Etsy Find: My Handbound Books and a Giveaway

I am a writer. It is one of my greatest passions in life. As much as I do adore my computer for the ease of writing, there's just something about putting pen to paper that excites me. I am especially fond of pretty journals and have a collection of them that I have kept since I was a teenager.

For awhile, I got away from keeping a journal. Life got busy, I suppose. Even so, I realized recently that I missed the feel of pen in hand and the joy I receved from writing. So, my search for a new journal began.

I found many journals that I liked, but the ones that really caught my eye are the ones made by the great Etsy shop My Handbound Books. Rhonda's handbound books and planners are some of the most beautiful I have ever seen.

My Handbound Books journals and planners are covered in butter-soft leather, and have a strap to wrap around the book that tucks under itself to keep everything neat and tidy.

Buy It:
My Handbound Books offers many gorgeous handbound journals and planners for sale. Visit the shop now to purchase a one of a kind journal for yourself or the writer in your life.

WIN IT:
One living life one day at a time reader will win a 2-Year Monthly Planner for 2009-2010.
This monthly planner has a wrap-around suede leather cover and is bound using a simple longstitch in dark brown linen thread, visible on the spine.

This book contains:
* a 2-year monthly calendar with a 2-page spread for each month
* other standard pages for personal info, phone numbers, addresses, important dates, 2011 future planning pages, etc.
* a set of pocket pages at the back
* lots of blank pages (half the pages lined and half are unlined)
* an attached ribbon bookmark.

The cover is soft beige suede cowhide. There is a strap to wrap around the book that tucks under itself to keep everything neat and tidy. Book size is about 6¼" x 3½" and ¾" thick (or 16cm x 9.5cm x 2cm). This book is not refillable.


HERE’S HOW TO WIN:
• Visit My Handbound Books, and then come back here and tell me tell which product you like most, and what you would use it for.
• If you are not a blogger, email 3 of your friends telling them about this giveaway, and cc me at colleenstearns@gmail.com.

SCORE EXTRA ENTRIES:
1. Blog about this giveaway with a link back to my site and My Handbound Books (be sure to post your link here so I know where to find it).
2. Subscribe to my blog via email.
3. Click on the FOLLOW THIS BLOG link on my left sidebar.
4. Tweet about this contest on Twitter (Be sure to follow me on Twitter too- see link in my sidebar.).

IMPORTANT: Be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry.

*Enter by 9pm (EST) on Tuesday, January 20, 2009.

One lucky commenter will be chosen at random and notified via email, so make sure you leave a valid email address in your comment. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to the email. If she or he does not respond within 48 hours, a new random winner will be chosen.