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We love how this little handmade artisan book of ours inspired valentine craft ideas for kids. Two girls filled the pages with photos of themselves along with sweet messages about why they love their dad on paper hearts. Materials We Used: Medium Silk Artisan Album Valentine Scrabook Paper Stamps (we like these heart stamps from Etsy seller TalktotheSun) Washi Tape (Etsy Seller PaisleyHandmade has lots of fun wash tape designs) Fun Photographs with red and pink colors The Process This activit …

Downton Abbey has invaded the hearts of a few at the Blue Sky Papers studio, so we decided to round up some of our favorite items that would help our customers incorporate a little Downton Abbey at home. From Edwardian inspired photo albums to gifts perfect for a 1920s speakeasy party, we have a range of products that make us squeal, "Oooooh this is SO Downton Abbey" when we see them.So whether you're hunkering down for the most current season premiere of Downton Abbey, or just trying to live be …

If you're determined to begin journaling in the new year, it's best to start out strong. The last thing I want you to experience is a journaling rut when your ambitions were so high from the start, so I put together this list and guide to 31 January journal prompts to help you through the first month of the year and jumpstart your 2015.Believe me, I know it can be slightly terrifying to face a brand new journal on a brand new day in a brand new year. I know many a journaling ruts could have been …

Children writing letters to Santa is one of the most charming and sweetest things to witness during the holiday season. We not only have the cutest little Santa Letterhead printable for you to download for free, but we're giving away a Letters to Santa guest book at the bottom of this post!The team at Blue Sky Papers not only remembers writing letters to Santa Claus at a young age, but now look forward to what sort of pretty little letters and drawings our own children will be dreaming up this y …

Looking for the perfect gifts for writers? Now that NaNoWriMo has passed, your favorite writer in the family has probably filled all their journals and notebooks. By now, their holiday wish list is filled with journals, writing utensils, and maybe a few techie tools to help their writing process. We have the perfect gift ideas that any writer would love to receive for the holidays, especially af Gifts for Writers: Journals & Sketchbooks What writer can't use a new journal or sketchbo …

We hosted our first bookbinding workshop the East Atlanta Library earlier this month and we had so much fun hanging out with all the local bookbinding enthusiasts! One of our bookbindresses, Amy, hosted the workshop with the help of two of our new hires, Grace and Kristen. As you know, we try to reuse and recycle as much as our materials as possible here at Blue Sky Papers. Amy explained the importance of reusing materials so nothing goes to waste. She talked to participants about finding inter …

Looking for free printable Thanksgiving place cards for the dinner table this year? We've got the cutest DIY cards for you to print out and the opportunity to win this custom (and personalized!) Artisan guest book to put out for family members to write what they're thankful for on the pages inside.We love the idea of starting new Thanksgiving traditions. One great way to do this is by putting out a guest book for family members to fill in on Thanksgiving.When my husband and I got married and mov …

Creative proposal ideas come in all shapes and sizes, but one of our favorites is when one nervous but head-over-heels committed person contacts us because they're going to propose to the love of their life with one of our books. This summer, we've had quite a few proposal photo album requests and it's been so much fun chatting it up with the men who are putting so much time and effort into designing something really special and unique for their future fiancees.A month ago, Ryan emailed us abou …

The standard gift ideas for golf lovers has probably been covered too many times to count, so we put together this little gift guide to bring a classic, practical, and personal touch to the gifts you present to your golf loving friends and family this year.1. Fairways of the World 2. Rustic Leather Golf Log  3. Golf Keepsake Book 4. Leather Golf Log  5. Official USGA Scorecard BookAll of our golf themed pieces can be personalized, giving them a sophisticated and personal look.We love the i …

Looking for the perfect rustic wedding guest book ideas for your Fall wedding? We love the idea of harvest inspired colors, textured burlap bunting, and a few vintage chalkboard signs on display for good measure. Over the years, our ability to customize our books in a variety of colors has helped brides design their wedding guest books and albums around their wedding themes and colors. We love the color combinations that we've put together for brides for their upcoming autumn inspired weddings. …