At the risk of sounding very old fashioned, I must begin this post by admitting that I don’t have a cell-phone. I did have one for a long time, but didn’t find I needed it that badly so when it broke, I just didn’t replace it. Now, I have never had a smart phone, and if I did, I’m sure I would grow to love it, but for now, I am happy with my land-line and beloved ipad.
The one thing that I did miss after giving up my cell was the ability to leave myself notes on it. So I began to carry a small notebook and pen with me. And since I always wanted them to be neat and easy to find, I put them inside a tidy little zipped up case.
You might think that I’m the last adult around not to have a cell, but lo and behold, my sister doesn’t have one either. So as a gift I made her this little ‘Writing Kit for On-The-Go’ similar to mine.
First I found the little leather pouch. It’s actually a change purse, but was quite perfect for what I needed.
Then I began searching for a small but nice ballpoint pen, that was not disposable. I found the perfect one on ebay, which is only 4 1/2 inches long. While it came with 5 refills, she can get more in this size quite easily.
As for notebooks, Moleskine makes a small one, sold in packs of two, that would fit perfectly, however, I wanted to add the personal touch of making some myself.
And thinking that she might also like a different type of notepad, that she could use more as scrap paper, or to give a message to somebody else, I made up a little pad in the style of a match book, with pages that could neatly and easily be torn off. I have found that I also need one of these for myself, so will be making some more.
Lastly, and because I had the pretty card-stock left-over from making the notebook, I made her a simple personalized bookmark. It’s not really related to the writing-kit, but she likes to read, so I think she’ll enjoy it.
I took lots of photos while making these things, so will put up separate tutorials for the notebooks and matchbook notepad (although I did make a similar notebook before and posted about here, only this time I took detailed pictures of the process.)
But those will have to wait until tomorrow because right now I have my wet hair up in a towel waiting to be dried, because I’m going out tonight!
Thanks for dropping over,
loulou
What a thoughtful little gift, and a great idea. I have a cell phone that I almost never use, and every pocket of my purse is always stuffed with notes, grocery lists, phone #s, etc. I even have a little pouch that I could use for this – just never thought of it :)
such a pretty purse! xO!
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How lovely! I have a smart phone but still always carry a small notebook and pen as well as a paper diary. I just prefer notes written on paper and a proper diary x
What a great little idea! I love DIY projects like this! :)
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I LOVE THIS. I make little art kits for myself all the time, for waits at the Dr.’s office, waits in the car while the kids are at their activities. I find it such a treat to have a compact little kit of goodies to play with while I wait. My problem is that I leave them all over the house and then I can’t find the goodies when I need them. I have a smart phone and I absolutely love it, but I still have a big ol’ mamma calendar in the kitchen. There is something about physically writing everything in my calendar. I will always be a note writer, not a note typer.
The notebooks are really cute. But life without cell phone is unimaginable. It keeps me in touch with M at all time whether I am at home or not.. my mom who lives continents away can get in touch with me with ease. Plus we got rid of our land line.calls from telemarketers were constant and annoying as hell. And while it has been only a year since I got a smart phone (which I did not think I needed) now I am hooked.
Wow, that is pretty impressive! I don’t think I know anyone who doesn’t have a cell phone. We’ve completely switched and don’t have a home phone!
That is a very nice pouch and super cute notebooks though :)
how cute! i need one of those!
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This is such an amazing gift, I’d be absolutely blown away if I received this from a friend! I checked out the tutorials for making the little books, they are awesome. I bow down to your supreme crafty gifting, these seem so personal and special.