Are you a SHE?

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Road Trip, a New Journal and Coming Soon on Five Simple Things!

Gosh, life gets busy, 

days go by and all of a sudden half the year is over.  

Stop this crazy, spinning world for a moment, 

I need to get off!

Virginia IS for Lovers!

So much has happened since I last spoke with you! 

We've traveled the highways and by-ways of the U.S.A.

Visited some lovely folk and saw some amazing sites!

Arizona...but it's a dry heat!

Then came home to massive gardening chores.

Daniel built me more garden boxes to fill!

Planting veggies, herbs, trees and bushes.

We're starting a bit late since we didn't want

to plant everything before we traveled, so 

we'll see how it all turns out. 

purchasing trees & bushes at the nursery.

I also started a new planner system to organize & 

journal our exciting life {{grin}}

More on that later.

And

I bought a new faith journal. I have always

just used a plain notebook but during our travels

I came across this lovely little notebook and it 

called to me & reminded me that I was on the last

pages of my current journal. kinda.

Isn't it pretty???

Wanna see what my personal faith journal looks like

inside?  Stay tuned.

I have some other fun things to share with you now

that I'm back home and settled into my air-conditioned

lair for the summer.

Have a great Wednesday!