The book was hand bound by yours truly using "up-cycled" materials (brand-new but discontinued designer paper saved from the trash can by FABMO). Get your hands on this one-of-a-kind journal by commenting below. Only one entry per person, and anonymous comments will be excluded. Enter by Tuesday, March 31st.
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ReplyDelete:) I love pretty journals - the colour combo on these are great too! thanks for the contest :)
ReplyDeleteAnd loved your guest posts!
it's lovely!
ReplyDeleteADORABLE!
ReplyDeleteCan think of so many great uses.
Thank you for the opportunity.
So cute! Count me in :)
ReplyDeleteI love books. I have so many blank ones, it's an addiction.
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ReplyDeleteI love journals and that one is very pretty!
ReplyDeletethis is lovely.
ReplyDeletei have recently tried to pick up writing more and what better inspiration to write than a beautiful journal. hope i win!
ReplyDeletei love {unique} journals.
ReplyDeletethat book is so pretty! never heard of "up-cycled" thats interesting!
ReplyDeletei have kept a daily journal for 15+ years and am always wishing for pretty new ones to add to the collection. most beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Love it so much! Thanks for the great giveaway! Happy Friday!
ReplyDeleteLOVE IT!! Thanks for the contest!
ReplyDeleteI love beautiful journals and love this one especially. Here's hoping I win!
ReplyDeleteI love books and I love contests! Kudos.
ReplyDeleteThis is GORGEOUS! wow. Love the pattern and that strap around the middle. It's perfect. :]
ReplyDeleteCute journal.
ReplyDeleteLove the velvet band
Fingers crossed
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Love the journal...looks like the perfect book to write healing, positive thoughts in. Or maybe collections of favorite things. Or poetry to be given to a friend in need. Perhaps a list of positive affirmations to share with others. Or maybe an album of favorite people. Anyway...thanks for all your postings...I've enjoyed reading them.
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ReplyDeletethanks for the giveaway
Conchi
beautiful book!
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ReplyDeleteI would love to have one. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
I adore that little journal and would love to be in the running...I can already imagine the tid bits that I'd add to such a cute paper product! Thanks for your posts this week!
ReplyDeleteUp-cycling. I love that the term is about crafting and not exercise!
ReplyDeleteWonderful book! So very crafty.
ReplyDeletesuch a lovely journal
ReplyDeleteCute! My fingers are crossed!
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ReplyDeleteThis would be great, I need a new journal!
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ReplyDeleteI love it! The perfect size.
ReplyDeletethe perfect size, perfectly made. would be perfect for me! i love it!
ReplyDeleteyaya!
ReplyDeleteMe, me me!! I love all things journal-y and paper-y, so count me in!
ReplyDeleteFinally a definition of "up-cycling" - the book is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteDear Black*Eiffel,
ReplyDeleteI'm digging this blog!
And I dig notebooks! Moleskine and Rhodia are some of my favorites.
Regards,
J
http://regardseveryone.blogspot.com
You post so many entries a day I just love getting on my computer and seeing that you are telling us something new!!!
ReplyDeletethis is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely journal-very pretty! Count me in :)
ReplyDeleteI love journals! This one looks gorgeous... :)
ReplyDeleteso beautiful! I love the pattern and your craft is amazing.
ReplyDeletelove that ribbon.
ReplyDeleteHello -- I enjoyed your posts this week -- please include me in your lovely giveaway.
ReplyDeletebeautiful! I'd love it.
ReplyDeleteoh so pretty!! thanks for the guest-blogging!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful a gift. Thank you for the contest.
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful journal!
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ReplyDeletei absolutely LOVE hand binding a recycled book! it takes so much time, but lasts longer than any cheap one bought at a store :) great idea!
ReplyDeletenicely done!
ReplyDeletei've never made anything like that before...but I do like to write, make notes, sketch.
Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteThe book is so amazing.
awesome! very crafty!
ReplyDeletereally appreciate 'hands-on' work.
count me in :)
Love love love!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm a journal writer so I would treasure this handmade book. But maybe someone else needs it more than I. You are very generous.
ReplyDeletehow cute! i want!!! gimme gimme!
ReplyDeleteGotta love journals. Especially when they're handmade and being given away. :) Sweet.
ReplyDeleteJournals are great for my art students
ReplyDeleteOOOOH. so pretty and useful.
ReplyDeleteHow cute! I'd love to write my thoughts down in this!
ReplyDeletesuper sweet journal you designed.. i would love to write in it!
ReplyDeleteThat is so pretty! Oh, the secrets we would keep! :)
ReplyDeleteSarah
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hell yeah! my fingers are crossed :)
ReplyDeleteI could use a new journal. That looks cool. Thanks for the visiting blogging.
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely!
ReplyDeletei hope i win! especially since the deadline is my 21st birthday! =]
ReplyDeleteSeems like I'm not the only one who wants it ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for a week of very nice posts.
thanks for the opportunity!
ReplyDeletelove it - thanks!!
ReplyDeleteEee, here's hoping :3
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ReplyDeleteI'm new to Black•Eiffel and intrigued. Of course, contests for cool stuff is intriguing, too. Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteI love upcycled!
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ReplyDeletePretty cool Journal
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ReplyDeletegorgeously pretty journal. ooh, i love it!
ReplyDeleteso beautiful! Want it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. Just popped over here after visiting your blog for the first time.
ReplyDeleteLove the journel
ReplyDeleteI checked out your Etsy site a few days ago; you have beautiful work. You have inspired me to learn more about book making and I hope to attempt to do so soon. We'll see, it looks difficult and is truly an art.
ReplyDeleteWhat a darling journal. LOVE it!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful.
ReplyDeletehugs,
kat
this is a lovely thing for you to do.
ReplyDeleteI love journals and I love bookbinding... it will be wonderful to have this little treasure in hands... I hope I can win! :o)
ReplyDeleteLoves it!
ReplyDeleteit's an amazing journal! =]
ReplyDeleteJust too cute!
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ReplyDeleteYay! I love a give away, and what a super cute prize, thanks!
ReplyDeleteOh man, neat!
ReplyDeleteThat's lovely. Thanks for such a generous offer. A new notebook would make a good start for spring.
ReplyDeleteAwesome. Such a pretty book!
ReplyDeletethose colours and everything are just perfect! :)
ReplyDeleteVery cute
ReplyDeletehow beautiful. if i'm the lucky one, i will use it as my "go to" book.. one that i carry with me everywhere.. i'll use it for little sketches.. to stick things in that i like.. scribble notes in.. the mundane and the creative.
ReplyDeleteover + out.
captain kk.
p.s. i wish i was cool enough to wear crazy coloured high tops!
nice work!
ReplyDeletei just took a bookbinding course so i know the effort involved here :)
Thanks for the giveaway! I Use lovely journals like the one you've created here to hand write al of my favorite recipes. I plan to give them to my eight-year-ld daughter when she grows up. This would be a beautiful addition!
ReplyDeleteI'm in!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
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ReplyDeleteLove the colors! Would really love for it to be mine! I want to start writing to my baby so he can grow up and read it!! :)
ReplyDeleteI love Melissa Esplin.
ReplyDeleteYes please!!!
ReplyDeleteI love handbinded thingamagigs! Wonderful job!
ReplyDeleteI love this - where did you get the paper? In the trash? How perfect - I am now going to search my nearby craft and stationary stores trash cans!!!
ReplyDeleteLooks great! Thank you for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteGreat journal. The colors are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThat's just adorable! I love it!
ReplyDeleteI love that this journal has a conscience. I have a friend with a birthday coming up and this would be the perfect gift for her!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! Love it.
ReplyDeleteThat is so beautiful! I make books too, but haven't in some time. I should pull out my book board and bone folder and make some (not as nice as this one though).
ReplyDeleteReally pretty! A great giveaway!
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Lovely Journal Melissa. My girlfriend used to be a bookbinder in Baltimore, restoring old books in the library. I could sit and watch her forever, bringing books to life.
ReplyDeleteThank you so very much for offering the giveaway!
I absolutely adore journals and the idea of a handmade journal/book is wonderful. Thank you for the chance to win one.
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Very pretty :) Thank you for the chance!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work. Thanks so much for your generosity! x
ReplyDeleteHow gorgeous! My BFF took a book binding class when she was getting her MA in Library science. I was super jealous.
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Just lovely, thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteVery cool!
ReplyDeleteLooks lovely; thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the contest, it would be so nice to win. I hope I'm lucky.
ReplyDeleteVery cute!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity, Melissa! It's lovely. I've also enjoyed your posts :)
ReplyDeletei'm very particular with journals. this one's lovely.
ReplyDeleteit's so pretty... you always seem to find the sweetest giveaways.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful book! I love it!
ReplyDeletegorgeousness! i love journals, have heaps of them all over the place as i have such a terrible memory & need to write things down... but then i can never remember which one i wrote in! ha ha ha! :D
ReplyDeleteI love recycling. I just wish that everyone would do it, especially paper companies.
ReplyDeleteSo purty!
ReplyDeletepretty journals may be one of my biggest weaknesses :)
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful journal!
ReplyDeletea giveaway ... sweet attention
ReplyDeleteI love collecting note books and journals ...yours is beautiful
I can never have enough beautiful books/journals.
ReplyDeleteoooh - what a fabulous journal! I've been wanting to start journaling again. Having such a sweet book to write in would be a great motivator.
ReplyDeletexoxox,
-kara
Makes me want to get into bookbinding again.
ReplyDeleteit.s lovelly!
ReplyDeleteoooh, such a pretty journal!!
ReplyDeletethis is so cute!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I'd love to win! :)
ReplyDeleteI'd love this. So pretty.
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ReplyDeletebeautiful, careful work.
ReplyDeletethank you for the chance.
So cute!
ReplyDeleteLove the color combo and design!
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ReplyDelete- jennifer (Malaysia)
I'm not spam!
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ReplyDeletelooove the journal. woneerful!
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely journal, would love to submit my thoughts to it . . .
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ReplyDeletelove it! thanks for doing a giveaway.
ReplyDeleteOoh - pretty!
ReplyDeleteAH! hope it's not too late! i'd love me a new journal!
ReplyDeletepick me.
ReplyDeletecute n awesome...thx for the offer :)
ReplyDeletethis blog is so cool wow!
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm having a giveaway at my blog as well (from Mr and Mrs Smith hotel), but I'd like to join yours! Is it too late?
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