The Decorated Page

Hooray, we made it to Friday!

All this week, I added some TADA! to rather blah notebooks:

 Just a few floral touches using watercolor and these notebooks

have gained some charismatic character.

They're blank inside. Ah, but there lies even more blah to TADA!

Imagine all the good things you can put inside.

Here are a few ideas: 

via Jennifer Firth

 Turn them into journal pages just like Jenny's Sketchbook.

via Debra Cooper

 Use mixed media to record your day just like what Debra does.

via Donna Downey

 Or use some texture with paint and scrap paper the way

Donna makes hers.

via Geninne Zlatkis

 Or make something dreamy just like Geninne's

illustrations.

via Danielle Kroll

Of if you're totally proud of your "Outfit of the Day",

illustrate it the Danielle way.

Here's to beautifully decorated pages,

and an even beautiful weekend!

Thoughts of Springtime

Today, another transformation for a lowly notepad:

 This one's made from recycled paper.

 Decorate with lavender flowers using paint or markers.

Then add a touch of decoupage with a butterfly

cut-out from an old magazine and Mod Podge.

It secretly covers the label, too.

 Now a plain old pad {that will contain this year's 

"To Do" lists} has all the touches of spring and 

new beginnings.

Isn't that blah to TADA!?

More Flower Fun

All this week, I've been having a blast with my watercolors.

It all began with this plain notebook with a craft paper cover.

 The notebook was part of a set I found at Muji.

And then, images from this paper shop

only provided the right design inspiration.

A few lines... 

...and a whole lot of flowers turned my

notebook from blah to TADA!

A Note-worthy Bouquet

Well, hello there!

Today, another way to spruce up a plain notebook 

and turn it from blah to TADA!

Sketch flowers gathered from Liberty of London prints. 

Then paint with watercolor.

A bouquet you'll have all year round.

Drafts, doodles, drawings...fill it with whatever

makes you smile. And use colored pens

for an extra dose of TADA!

Floral Notes

Happy new week everyone! I hope you had a restful weekend. Mine started with a cold, followed by allergies {extremely blah}, but I'm better now, ready for some crafting.

There's a lovely stationery shop called Rifle Paper Co. and I'm smitten by all their paper goods and storybook artwork. Here are a few samples:

The artist and shop owner is the talented Anna Bond. You can read more about her here and here.

It's this set of notebooks that serves as inspiration for my blah to TADA! make-overs this week. Let's begin, shall we?

blah: kraft paper-covered notebooks

that I found at Muji

There are three notebooks in each pack.

I drew my design freehand. 

Then tinted with watercolor.

TADA!: A new notebook for plans and

dreams for the new year.

More ideas tomorrow!

Birthday Calendars

Don't you love it when someone remembers your birthday? And in the same light, do you feel a little guilt when you've forgotten someone else's? Oh so blah.

Here's a TADA! solution -- birthday calendars found on Etsy:

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All you need to do is write the person's name on the specific date {maybe include wedding anniversaries of your favorite couples as well}, take a look at the calendar everyday, and you'll never miss a birthday!

Here are two more that can be used in the office or classroom:

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Pretty neat ideas that you can buy or DIY.

Have an awesome weekend!

Write, Erase, Repeat

We're still on the subject of calendars and look what I found in Etsy! Calendars for the wall that can be used every month and even every year.

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No. 1 and No.2 are adhered to an empty wall and entries are added with an ink pen. When a new month arrives, just erase and reuse the calendar all over again. No. 3 is similar with a more old fashioned twist: it's a chalk board.

The following ride on the same idea but are geared towards smaller spaces:

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The end of the year doesn't make these calendars extinct. They can be used many times over and the use of paper is totally eliminated. I think that's blah to TADA!