Let’s hear it for another flashback post! I chose this one because, as prepare for SNAP!, I know having a notebook handy is going to be super important!  Why pay $$$ for the super cute ones when you can upcycle a notebook with some paint and stickers?

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Back in February, I shared with you some of the items I had ordered and received from Pick Your Plum. They had little notebooks that weren’t pictured in that post I had picked them up from the daily flash site too.

They are so handy to keep in the car or in my purse but I wanted to dress up the plain brown cardboard front a little. Enter Martha…or at least her stencils.

Oh, and Marilyn with her 13 ounces of love package.

I took the stickers and applied them to front of the notebook. Then, I placed a stencil on and got ready to paint.

I brushed on the paint and then removed the stencil.

The result: pretty notebooks!

I also did another set in teal without the fun stickers.

Have you used any Pick Your Plum stuff recently in crafts? Do you keep a notebook handy at all times?

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Update: As I imagined, those little notebooks were super helpful! I kept one in my purse and one in my car.  I can’t wait for Pick Your Plum to offer them again so I can pick a few more and make them my own with different embellishments.

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