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Happy St. Patrick's Day! I don't always celebrate this day but once in awhile I'm reminded that I should. I've only gone to one St. Patrick's Day parade and that was almost two decades ago. Today's a snowy, cold day so we're staying warm inside. A few months back, I suddenly had this urge for... Continue Reading →
By now you're probably super tired of seeing all these beautiful full-grain leather notebook covers. I'm obsessed by them and could never get tired of looking at them and touching them, so just bare with me. I'm still reading books. In fact, I'm reading two books right now: Bleak House by Charles Dickens and an... Continue Reading →
Daughter had a snow day today, which means no school. She's both excited and bummed. Excited because she can relax and not worry about doing homework, and bummed because she spent an hour yesterday making Crepes for French class and now she'll have to eat them by herself (and with me of course) or throw... Continue Reading →
The Maverick leather by Chic Sparrow is one of my favorite traveler's notebook cover. It's a water buffalo leather with amazing lightning veins. It's also one of the thicker leathers they carry. I believe the Creme leather is the thickest. The Scout is similar to the Maverick except the inside pockets uses the Creme leather... Continue Reading →
The Creme line from Chic Sparrow is their thickest leather. It's a soft and pliable, supple full-grain leather with a decent amount of structure so it's not floppy. It feels so nice and sturdy in your hands. It also smells wonderful. I'm not advertising for them. I simply love this leather, and a few others,... Continue Reading →
I've never been a fan of the color green for notebook covers, but lately it's been a color I'm drawn too. My first purchase of a green cover was the Glas Folio B6 from the Express line. I thought I was good with that one, but then the Gastaldi from the Artist line captured my... Continue Reading →
If you haven't seen my video, I did an unboxing of this leather. It's an Austen Emma B6 Heritage by Chic Sparrow. I ordered this leather notebook cover during the December 2021 sale. This leather patina's pretty quickly. I've had it for about a month and it's already darker than when I received it. It... Continue Reading →
This was one of the most difficult paintings I did with gouache. I nearly gave up. I think it turned out fine, but multiple times I almost tore it up. It could just mean I need more practice with gouache. You might ask why I keep using gouache and not watercolor if it's such a... Continue Reading →
I tried my hands at using gouache and I'm liking it. I like how smooth it goes on and that it dries matte. What I'm not comfortable with (yet?) is that it takes getting used to. There were a couple times I wanted to give up because what I was trying to achieve just wasn't... Continue Reading →
Last weekend, our oldest daughter was celebrating her two-year anniversary with her boyfriend in Steamboat Springs and we needed to get some Christmas photos for the year so we decided to join them up there. They had gone up before we did and stayed in a B&B. We stayed at a La Quinta about five... Continue Reading →
