Folksy Friday: Notebooks

I love notebooks. Here's a collection of my favourite handmade notebooks for sale on Folksy. Links are below the pictures just in case one takes your fancy.

Embroidered flowers notebook by Fiona T 

Rainbow notebooks by LizzieMade Hand Bound Books

Elephants fabric covered notebook by Handmade by Edwina

Red polka dot notebook by Ritzy Swish

Sleepy owl linocut journal by InkyPrints Originals

Chevron stripe journal by Be Good Stay Good

Lily of the valley notebook by Katy Clemmans

Vintage sheet music notebook by say it

Interesting Reads #6

Here are a few blog posts and articles that I have enjoyed reading recently. Hope you like them too!

DIY silk lanterns

Shared on the Patchwork Harmony blog

What to do if you want to sell different types of products. 

Great advice from Jess at Create and Thrive about when you need more than one shop. 

Scrappy patchwork needle book tutorial

by Very Berry Handmade

Amazing paper artist Andy Singleton

Featured on the Pretty Paper Things blog

How to fold paper flowers

DIY on the Just Imagine website

Tutorial showing you how to print on fabric by Polish the Stars.

I use this method, but usually with small scraps of fabric rather than a whole sheet. It works amazingly well. 

105 free fonts to download

Compiled by Creative Bloq

Five things customers actually want.

How to sell to customers by understanding what they want by Sean Jackson at copyblogger

I like... #8

Continuing my series of posts sharing with you things I like, this week I'll let you into a little secret... I may be slightly obsessed with buttons!

I found a little shop when I was on holiday that had a large jar full of vintage buttons, which they sold by the scoop full. My husband actually left me rummaging through the buttons and went off in search of more interesting entertainment. I may have spent a few pennies...

I like searching for fun and unusual buttons. Love Craft have some fantastic patterned buttons:

And the Bead and Button Company sell an amazing range of buttons in all shapes and sizes.

I find it hard to sell the things I make from beautiful buttons, but the ones I can part with mostly get turned into button magnets.

New stockist - Georgiana May

Behind the scenes I've been researching online shops that I might like my handmade cards and notebooks to be stocked in. I wanted to find a shop that was the sort of place I'd choose to go to buy cards and gifts. It had to look good. And it needed to suit the style of my products.

I'm delighted to have found such a shop and very excited to have been accepted to sell with them. Take a look at the wonderful Georgiana May.

And you'll now find say it cards and notebooks stocked amongst all the gorgeous products.

I'm pleased to say that I've already had one sale through Georgiana May and my items have only been in the shop for a few days. Make sure that you pop over there to browse all the wonderful creations by a range of very talented artists.

Folksy Five #19

I've been interviewing my favourite Folksy sellers again. I never seem to run out of shops I love, and new ones are joining all the time. Click on the shop banners to see more of their lovely handmade products.

And as usual I asked them to choose their favourite item from my Folksy shop. This month they've all gone for notebooks.

1. Tinos mini map jotter chosen by Sianuska and The Beaded Garden

2. Rhodes map notebook chosen by Swancott Designs

3. Munich sheet music notebook chosen by Moby Design and Swee Mei

Handmade mini notecards in new colours

A few weeks ago I asked my Twitter followers and Facebook likers to suggest new colour combos for my mini notecards.

It's taken a little while to get them all made up and listed in my shop, but here they are.

Folksy Friday - Summer Sunshine

We've had lots of lovely sunshine this week, so in the hope that maybe summer is finally here I've chosen a collection of sunny items for this week's Folksy Friday. All products are handmade and available to purchase from Folksy - see the links below the image.

Follow me!

If you like the cards and gifts in the say it shop, make sure you stay in touch so that you hear about new products and special offers. I don't want you sat there thinking "now I came across this lovely handmade card, but I can't remember where I saw it!". So I thought I'd do a round-up of the different ways you can follow say it.

Number 1. Follow the blog. You're reading this blog right now, so I guess you like reading blogs. To make sure you don't miss my next blog post you'll want to follow me.