I'm not really a fan of New Year's, as it means the end of that nice block of relaxation time between Christmas and January 1st, i.e. the holiday is almost over!
But one thing I do like about today is opening up my new calendar for the year.
Last year I had this gorgeous letterpress calendar from Paper Source:
I just loved the colours and the designs, but most of all the Letterpress debossing!
Alas my hopes to buy the 2010 calendar (even nicer designs this year - grrrr!) from them ended in disaster as their shipping charge for just this one small item was going to be $65. I'm afraid much as I love it I'm not going to fork out over three times the cost of the calendar just to get it to the UK! Also have to say their customer service was somewhat lacking in this matter and in refunding my CC after they charged it without authorisation by mistake... but anyway that's another story.
Paper Source Chicago was a lovely store to visit, but I'm afraid it's not a place I will be buying from unless I am lucky enough to visit one of their stores in person sometime - I just wish we had stationery stores like this in the UK (well outside London).
However, I have plans for last year's calendar.
All these cards will end up in a little review of 2009 album so I'll have a photo (montage) on one side and the calendar entry on the other... think I will need to plan this at a future crop once I'm actually ready to get on with it, but it's a nice little project to add to my project back burner!
And this year?
Well I found this great striking calendar on etsy:
I love the colours Misha has used and the designs are right up my street. I will definitely be using this in a future 2010 review album, that's for sure!
So to get us started, here's January, now at home on my desk. :o)
Plus now that I've got this read:
I can get back to concentrating on more creative pursuits! I don't mind this new Nora series, but it's a bit lacking in depth (yes I know, it's essentially chick lit and romance but usually there is more depth and story) - but if you want a predictable cosy read it's not bad. Hope Nora's next series will be a bit more gripping and thrilling. This is book 2 and there are two more to go, yet it's now totally obvious in this one what the pairings will be in books 3 and 4.
Anyway, I'm off to check out the sketch and challenge blogs for something to make before I get tempted to start another book. :o)
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