Junk newspaper handmade and bound old papers found in a vintage French book for order a total upcycling

Handmade upcycling notebook in an old book In Pursuit of the Tovas by Mayne Reid.

This unique piece has a very vintage side, so I chose to fill the notebook with old papers found here and there (there are also some new papers that come from scraps). Each page is a new invitation to creativity!

The notebook is composed of 3 notebooks connected by hand with waxed cotton thread. A ribbon allows closing and can be removed according to your preference.

I particularly like the small golden drawing on a green background with the teepees behind a campfire on the cover.

Size:

Ø Pages (double-sided = 2 pages): 176 pages
Ø Height: 19.1 cm
Ø Width : 12,6 cm
Ø Slice thickness: 2.5 cm

More than a notebook, an upcycled book, these are stories, memories of the first reading of a favorite book. And to upcycle these old books that I collect full of dust, tasks, is to offer them a new life and avoid them the trash.

WWF estimates that depending on the scenarios, the end of life (household waste and recycling) would concern 107,000 to 233,000 t/year of books, all sources combined.

The notebooks I propose have been washed but they can have marks, stripes, discoloration, or other. It's upcycling, not new. But it is in old books that we make the best notebooks! This one has some spots and blunt corners.

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Expedition:

The items are packed in tissue paper and shipping is made via Colissimo. I try to reuse cardboard packages already used to limit the impact on the environment, but sometimes I do not have any on hand and therefore use new ones that I invite you to reuse later for your own shipments.

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