It’s been all about sharing papery loveliness over on Instagram this month as I’ve been joining in with The Reading Residence’s #30daysofpaper photo challenge for the month – sharing a photo of papery products each day in response to the daily theme. It’s also encouraged me to treat myself to a couple more notebooks, some stickers and a pack of pretty sticky notes (not that I needed that much encouragement!)
Read
I’m keeping up with my challenge to read a book a month and this month’s book was “The Last September” by Elizabeth Bowen which I received as a result of last month’s book swap. Whilst I found it an interesting glimpse into life in Ireland in 1920 during the Troubles, I struggled to really connect with any of the characters. I read it feeling as though I was watching the story unfold through glass instead of becoming swept up in the story. The viewpoint was mostly from a ‘privileged classes’ perspective which is perhaps why I found it difficult to identify with the characters. Overall, I liked it even if I did feel a bit detached from the story at times but it’s not one I can see myself re-reading.
Write
I’m finding myself using a notebook and pen to draft blog posts and make note of ideas more often these days – there’s just something about writing by hand that helps to free up my thoughts. This beautiful notebook was one of my favourite purchases this month.
Create
Jessica and Sophie have both been enjoying some papery crafts this month – doing painting with their cousins, getting crafty on a trip to the Roald Dahl museum and making birds and butterflies out of paper plates at home.
What papery activities have you been enjoying this month?
I’m totally with you on putting pen to paper where ideas are concerned. I definitely ‘think’ better on paper. And thanks so much for joining in with #30DaysOfPaper, it’ll be strange when it’s over! Thanks for sharing with #PaperyPeep x
I ‘think’ better on paper too – my brain works differently when I write that way. I have loved joining in with #30DaysofPaper – thank you so much and looking forward to this month’s papery challenge 🙂
Hi there Louise, So lovely to meet you via “Bring Back Paper’ at Reading Res, so many lovely paper peeps there. I’m a bit of a stationery addict truth be known and I really love those journals in your photos; easy to hoard forever they would be. 🙂
Thanks Barb – lovely to meet you too – stationery is very addictive isn’t it! 🙂
Loving all your papery bits and of course the gorgeous paper craft from the girlies!xx
Thank you – love doing paper crafts together 🙂
You have got some beautiful notebooks there! And I think I need to challenge myself to be more creative with my son we haven’t done crafts for a while as does it at pre-school but I think I need to get better at this!
Thank you – I love doing papery crafts although have yet to brave glitter! 🙂
I love writing on paper, it just feels better than typing (especially fountain pen) lovely notebook.
I love the butterfly! It’s fab!
Thanks Jenni – I loved helping Jessica make the butterfly, it was such a nice simple craft to do 🙂
Well done on keeping up with the #30daysofpaper challenge, I’ve loved seeing what everyone’s posted – and if it’s encouraged some more paper to come your way, then what else should you do?! 🙂 I think sometimes it’s easier to think on paper than it is on the screen, although sometimes I have more trouble than I should deciphering my scribbles #paperypeep
Thanks Stephanie – was nice to feel like it was a good excuse to buy some more stationery! 🙂
I love your new notebook. I know if I had one my girls would steal it for themselves within seconds! #paperypeep
Thank you – am glad mine are too little to try and steal it! 🙂
Yes you did have some lovely things for #30daysofpaper, I wonder if any of us managed to get through the month without any new purchases, I know I didn’t!
Thank you – it was nice to have the excuse for new papery purchases! 🙂