One of the things I enjoy most when working on my journals is writing in them LOL
Yes, I know what you must be thinking, my customers should write in them not me… well, I found a way to change that, by offering to write a custom calligraphy text in them, on the first page of the journal, up to 30 words, free of charge. Some of the quotes are very nice so I will share them with you. These are just famous quotes, that one can find online, I would never share private texts or quotes that customers give me.
So, each month I will share a few custom quotes that I penned in the leather journals I made. I believe I am lucky because I get to know better the beautiful minds of my customers, and I think they are fascinating.
I like people with depth, I like people with emotion, I like people with an interesting mind, and also I like people who can make me smile.
~ Quote by Abbey Lee Kershaw
…. and I like people that like such people đ
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.
~Albert Einstein
Not sure this one belongs to Einstein, I’ve seen a lot of quotes and even inspirational videos attributed to him, I guess putting a famous name underneath a quote adds some weight to it. Still, it’s a beautiful quote, though I myself find it hard to choose which way I live, I guess somewhere in between, I am a skeptic that sees the glass half full. What would you choose?
Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity
~Albert Einstein
I should write this one in a large font and hang it above my creative clutter đ
Writing in a journal reminds you of your goals and of your learning in life. It offers a place where you can hold a deliberate, thoughtful conversation with yourself.
~ Robin S. Sharma
I wish everybody would think like that, I would definitely sell more journals then!
Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance.
~ Samuel Johnson
Ah! Another one to hang on my wall.
Writers aren’t people exactly. Or, if they’re any good, they’re a whole lot of people trying so hard to be one person.
~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
I just looove this one! in such simple words, you get an insight into the struggles of a writer.
In the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take.
~ Author Unknown
Do you have a quote that defines you or that you like very much? I’d love to hear it!
A LIL’ BIT ABOUT THE AUTHOR: ANCA
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Anca is an artistic soul, with lots of ideas. She wants to try this and that, buys all the possible craft supplies that no one ever heard of, “for future projects” (she says)… She is a social media inamorata and ensures a quality customer service. She is our calligrapher and she plays the piano. a lot.
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”A house without books is like a room without windows. No man has a right to bring up his children without surrounding them with books, if he has the means to buy them.”
~Horace Mann
Great quotes, and I love your writing!!
Oh, that is such a beautiful quote, and so true!
And thanks for the compliment đ
“Let your dream devour your life, not your life devour your dream.”Antoine de St-ExupĂ©ry
better in French though
“Faites que le rĂȘve dĂ©vore votre vie afin que la vie ne dĂ©vore pas votre rĂȘve.”
It is from the little Prince, so a quote that has been with me for a long time now đ
And what about the Marquis de Sade quote from your picture??
Love this! I should try to remind myself of it once in awhile!
Hereâs the interesting quote from Marquis de Sade:
http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/232131-when-she-s-abandoned-her-moral-center-and-teachings-when-she-s-cast
Sometimes I write the most bizarre words in calligraphy, I should make a list of them someday đ
hehe, yes I was expecting something like that đ
Love quotes and love your calligraphy too!!! Here is another quote:
“Creativity is contagious, pass it onâ (A. Einstein)
It iiis, isn’t it? Every time I hang out with creative people I feel inspired. Also, when I watch movies about artists… like “Modigliani” or read a book, I am so pumped up with the need of making something myself… After I read “The Agony and the Ecstasy” about Michelangelo, I sculpted a little something out of marble :)… just needed to feel the marble dust in my hands.
You put my quote up! Neat. Yeah I did a little research on if it was Albert or not who said that. No definitive answer.
I thought a long time over what quote to put at the front of my new journal. That one has long struck a chord with myself and my on going spiritual journey and struggle.
Regards,
Dennis
This poem fits best in old style journals I think! It’s more than 30 words but worth it!
âI will write in words of fire.
I will write them on your skin.
I will write about desire.
Write beginnings, write of sin.
Youâre the book I love the best,
your skin only holds my truth,
you will be a palimpsest
lines of age rewriting youth.
You will not burn upon the pyre.
Or be buried on the shelf.
Youâre my letter to desire:
And youâll never read yourself.
I will trace each word and comma
As the final dusk descends,
Youâre my tale of dreams and drama,
Let us find out how it ends.â
-Neil Gaiman