Book Talk with Rebecca Rivera

Hello and welcome back to another Book Talk. I hope you had a great new year and holiday season. Today I'm talking about something I've been working on for the past two and a half months or so. It's finally ready to share, so here it is: It's a blank book talk. ツ ツ I've loved notebooks and, particularly, making notebooks since I was about twelve. Recently I began hand making notebooks with typing paper, felt and bits of twine. Working with my hands again in a medium I love (paper!) re-ignited my love of making notebooks. But when I added a simple drawing to the front of each notebook, I discovered a love of drawing and design I hadn't entertained since my teenage days. The process and result was so much fun I wanted to share it with others somehow. I researched a site called Redbubble.com and felt it would be the perfect avenue to share my love of notebooks and papery things. While I still make notebooks for myself, it wasn't practical for ...

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