I love to write, and I’m addicted to notebooks of all sorts…but I prefer it when they’re interesting (I was going to say “pretty” but that sounds like an 8 year old girl.)
Last weekend I made a very quick trip to Portland, Oregon for some training with Weight Watchers. I was meeting three other Hawaii WW staff there, and I wanted to bring them a little “something”. What could be better than some “interesting” composition books?
This one was for Katie – and of course, there had to be a coordinating pen.
I love this page of Designer Series Paper, but you can see that Shawndra’s scallops got a little mashed in my suitcase. They’ll be fine with a smidgen of Tombo.
Blue and green for Kim – my favorite color combination!
Well, yes – yes, I did make one for myself!
These all use the Pocketful of Posies Designer Series paper. I have loads of gorgeous papers right now because DSP is Buy 3 get one Free! You can get some too, but just through August 31 (I just did the knuckle trick to be sure that was right!)
Ann, what dimensions did you use for the paper inside the pens? Does it vary based upon the pen dimensions? I tried this over the summer, but found it to be much harder than it looked…
-Miriam
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Dear Miriam,
I usually cut my paper somewhere between 3/4 and 1 inch wide, and about 3 1/4 inches long. I curl it using a bamboo skewer – the kind you use for kebabs – and then slide it into the barrel.
In my experience, it’s not the paper – it’s the pen. I HIGHLY recommend you use Pentel brand RSVP pens. 6 months ago I used another brand that was very similar and I just about tore my hair out! A very minor difference in the barrel size makes a very major difference in how easily the paper goes inside. I think you’ll find this a simple project if you use RSVP pens.
Let me know how that works for you!
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