If you're the type to take notes or write down your daily observations, these notebooks make it easy to mark the date.

Art museum catalogue designer Atremio Croatto created these striped tone-on-tone blue Notebooks (2007) for the Milan-based Nava Design, which specializes in highly stylized paper products. Clever page headers allow the diarist to circle the day, month and year for accurate tracking of observations. Perforated sheets make passing notes a snap. Sold in packs of 5.

Pocket (Small)- Set of 5: H 5" W 3.5", $40.00
A5 (Medium)- Set of 5: H 8.25” W 6”, $50.00
A4 (Large)- Set of 5: H 11.75” W 8.25”, $60.00
Buy it here.

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I'm smitten with these cards by OrangeBeautiful.

Especially For You- 6 gift tags, $7.00
For You- 6 folded gift tags, $7.00
WORD Type Line 6pk, $16.00
SERIOUSLY Type Line 6pk, $16.00
SWEET Type Line 6pk, $16.00
TYPE Line Box Set of 10, $25.00
(includes the following: hello, goodbye, sweet, nice, thank you, you're welcome, word, later, seriously, please.)
Buy it here.

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Here's a crafty way to chart your progress whilst traveling, or, if you're not the needle and thread type, it could be a good gift for someone embarking on a journey.

Whether you're backpacking across America, honeymooning in Europe or just want to keep track of all the places you've been, these clever stitching postcards are a fun way to keep track of your adventures and share them with others. Stitch routes you've taken, landmarks you've seen and memories you made as you travel from city to city, country to country. Or use them as unique invitations. Includes postcard, thread and needle. Made in Germany. Sold individually.

4" L x 6" W
$5.00 each, Buy it here.

[posted by katie]

This is brilliant...think of all the things you could send to people while you are on your travels...

"A do-it-yourself souvenir. Simply insert a memento of a time or place, write a message, seal the envelope and send to your friends and relatives."

Comes in a set of three.

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Here's three cards from Zeichen Press's odd collection...for those of you that want to say something memorable.

Letterpress printed on 100% tree-free cotton paper. Comes with coordinating envelope and packaged in cellophane sleeve. folded 4.25” x 5.5”

'You're strange and wonderful.': $4.50, Buy it here.
'I hate you. I always have.': $4.50, Buy it here.
'I'm still stalking you.': $4.50, Buy it here.

[posted by katie]

When you're far from your loved ones, it's especially nice to receive something handwritten. It's so old fashioned and lovely. Even more so, imagine getting a postcard which had a hand carved image on the back. Much better than an email any day.

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This is a pretty smart way to keep your ideas together- the back side of one notebook slips into the front pocket of another...providing a way to link up several notebooks in one.

"160 lined pages that open flat. Inside pages are green seal certified and contain 30% recycled post-consumer fiber. Cover is stain resistant, waterproof, tear-resistant, 100% recyclable synthetic paper, easy to wipe clean. Patent pending front cover pocket linking system. One interior pocket. Size 5 x 7" Available in blue, grey, white, pink, manila, and green."

5" x 7"

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These are something special.

"Unfinished and Unpublished is a limited-edition collection of notebooks created in collaboration between StudioMatador and international artists and designers. The binding feature reveals the inner threads that hold the notebooks together and allows the notebooks to sit flat when open. Limited to 500 per design and packaged in a custom box with wraparound sticker. The covers are black hard board with a white gloss finish. 192 pages of mixed colored and computer paper."

Choose from 'High School Doodles' (darker cover, on left) by Alex Denman and Shane Thomson or 'Spring and All' (lighter cover, on right) by Isis&Pluto.

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If you love cork, why not write in a corkskin journal? Now on sale, which makes it even more tempting...

20 colored vellum paper pages with natural corkskin cover

8.25"x 5.25"

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These braille notebooks are made from reclaimed braille editions of Seventeen and Rolling Stone.

"Give your notebook some tactile intrigue with this lovely and unique volume. It's the perfect size for slipping into a backpack or purse, and its braille cover makes it easy to find, even by touch."

Each notebook is one-of-a-kind and hand-bound with your choice of blue, green or red thread.

[posted by kris]