Pocket Notebooks

A couple years ago, Matt (or my mom?... I feel like this was Matt's idea though) had given me a VW bus calendar, and he said it was the closest I would get to owning one of them. I have always wanted a hip, shiny old VW bus because they are so darn cute and colorful and fun. But apparently they are also known to be a wee bit dangerous because there is nothing in the front of the bus to protect you in a collision. So Matt said no... as if it was a real possibility in the first place. I never threw out the calendar though, because it really was the closest I would be to owning one.

When I started my Etsy shop, I knew that one thing people always like to buy are journals or notebooks. I had made little pocket notebooks out of that VW bus calendar of mine, and I decided wanted to share them with people. I thought they were super fun and conveniently sized, and my little connection to the hippie bus world was right in my purse with me all of the time. It seemed that other people wanted their own little VW bus in their pockets too. (There are still some VW bus notebooks left in my shop if you would like one in your pocket.)

Since these little notebooks were a small hit, I made more out of an old calendar of Matt's. This was was a travel/adventure/exploration themed calendar, and I think they turned out nicely. Now I am going to show them to you.

There they are. They are also colorful and fun, and they made me want to go hiking and climbing and mountaineering and to the beach and to the mountains and up in a hot air balloon.

All the notebooks are covered on the front and back with a continuous picture from the calendar.

Inside, these have thick white card stock pages (the pages in the bus calendars were thinner), and there are 12 pages (or 24 front and back) in each pocket notebook.

I sewed the binding on each of the notebooks with sewing thread. It is sturdy and durable, and I think sewn bindings look kinda fun. The pages were so thick that it was much harder to sew these bindings than the ones on the bus notebooks.

I think these would be great for adventure journals, hiking records, route notes, etc. ...especially the mountain ones. Of course they would also be great little pocket notebooks for making lists and jotting down reminders for anyone who enjoys a nice picture of nature. They could make a nice gift too.

Pass these on to anyone you think might like them! You can find them via the links in this post and also by clicking on my little "I sell on Etsy" button on this webpage or by going to https://www.etsy.com/shop/ExchangingAshes . I hope you enjoy viewing what I enjoy doing ;]