Surfer Penguin is a continuation of The Sock Project I decided to do in 2013. For those of you who don’t know, in 2013 I found myself in an artistic rut. I decided one way to combat the rut would be to take a picture of the socks I wore everyday during the month of February and then do a design based on the pair of socks I wore that day.

Originally, I had planned to do a design a day. Oops!

Anyway, here is the sock that the design is based on:

For some reason, a penguin and the word chillen made me think of a penguin relaxing on a beach with a surfboard while watching the sunset.

Surfer Penguin on the Beach

by ValeriesGallery

Even though I’m not much of a beach person, I’ve always found it relaxing walking on the beach during a sunrise.

This design was originally done in marker. It can be found in my Zazzle shop, Redbubble and Imagekind.

What do you think of Surfer Penguin on the Beach?

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In last month’s post, I wrote about Zazzle Notebooks.  You can find that blog post here.

This post will be about notebooks from Red Bubble.  (On a side note, they also sell hard covered journal notebooks.) Hopefully you find this post helpful in getting an idea about what the spiral notebooks from Red Bubble are like.

The two spiral notebooks I bought from Red Bubble were Monster Bear and Orange Slice Fruit.

Here are the backs of the notebooks:

The nice thing about the Redbubble spiral notebooks is that there is a folder towards the back of the notebook.  This is super helpful for people like me who make notes for various reasons on loose paper and then shove it into the notebook, only to have the paper constantly fall out!

Redbubble also included a sticker.  The art work is by Sophie Corrigan.

Another bonus is that the Red Bubble spiral notebooks seem super durable.  I’m very hard on my notebooks.  Whenever I go somewhere where I know I’ll be sitting around for along time, I always bring a bag full of stuff to keep me entertained.  I’ve been known to accidentally rip the cover off of a notebook.

Luckily, I was able to bring the Red Bubble notebook back and forth in an over stuffed bag and it looks just like new! Yeah!

For those of you that are interested, here is how Red Bubble packages their notebooks:

I like the fact that each notebook comes in its own protective bag.  The box that Red Bubble uses is also very sturdy.  This  seems to help in protecting the notebooks during the delivery journey.

I’m note going to lie.  I also like the fact that Red Bubble includes a fun surprise sticker. It feels like I’m getting a bonus!

Just a heads up, if you’re frugal like me, but still love cute notebooks, Red Bubble does have good sales.  You can sign up for their emails or check their website.

Hopefully this post gives you some insight into what the spiral notebooks from Red Bubble are like.

Do you have a place where you like to buy notebooks from?  Do you have any questions about Red Bubble notebooks?  Let us know in the comments!

I am not ashamed to say that I have a notebook obsession! I love them.  In addition to being useful, you can find some with some great cover designs! I use them for a variety of things like journaling, writing projects, writing ideas and planning among other things.

One of the hardest things about shopping online is the inability to touch and examine products.  Hopefully you find this post helpful in getting an idea about what the notebooks from Zazzle are like.

Society6 and Redbubble also have notebooks  The notebooks with the orange slices and the Monster Bear notebook above that are from RedBubble.   The mustard pattern one is from Society6. I originally was going to write about all three company’s notebooks in one post, but then realized there was a lot of information to cram into one blog post!  So each company will be getting their own notebook post.  Stay tuned for information about the notebook from RedBubble and Society6!

The two notebooks pictured below are the ones I ordered from Zazzle.  The ones featured here are Monster Bear Notebook and Love Ewe Sheep Notebook

Here are the backs of the Zazzle notebooks.  The one with the barcode on the back is Monster Bear Notebook, which I ordered in 2013.  The Love Ewe Sheep Notebook I ordered in June of 2018.

Here is what the pages inside of the Zazzle notebooks look like:

Some fun facts:

• • To some, the notebooks may seem a little pricey and that’s okay.  I bought all these while they were on sale!  Luckily all three websites have good deals.  If you’re looking for Zazzle deals you can always check out www.zazzle.com/coupons

• • I purchased the Monster Bear notebook in August 2013

• • Currently, I am using it for a writing project about a bear that has an adventure

• • I love it when the cover of the notebook matches what my writing project is about

• The sheep picture on the Love Ewe Sheep notebook I took while on vacation in Vermont

You can find more notebooks on Valerie’s Gallery at Zazzle here!  Also feel free to check out my notebook designs on Redbubble and Society6 as well!

Do you have any items you are obsessed with or that you find really useful?  Where is your favorite place to buy notebooks? Have any questions about the notebooks on Zazzle? Let us know in the comments!