Hermine Reidinger and Michael Sardelic are Austrian artists who specialise in creating floating art also known as mobiles. When creating their mobiles they like to focus on key topics like love and life. Hermine and Michael contacted us in...
With June well and truly underway, not only does it bring us halfway through the year but it also presents a great occasion to reflect on how far you've come, celebrate special memories, and cultivate new ones.
Whether you're heading...
This week we are chatting with Elisabeth Bozem, who is participating in NaNoWriMo. We are always thrilled to get the chance to speak with writers taking part in this annual challenge.
Read on to hear Elisabeth's experience with NaNoWriMo...
Living a creative life requires constant care and nourishment, the right amount of digging deep and letting things flow, holding on to ideas and releasing them. It might feel exhausting. Yet, in the words of Maya Angelou, “You can’t...
This Sunday is International Literacy Day, an annual event held September 8th to raise people's awareness of and concern for literacy issues around the world. This date was first claimed for the promotion of literacy by UNESCO (the United...
The beauty of a blank page is that there are no rules about what you write or create on it. But if you're unsure of how to start your new journal, or are looking for inspiration for your next...
The season of giving is here, and at Paperblanks we’re sharing the joy by creating the perfect Christmas gift guide!
Whether you're shopping for family, friends, or treating yourself (we’ve all done it – some deals are simply too good...
In the arts, we often to refer to "the muse" as this mythological source of inspiration, one that is often just out of reach. When we are able to tap into it we are able to reach great creative...
On a recent Beautiful Bookstores post, a reader suggested that we profile Akateeminen Kirjakauppa ("The Academic Bookstore") in Stockmann, Helsinki as a contender. And what a great recommendation that was!
This bookstore is filled with upwards of 450,000 books in...
Is there a difference between creating art and actually being an artist? Some would argue that anyone with a desire to create can be an artist, while others would likely find that an insult to the accomplished, hardworking artists...