Wallpaper Notebooks

Notebooks with wallpaper sample covers

A while ago I posted about some new small notebooks I made. What started me off was a tutorial I’d written for the next issue of Making Magazine (so look out for the June issue) and I got a lovely box full of paper samples from Inspire Me Papers. I made a few notebooks and used regular office paper and even though I love the notebooks, I would prefer them to be a bit more ‘recycled’ and eco friendly. So here goes…

So I got onto one of my regular suppliers and scoured their website for some 100% recycled paper. I use Eco Craft a lot as they do a really good range of recycled card, paper and also biodegradable packaging, and this is the company that supplies me with all my card stock and packaging for my lovely notecards.

I was pleased to find they had loads of different types of 100% recycled paper in small batches and I opted to order some plain white and some oatmeal. When my order arrived I was really pleased with the oatmeal and wished I’d purchased more – the plain paper was, well, just a bit plain. Whereas the oatmeal was off white with tiny flecks of colour. Lovely texture and thickness and perfect for my notebooks.

I’ve recently acquired a few more wallpaper samples and so I se tto work making a load of notebooks – I love doing repetitive tasks over and over and at the end of it all realising I’ve made lots and lots of lovely things. Here are some of the wallpaper samples:

Wallpaper Samples for Notebook covers

Such beautiful patterns and textures – these are printed or painted paper and at the right angle you can see the design stick up from the base paper.

Wallpaper Close up showing texture

Wallpaper Close up showing texture

Wallpaper Close up showing texture

So I’ve cut these samples up to make covers for my new notebooks made with my new 100% recycled oatmeal paper and here are the results…

Notebooks

Notebooks with wallpaper sample covers

Notebooks with wallpaper sample covers

Notebooks with wallpaper sample covers

Notebooks with wallpaper sample covers

Notebooks with wallpaper sample covers

Notebooks with wallpaper sample covers

Notebooks with wallpaper sample covers

Notebooks with wallpaper sample covers

Notebooks with wallpaper sample covers

I think they’re lovely and I’m going to be selling them in packs of two, packaged in biodegradable bags.

3 thoughts on “Wallpaper Notebooks

  1. Claire says:

    I really like these, but I always thought that wallpaper prints came under copyright laws, and therefore couldn’t be sold? Reason I say this is because I have just been given a wallpaper sample book as well, and was looking for little projects to work with.

  2. Milomade says:

    I work with lots of stuff that’s recycled. Envelope patterns, maps, sheet music, books, annuals, comics and most recently wallpaper. I looked into copyright with regards to these items years ago and my findings were inconclusive.

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