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New! Rustic Leather Covers for Guest Books, Photo Albums, and Journals!

We're excited to announce our two new leather covers for our leather rustic photo albums, guest books, and journals! Our Leather Rustic photo albums, leather rustic guest books, and leather rustic journals are some of our best sellers, so we wanted to expand options for our customers by providing them with two different leather looks: Rustic Brown Leather and Oiled Rustic Leather. When ordering, you can now choose between our Rustic Brown Leather and our Oiled Rustic Leather. Just choose between …
Feb 27th 2015 admin

Wedding Season, New Leather, and More Styled Shoots!

With wedding season upon us, we're trying to get ahead of the game and prepare for all the lovely personalized wedding guest books and wedding album orders. It's been a cold and gloomy winter for us here in Georgia, and we're ready for all the lovely orders that include our favorite spring colors to brighten the studio! It looks like we have a few weeks yet before the frost is gone for good, so for now, here's what we've been up to while we wait for spring! Loving // Our newest product, the Rifl …
Feb 20th 2015 admin

5 Reasons Guests Won't Sign the Guest Book

Are you worried guests won't sign the guest book at your wedding or party? Are you cringing at the thought of walking away with a book full of nothing but signatures? Photo courtesy of YouAreRaven, featuring our leather rustic guest book.It may be tempting to bypass the whole guest book thing, but before you do, consider why guests might not want to (or know to!) sign the guest book. Photo Courtesy of Tiffani Jones Photography, featuring our Leather Rustic Guest Book 5 Reasons Guests Won't Sign …
Feb 16th 2015 admin

Personalization Ideas For Your Keepsakes

One of the things we're really passionate about at Blue Sky Papers is the ability to not only offer personal and customizable designs in our guest books and albums, but to also offer personalization to help our customers really make their books unique.We've collected a few of our favorite personalization ideas to help inspire your next guest book or album project! "Once in a while, in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale." Why We Love It: Our artisan book is so versatile, a …
Feb 6th 2015 admin

Valentine's Day Gift Ideas for Him

We feel men deserve a little pampering on Valentine's Day too, so if you're looking for Valentine's Day Gift Ideas for Him, we've rounded up some of our favorite handmade gifts that any man would be thrilled to receive. 1. For the Historian - these Peg and Awl reclaimed wood chalkboard tablets look great in any office or masculine home. Made with wood with a history, and leather details made of old gun sling leather from WWII, how can you go wrong with this vintage inspired gift? 2. For th …
Jan 26th 2015 admin

Valentine's Day Gift Ideas for Her

On the hunt for the perfect Valentine's Day gifts for her? We've rounded up some of our favorite romantic and colorful journals and gifts for the wonderful lady in your life. 1. Pretty in Pink - This Rifle Paper Co Botanical Journal is fresh, fun, and perfect for her new years resolution to keep a journal. 2. Glittery Gold - Whether for personal use or for the office, this stunning Christian Lacroix Gold Metallic Journal is impressive with gold foil lining, a back pocket for mementos, and …
Jan 23rd 2015 admin

Valentine's Day Gift Ideas from the Heart

Looking for Valentine's Day gift ideas this year? We're putting together a series of blog posts that will help you choose the perfect handmade gifts for your valentines this year. Valentine's Day isn't exclusively for couples. Sometimes, you want to show others you love them by gifting them something meaningful and personal for a specific celebration or milestone in their life.  1. Newly Engaged Couple - Looking to gift something special and personal to a couple preparing for their wedding …
Jan 21st 2015 admin

Basements, Brazil, and Velvet Guest Books

Our week at the studio started off so well. The team was feeling inspired after discovering the absolute gorgeousness that occurs when we turn our artisan albums into velvet guest books using antique velvet.Then, on Tuesday, a pipe broke in the basement, sending water everywhere. Our team sprang into action, shut off the water, and started saving materials before the water could get to it all. We managed to save a lot and worked together to sweep, mop, and vacuum up as much water as we could so …
Jan 16th 2015 admin

Why You Should Add a Guest Book to your Wedding Checklist

When planning your wedding, there's so many little (and big) details to remember, so considering why you should add a guest book to your wedding checklist might sound like a stretch at first. I remember when planning my wedding, it never occurred to me to add it to my list of things to do. But wedding guest books are such an important detail.In fact, I would list them second to finding a great photographer because like your wedding day photography, the guest book helps tell the story of your day …
Jan 12th 2015 admin

Off the Press - Issue 04

Off the Press: What a cold and gloomy sort of week we're having in Georgia. With temperatures in the teens, we're staying warm with lots of binding, chili for lunch, and creative projects. Around the studio, the team at Blue Sky Papers was ... Loving // this set of ribbon-laced-albums in natural linen with black ribbon Noticing // more and more orders for our leather rustic albums,  guest books, and journals.Collaborating  // with Amy Osaba Events on some custom velvet albums for their upcoming …
Jan 9th 2015 admin