Before I get into the regular chit-chat, I wanted to say that the winner of the Last Letter from Your Lover book giveaway is Ellie! Thanks to random.org for helping me select a winner and to Penguin for the book.
So I started the new month with books in progress from February and a new book but I was just taking a look at my reading stats for February and although I complained about feeling like I wasn’t finishing books, it was a pretty good month. I finished five books and I had a mix of mystery, fiction, romance, and YA. One of my books was also a translation so, yay!
No major plans for March although I would love to finish my classic in progress. Oh and reading challenge-wise I’ve made some progress on the Romance Reading challenge, the Vintage Mystery Bingo challenge and the Postal Reading challenge. I still have lots of books to go but I’m having fun.
You know what else is keeping me entertained? I received the Flow Book for Paper Lovers. OMG, it is all kinds of paper goodness. Pretty printed paper, notecards, stickers, vellum, tags. I feel like every time I open this book there is a surprise inside.
It has envelopes with little items tucked inside, a garland, address labels and other things I’m sure to still discover. When I first found out about this I thought I could use the paper for some of my bookbinding but now I don’t think that’s really what I’ll use it for.
I kind of wish I had an extra book so I could keep one as is to just look through and the other one to tear up and use. Isn’t that silly?
Anyway, I’m sure I’ll start using the paper soon but I think when it comes to the printed papers that may just be for my art journaling or other crafty pursuits. The paper is not big enough for most of the books, which is a bit of a bummer, but that’s ok. I’m sure I’ll have fun with these papers.
Now, I’m off to enjoy my mystery and think of paper crafts. Hope you have a great week ahead!
Flow Book for Paper Lovers sounds really intriguing! I hope that you’ll share more about it if you decide what you’ll do with it. I haven’t heard of anything like this before. Five books is fantastic. I had a good number month but they were mostly graphic novels so really really quick reads. It was refreshing but I’m looking forward to getting into something more wordy. Hope you have a great week. Did y’all get any of that cold weather? We’re iced in up here. Brrrrrr!
Congrats to Ellie! The Flow Book would be a great inspiration for collage and mixed media.
That book has your name ALL OVER IT!
The Flow Book sounds really neat! From your description I can’t say I blame you for wanting one to use and one to just keep.
Flow Book for Paper Lovers sounds so cool. I have never heard of it before! Enjoy!
February flew by, didn’t it! I don’t think I completed many of my mental goals on my list, but I rarely seem to these days. I’ll have to go back and look…. It’s always nice to discover you read more than you thought and a nice mixture of books, too! Love the paper by the way!
Flow Book for Paper Lovers looks amazing! I totally want it. I think I would want two as well. Yes, I want two. I want to pet it. lol
Trish – Yep, we definitely got the cold blast. This morning schools are delayed and it’s been a bit of a mess. I’ll be sure to share any projects I use the paper for!
Jenclair – Exactly! I think some of these will have to go in my art journal.
Sandy – You are right, it does 🙂
Stefanie – I know right? I’m so tempted to get another!
Kailana – I would like to check out the magazine too so I hope my B&N carries it.
Danielle – I was surprised at how much I read considering how many DNFs I had! I forgot to mention those. Hopefully no DNFs in March!
Heather – Two makes perfect sense doesn’t it? I’m totally trying to talk myself into getting another 🙂