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View showing the colors that I have. Very nice and understated colors. The fronts have this wonderful filigree like name-plate that says: "Notebook, Most advanced quality, Gives best writing features." No crazy Hello-Kitty or Pandas here... just a nice classic style.
Fungus Workshop Leather Craft
I learned leather craft from a few books but I felt kind of lonely just doing things I like all by myself. Thanks to Bubi Au Yeung, a figurine artist, who told me about Fungus Workshop, so I signed up for a beginner's class, two lessons passed and I got to know stuffs I didn't learn from books, plus knowing these passionate people who enjoy life and craft genuinely, which is kind of rare in a city like Hong Kong.
Each classmate choose what he/she would like to do from a bunch of samples. I chose to do something in the line of stationery (later I will do a camera/laptop messenger bag). Their template was a notebook cover, but I decided to make it a GTD index card holder. After finishing it, I decided to add a notebook for note taking and an antique key to nostalgize the whole thing.
For all leather projects I did, improvisation in the last minute seems to add beautiful touches to a plain project. As you can see, the enclosure here doesn't wrap the back of the cover to the front, instead it leaves the back wide open so I can dangle the whole notebook or even hook it up to my messenger bag.
Instead of a Moleskine notebook, I put a Rhodia notebook inside just because of its bright orange color, to lighten up a bit. However, I hate the fact that the PU cover of Rhodia discolored after just 6 months from my acquisition of it. In addition, it just doesn't lie flat like a Moleskine does when opened. Anyhow, the discoloration did added the raw and battered look I like.
For those of you who are in Hong Kong and hunger for leather craft, I highly recommend Fungus Workshop. Hoiming and Baldwin, Grace and Philip, all four are friendly souls you can chat with and learn from. I am so happy Hong Kong is catching up with Japan and Taiwan in leather crafting. Keep it up Fungus!
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While I was in SFO I visited the Maido Stationery shop. Fiance timed me and said I was 45 minutes, although I swear I was only ten minutes. :D
Anyway, stocked myself up on refills (craft, lined and plain) and also found this week little plastic sleeve in the shape of a burned envelope. Using double sided tape I stuck it in the back of the Notebook to replace the zipper pouch I had.
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There is a bookmark thread coming down from the top, which hooks into a little notch here at the bottom of the book; a nice touch.
Notebooks made from recycled envelopes and cardboard.
Now for sale at Etsy: www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27066392
images from my notebook, this page is a couple back from what i have already posted. i am building a little house out of cardboard and this was my note for it.
i built the model, here it is
I supposed these notebooks have been around for ages. I always want to have a copy of them, but did not put in effort to buy them. Today, I finally got them. Was intending to get 1, but the store owner show me each of the color, & I decided to get them all.