My mom is forever making up (mostly delicious) recipes off the top of her head and never able to duplicate them. A kitchen recipe notebook would be perfect for her to keep track of her culinary masterpieces. The entire thing is well-designed, right down to the little pocket inside the back cover and linen cover.
We’ve all seen journals before, but 365 Days gave me a new idea. I’m not the best at sticking to writing in mine – I really only want to write when something momentous happens, or a special day rolls around, or the urge strikes. I’d love to fill in all the days of this journal in a non-linear fashion,with no regard as to how many years it might take. Who knows, the end result just might be fascinating.
I’m always messing around with one project or another, but in the past few months I’ve been gung ho on DIY. I don’t know whether I’m just noticing the great projects out there more, or maybe following some new blogs that are chock full of ideas and inspiration. And you know what? I don’t care which it is because I’m feeling more creative than ever. I’ve already started a few of the projects below and thought you might like to take a shot at them as well.
Crushing on these colorway notebooks and planners from the Hach. I love technology, but nothing feels quite as satisfying as crossing something off of my to-do list in the old school way. (via Oh So Beautiful Paper)
When it comes to watercolor, I have zero talent. Zip, zilch, nada. But I can easily picture myself lounging in a picturesque manner, perhaps under a shady tree near a lake, and pretending with this Watercolor Sketchbook Kit. (via Simone LeBlanc)
I’m a gigantic infographic nerd, I think most designers are. Infographics are a way we can put our creative brains to use in a more analytical manner, all while making everything look nice and organized. That’s probably the reason the My Life in Graphs journal caught my eye. A book full of graphs all about me? Come on, there’s a little bit of narcissistic tendency in all of us.
I’ve talked several times before about my love of/addiction to new notebooks. I’m not sure if it’s something related to designer/creative types or the just the more heavily organized side of my personality, but I love a clean slate. That first page is always the toughest, I don’t want to mar its vast white landscape with my writing. (Sometimes I skip it entirely. Shhh.) But after that it’s smooth sailing, and I can’t help but wonder what ideas will blanket its pages.
I love to be organized on paper, even though nine times out of ten it doesn’t translate over to my real life. (It’s the thought that counts, right??) This morning I received an awesome package from Knock Knock with their Around the House Tablet, Vs. Journal, and Life Log that made my day. I’ve long been a fan of their smart and witty organizational tools and can’t wait to put these new pieces to work for me.