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Three Journals Under Four Bucks

John Simonetta — Sat, 30 May 2009 14:48:42 +0000

This is a guest post by John Simonetta, owner of Proforma Simonetta Freelance, an eco-friendly promotional items consultancy (see proformagreen.com). John’s blogs are designed to keep us up to date on the “greening” of his industry.

JournalBooks has put their design caps on once again to offer three new, very well designed 100% recycled material jotters under $4 per unit. All of which will make great notepads for the upcoming summer season of green events and conferences. Ecopreneurist take note.

The new EcoPad comes in at EQP $1.99 and is made from 100% recycled paper and cover materials. The pad allows you to show your “green” side at a very affordable price and also have a rather contemporary design. Also the unit is refillable, which is something you don’t see a lot of in an under $2 item. Colors are natural, black, forest green, royal and red and each unit holds 80 sheets of blank paper.

Next we have the EarthJournal. Totally truth in advertising here, as you can see it is shaped like a globe and filled with 50 sheets of blank paper. This sturdy little jotter is also made of 100% recycled paper and cover materials. Blue and Natural are the two colors on offer. Cover imprinting can be done in a wide selection of color foils if you want, or printed to match a PMS color.

Tucking in under the line at EQP $3.99 is the EcoWrap Journal. Although the design is similar some others on the market the EcoWrap Journal offers two bonuses. First JournalBooks will add a matching imprinted Featherlite recycled barrel pen to your order for just $0.49 EQP. Second the filler is refillable “for maxium earth friendliness”. Again, seeing a refillable eco unit at this price point is rare. Colors run Green, Blue, Red, Natural and Black, and again the jotter is made of 100% recycled paper and cover materials.

If you are ASi and wish to learn more about JournalBooks and thier complete line of eco-friendly notepads contact Joel Kaufmann at JournalBooks. If you are interested in these items to promote your own business contact your local promotional items vendor or email info@proformagreen.com for information and pricing.

Dozi Paper Packs and Workbooks

Jackie Hernandez — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:00:36 +0000

I just stumbled across this great little Etsy shop called Dozi. Shop owner, Wendy Chung, makes cards, calendars, paper packs, and workbooks featuring her original modern and simple designs. Dozi is Chinese for “bean”, and symbolizes Wendy’s love for the small and simple.

JournalBooks relaunches Website

John Simonetta — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:26:33 +0000

This is a guest post by John Simonetta, owner of an eco-friendly promotional items consultancy (see proformagreen.com). John’s blogs are designed to keep us up to date on the “greening” of his industry.

Another quick update. JournalBooks - a great vendor for 100% eco-friendly, totally customizable journals and notebooks - has just re-launched their website.

From www.journalbooks.com “You’ll feel like a kid in a candy store. Most of our pre-designed products can still be easily customized to perfectly fit your style, budget, project or event. Find a product you like and then take a look at our Boost A Book options and accessories to find dozens of ways to turn up the volume on value and your message.”

Any Ecopreneurist that is using notebooks or journals or even theme journals - breast cancer education, eco-travel, wine tasting, exercise/nutrition - is encouraged to look around the new JournalBooks website.

JournalBooks is a manufacturer to the promotional items industry only, so you will need to order these items via a distributor like Proforma Simonetta Freelance or your local promo vendor, however the website is certainly open to all.

If you have any questions please contact us at info@proformagreen.com.

Journals, Journals, Journals: Recycled, Upcycled, and Handmade

Skye Kilaen — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:30:22 +0000

Ah, the journal. I have about 5.2 billion of them scattered throughout the house, much to the annoyance of some other people who live here and don’t understand that when I ask for “the green one,” I mean that green one and not that green one. I have a journal for notes on films, a journal that reminds me what to look for when thrift shopping, and a couple of journals with notes from conferences I’ve attended in the past couple of years. Journals are so lovely.

Kelly has written about Ex Libris journals and Night Owl Paper Good journals, and Tara tipped us off about her friend Nicole’s recycled wallpaper journals from Freshly Blended Press. I took a spin through Etsy to see what other upcycled, recycled, and handmade journals I could discover…

Holy cow, it’s insane over there!

I had to narrow it down to journals that use recycled, found, or scrap paper inside as well as recycled material in the covers, because otherwise my brain was overloading. I didn’t even scratch the surface, but here are some of my favorites:

Wallpaper Journals

Tara Hogan — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:32:15 +0000

My friend, Nicole, from Freshly Blended Press, is amazing with recycling wallpaper. She uses all those old wallpaper swatchbooks for material that would otherwise be thrown away . All of the wallpaper is used exquisitely for the covers of her wallpaper journals.

So, next time you come across wallpaper scraps think twice before tossing them out.

Nicole also donates part of her profits to The Humane Society.

The Gift of Nature

Lee Welles — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:23:39 +0000

‘Tis the weekend to find a meaningful, last-minute gift! The best gift you can give a child is a gift that will help forge a connection with nature. I believe birds and plants are the two great ambassadors of the environment. If your child has been nagging for a pet, why not help them develop a sense of responsibility and foster their connection to nature with a birdfeeder?

Contrary to what you may have heard, birdfeeding will not spread disease or make the birds forget where their natural food sources are. All seed is not created equal. The cheap seed you find in mega-marts generally comes from the bottom of the silo of seed for human consumption. It is long bereft of the healthy oils that the birds are seeking. If you see the birds, “sorting” through your seed, you need to look for a better quality source.

I purchased a “pole system” from my local Wild Birds Unlimited a few years ago and am watching a pair of cardinals, a nuthatch, purple finches, mourning doves, and blue jays converging on the feeder as I type. Yes, occassionally a sharp-shinned hawk swoops in to grab a meal; but learning about predator/prey and the cycle of life is part of appreciating nature!