My bag - any bag I carry - will most certainly contain at least one blank book. The one I lug to work everyday holds two: a pretty ordinary steno pad where I jot down ideas that come from nowhere and a nice, formal looking blank journal that contains insights about my day, random words of wisdom, rants and pages and pages of sketches and little collages. Even the little clutch purse I bring with me to the grocery has a small top-bound spiral notebook in it.
So it was to my great delight that I came upon these lovelies from Free Verse Paperie while checking out the great handmade sellers at the Bazaar Love Triangle on Timog Avenue. Adorable, no?
Handmade by cute couple Eis Manguito and Louie Gutierrez , these little blank books measuring 5 1/4 inches high by 4 inches wide are just the thing to tuck in your purse and make for a quick fix for journaling addicts who would rather not carry their large journals all over the place with them. In fact, that's exactly what this duo want to inspire in people -- to start journaling and maybe doodling in a little cartoon or two. Two thumbs up for that!
The mini-journals (you call them notebooks, I call them journals -- same-same) are covered with beautifully patterned scrapbook background papers that Eis and Louie source from abroad. The blank pages invite you to leave your mark and have just the right thickness for some guerilla doodling or writing. And what about that cute ribbon that you can tie up to keep your little journal closed? Best of all, they're almost ridiculously inexpensive - so I'm going to stock up. They'd make perfect little giveaways for Christmas, a nice inclusion in a grade-schoolers birthday loot bag (yes, I think we should encourage children to write) or these would make great souvenirs for a wedding!
You can also turn these little babies into mini-scrapbooks! Imagine lolo or lola's smile when they receive a mini-album of bunso's baby photos or pictures of Ate or Kuya's first day at school. Your little one can even scribble in his or her own little drawings or a sweet note for them.
I just love the texture of the cream colored blank pages. For a paper addict, this is like ice cream and cake and chocolate and silk rolled into one. There are also blank books with white pages so if vanilla is more your style, then those are for you. Eis had a few hardbound blank journals on display as well and she says that they will be offering these soon. The hardbound journals are also covered in pretty paper - designed by Eis, who certainly has an eye for pattern and color.
I especially like this one - the floral pattern and the color palette gave the mini-journals a vintage, art-decoey look.
What can I say? I'm a sucker for orange and blue.
I almost hemorrhaged to death trying to pick which ones I liked best. In the end, I picked seven (I already gave away two -- one to my daughter, the other to my assistant who is also a blank book addict) and I am sorry I didn't get more. Never, ever, ever let a girl who loves paper loose among things such as these blank journals.
If you're like me and you only stop talking so you can write or doodle, visit Free Verse Paperie on Facebook.
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