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Towards the beginning of the summer, I was given an ecosystem notebook with the challenge to use it for the summer. I welcomed the challenge, because I used to always keep a notebook on hand to sketch in. Sundays were the day when I sketched most. I’ve not done that in a while! My sketching time has diminished incredibly since having Penelope. It happens.

I had a great time using my ecosystem book. I got the small, blank (artist) notebook. It was the perfect size to cart around in my purse and I just fell in love with the coated book cover, perforated pages, elastic closure & secret back pocket.

From a bookbinder’s point of view, this book is well made. It’s sewn, then glued (where many cheap notebooks are just single sheets glued together = not strong). My cover surely took a beating between getting tossed around in my grubby purse & being man-handled by Penelope’s grubby hands, but because of the coating, I could just wipe dirt & mystery sticky stains right off. It was great!

Here are some things that I did with my notebook:

• I used my Silhouette machine to create the patterned cover
• I sketched random scenes & patterns when I was bored
• I wrote down my grocery lists
• I drew schematic drawings for my project ideas
• Penelope had her way with a half-dozen pages

Would you like to win one? I totally know you would! ecosystem has kindly offered to give THREE (3) lucky IS•LY readers an ecosystem notebook of their choice*. Here’s how you can win:

• Visit ecosystem’s site & check out their notebooks
• Leave a comment on this post telling me what you’d use your notebook for
• US residents only
• Only one (1) comment per person
• Comment by 11:59pm (MST) Thursday, September 23, 2010
• No purchase necessary
• Three (3) winners will be chosen via random.org & announced Friday, September 24, 2010

Good Luck!!

*Subject to availability.