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  @StephsAnticsКүн бұрын

  I find that using bullet points to describe my day works well when I don't feel like writing as much in a slump, and if I want to journal but I can't get myself to start writing I use nostalgic ephemera or photos from the past to write about maybe from a time before I started journalling ❤❤❤

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  @kimberlyh82013 күн бұрын

  Thanks for sharing this with us! I've heard that a blank page of a B6 is roughly the same size as the ''usable'' space on an A5 hobonichi page (because of the quote at the bottom and the date taking up space at the top) so regardless of what you choose for next year, it'll probably work out well for you!

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  @MaikeOatleyКүн бұрын

  Oh yeah I think that's about right with the B6 being roughly the size of usable space on the Hobonichi A5 page. You know, sometimes I don't even notice that the quotes are there, but then other times I get a little frustrated to have paid so much for a notebook and not being able to use that chunk at the bottom.

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  @Annewith-2n3 күн бұрын

  All your cats are always so nice. ❤

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  @MaikeOatleyКүн бұрын

  Thank you, that's sweet of you! Glad to hear that you like them :)

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  @StephsAntics4 күн бұрын

  this was such a cute journal your art style is adorable!

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  @MaikeOatleyКүн бұрын

  Thanks so much Steph for watching and commenting, I really appreciate it :)

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  @TheLouster4 күн бұрын

  Wait! What?! I LOVE your last notebook (Hobonichi as well), how do I not know of it? I’ve been looking for one like this A LOT!! Which one is it?!

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  @MaikeOatleyКүн бұрын

  I think it's just called Hobonichi Plain Notebook. I guess they call it plain because it doesn't have all the planner bits in it, but the pages obviously have a grid pattern on it.

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  @StephsAntics5 күн бұрын

  i think im gonna focus on my hobonichi 5 year next year despite how much i love my avec for daily memory keeping I don't want to keep falling behind on my 5 year, I will also be using a regular notebook for regular journaling and maybe use the hero planner for my tasks etc?

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  @MaikeOatleyКүн бұрын

  That sounds like a lovely lineup and very manageable. What's the hero planner? I don't think I've heard that before.

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  @StephsAnticsКүн бұрын

  @@MaikeOatley its an indie company who created planners Ill be making a video about them soon as i used 3 of them so far and i backed the Kickstarter and they're really fun

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  @brenda52975 күн бұрын

  Hello! I'm not familiar with the Hobonichi goodies, but I see the pages look thin and juicy. I would love to try it, but are there any notebooks for journaling with that paper and is not a planner? 😊

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  @camila.marques5 күн бұрын

  Yes, in Jetpens they have some options

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  @brenda52975 күн бұрын

  @@camila.marques Oh awesome! Thank you so much for your help. ☺️

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  @MaikeOatleyКүн бұрын

  Yes there are quite a few options out there these days and it depends a bit on what notebook size you'd prefer, grid or plain, and what grid size. Let me know if I can help you with recommendations :) But like @camila.marques said, Jetpens is a good place to start.

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  @brenda5297Күн бұрын

  @@MaikeOatley Thank you both so much, I found it there! 😃

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  @LibraryLed6 күн бұрын

  Hi! 😊 I'm still in the Hobonichi Weeks Mega that I started the year in, but this past week I've been SO tempted to pick up an Avec and end the year in it -- mostly because just about every KZreadr I follow has one, and I think it's starting to influence me! We'll see if I give in... Also -- it makes perfect sense to me that you enjoyed Watership Down (the anthropomorphized animals aspect). Such a beautiful book!

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  @MaikeOatleyКүн бұрын

  Hobonichi Weeks is such a cute notebook. So you use yours for memory keeping? If you wanna test out if A5 is at all something for you, you could always cut some loose sheets of paper to size and test out the size first before buying a new notebook :) And yes you're right-anything with anthropomorphic animals I love :)

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  @LibraryLedКүн бұрын

  @@MaikeOatley I use it for planning and memory keeping, so I'm thinking a larger size won't be too much of a shock. But I did convince myself to wait until January to start. 😅

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  @StephsAntics6 күн бұрын

  this was such a beautiful journal i loved it

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  @MaikeOatleyКүн бұрын

  Ah yes I love flipping back through this one. Thanks so much for your kind words!

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  @StephsAntics6 күн бұрын

  watching a bunch of your videos today I love your journaling style!

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  @MaikeOatleyКүн бұрын

  Aw thanks so much Steph! So glad you're enjoying the videos :)

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  @gabMV7 күн бұрын

  I’m thinking of signing up for a month, I can’t afford it to be a continuous subscription but I think I can do a few months a year. Is it possible to cancel and renew whenever? Thanks for your time!

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  @MaikeOatley7 күн бұрын

  Thank you for considering subscribing. You can cancel and resubscribe anytime ☺️

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  @gabMV7 күн бұрын

  Thanks for the reply! I think I’ll do a month now and a few in fall because I can’t wait to see what you come up with then!

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  @aporschefan7 күн бұрын

  This story idea is perfect. I loved it. I tried so many times to do a comic book, but i couldnt. I really enjoy with your drawings. And it would be perfect example for me if you want to share more about your story book.

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  @MaikeOatley7 күн бұрын

  Thank you! Yes doing a comic is quite time-consuming and takes a lot of energy. I’m hoping to share updates on the process and progress. Thank you for watching ☺️

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  @user-cq3my7kn8u19 күн бұрын

  I have the kaweco brass (it's very pretty) and keep it for occasional sketching in my tote. It's quite heavy and I can't imagine wrting a lot with it. For writing, I would recommend the Travelers brass fountain pen.

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  @MaikeOatley17 күн бұрын

  Thank you for sharing! Yeah I wish I could try it out somewhere to get a better feel for it. Cause even if I seem to prefer a bit of weight to my pens, I can see how there is such a thing as too much weight, LOL.

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  @kayjay951626 күн бұрын

  I’m a huge reader so anything with books or reading is perfect. In summer I’m to be found in front of a fan as I am not a lover of hot weather! What book was it you showed that you’d put your typewriter kitty on please? Maybe a cat reading her Kindle would be good, as that’s what I use most of the time. I love books - the smell, the feel - but my Kindle is the one technology I couldn’t live without. I read so many books on Kindle Unlimited and I love how I can adjust the backlight to read in the dark, or make the text bigger for my older eyes.

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  @MaikeOatley26 күн бұрын

  I’m so glad you like all the reading cats! And I’ll definitely draw one with a kindle ☺️ I prefer physical books too (except when I’m moving 😬). But Kindle and eBooks are quite convenient from time to time. That notebook is a Hobonichi Grid notebook in A5. I covered the yellow cardstock that they use for the cover with some off-white paper I had.

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  @imrachel94126 күн бұрын

  Hi!😊 These are so cute! I don’t know if you ever watched “Murder, She Wrote” but the kitty at the type writer just made me think “if J.B. Fletcher was a cat!” And it made my heart really happy to imagine that lol Thank you so much!!❤

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  @MaikeOatley26 күн бұрын

  Thank you Rachel for your kind comment! And yes I love that show! You’re right the kitty totally looks like a cat version of Miss Fletcher 😍

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  @Wholelatteplans26 күн бұрын

  Yayyyy so excited about all of these!!!

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  @MaikeOatley26 күн бұрын

  Oh yay thank you Elyse! That makes me so happy to hear ☺️

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  @valisha.111128 күн бұрын

  thank you for sharing❤

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  @MaikeOatley26 күн бұрын

  You are so welcome 🤗

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  @susanpalm-roberts3336Ай бұрын

  very inspiring and awesome ideas to reflect on. thank you

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  @MaikeOatley17 күн бұрын

  I am glad to hear that this resonated with you! Thank you for watching!

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  @sarahb.6475Ай бұрын

  I have been drawing events from my days in a sketchbook these last few weeks..i just drew a scene last night from a few weeks ago, of being on the highway heading to the ranch and we were behind heavy traffic and there was this truck in front of us that had a cow drawn on the rear doors! So I took a photo and then last nightcI drew it. It was also the first day that our usual exit was closed. I have also drawn my yoga mat in the park too..

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  @sarahb.6475Ай бұрын

  Oh and I draw the horses I go see too!! ❤❤❤

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  @MaikeOatley17 күн бұрын

  That sounds like a wonderful way to document your days! Depending on the context, I find that the drawings capture more of the memory than a photo could have. But taking a photo to be able to draw the scene later is so handy!

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  @MaikeOatley17 күн бұрын

  That's wonderful! I should draw more horses, there's quite a few around where I live.

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  @theartesanaАй бұрын

  Lovely Ideas! Will have to apply some to my notebooks! TYFS! ❣️✨

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  @MaikeOatley17 күн бұрын

  Glad you enjoyed these ideas!

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  @klauslispectorАй бұрын

  Losing the five year journal must have hurt really bad. I'm genuinely so sorry ❤

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  @MaikeOatleyАй бұрын

  Thank you. Yeah the five year journal is the one that still hurts. I am considering getting a new one starting in 2025, but havent made up my mind just yet.

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  @klauslispectorАй бұрын

  @MaikeOatley Please do, you won't regret it! I'm actually just 7 months from completing mine (I used the Leuchtturm Some Lines A Day) and it's the most rewarding thing ever! And perhaps it'll somehow honour the lost one.

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  @AnniemalPlanetАй бұрын

  So, so, so cuuute!!! 💖

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  @MaikeOatleyАй бұрын

  Thank you :) Glad you enjoyed the video!

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  @suzistinydeskАй бұрын

  so adorable Maike, and how cool that yer hubby is an illustrator as well! <3

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  @MaikeOatleyАй бұрын

  Thank you Suzi! Yeah we like that we have so much in common :) That's actually how we met, through our love for art and storytelling.

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  @karimme07Ай бұрын

  I love everything on this video. Thank you Maike for sharing. Pam doesn't have an account on patreon anymore. Do you know of somebody that has similar stuff/style? ❤

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  @MaikeOatleyАй бұрын

  Glad you enjoyed the video! Yes, Pam is very missed by the journaling community. She still has an Etsy store called "PocketPamStudio".

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  @crafterdeidraАй бұрын

  Always love your kitty drawings each month. Your husbands drawings were cute too. Great video as always!

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  @MaikeOatleyАй бұрын

  Thank you so much Deidra, really appreciate your kind words :)

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  @oliviawaters7815Ай бұрын

  Your videos are so calming and cheerful!!

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  @MaikeOatleyАй бұрын

  Aw thank you! That means a lot to me that they come across that way! 💖

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  @nikicooper4792Ай бұрын

  Whenever I watch your cat collage videos it’s cuteness overload with so many sweet kitties! I loved the drawings of the cosy kitties relaxing at home and the ‘pawsport’ made me giggle 😊 Chris’s drawings are very cute too! All the best settling into your new home 💕

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  @MaikeOatleyАй бұрын

  Thank you so much Niki ☺️ That makes me so very happy to hear! We’re slowly getting stuff sorted into the right places. I feel like part of what makes moving so exhausting is that you have to make soooo many mini decisions 🤪

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  @yellow000ishАй бұрын

  I love the addition of the colorful washi tape! It pulls everything together!

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  @MaikeOatleyАй бұрын

  Thank you :)

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  @scmarih2 ай бұрын

  These are great ideas and for sure I will be adding these to my journals, thank you for sharing. I can’t believe I’ve never seen your channel before but love your channel and your creativity.

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  @MaikeOatleyАй бұрын

  So happy you found these ideas inspiring! I hope you'll have a lot of fun with trying these out for yourself :)

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  @toxmot2 ай бұрын

  Yay! Glad it got there safely :) Love the idea of a cooking journal! That inspires me to try keeping one again, I tried to do it but then fell off of it. I bought a Moleskine Recipe book during their sales, I need to break it out!

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  @MaikeOatleyАй бұрын

  I think food holds so much memory. To keep a cooking journal seems like such a good fit! Thank you so much again for the giveaway! Everything so so pretty!

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  @celeste572able2 ай бұрын

  I tried and came out cute! I wish you can see them ❤ thank your for the video

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  @MaikeOatleyАй бұрын

  Oh that's great! That makes me so happy to hear! If you feel like sharing, you can send me an email with pictures. I have my email address in the description :)

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  @Nicolesfavoritethings1612 ай бұрын

  The video I never thought I needed! <3

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  @MaikeOatleyАй бұрын

  Glad you like it :) I hope you'll have loads of fun when making your own watercolor cats!

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  @talluna86192 ай бұрын

  for the pins, you can get locking pin backs that make the pins far less likely to pull on things and get yanked off

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  @MaikeOatleyАй бұрын

  Thank you, that's helpful to know!

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  @VikilleArt-jy6mk2 ай бұрын

  How interesting, I like the idea! I also love cats, on my channel I posted how I drew my favorite cat - kzread.info/dash/bejne/paqVzsWSks6shZs.html

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  @pbnjezly4042 ай бұрын

  This was an amazing video. I loved every bit of it and could relate to all of it as well. Congratulations on winning!!!

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  @MaikeOatleyАй бұрын

  Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it :)

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  @vanessasmith96462 ай бұрын

  For me, I write bullet points on a post it about what I want to write about. That what, it doesn’t feel as overwhelming.

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  @MaikeOatleyАй бұрын

  That's a good tip, thank you Vanessa!

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  @GenieGallaher2 ай бұрын

  I don’t normally comment but when you said you want to journal but don’t feel like when once you sit down to do it and that it is easier to watch people journal on KZread than it is to journal, I felt that deeply. I have recently been feeling the same way, I hope the spark comes back soon. Sending you positive thoughts for the upcoming move and that you have an amazing vacation in Seattle!

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  @MaikeOatleyАй бұрын

  Thank you so much! I hope you find your spark soon (or have found it already). I wonder if it there's something in my journaling system that isn't quite working and that I am drawn to watching other people journal because I am ultimately searching for a solution, for something to "click".

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  @ekfiles87127 күн бұрын

  I feel this too 😹 but mine has gotten real bad because when I watch journal vids i get that sudden rush of wanting to buy more journals that i will not even fill out. Last year i bought an expensive journal and only had like 3months filled out and the rest was empty. 😅 and now it’s starting again i just checked out bunch of notebooks and stationery and i dont feel like doing any journaling 😅

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  @MummyBrown2 ай бұрын

  The Parker Jotter is my JAM.

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  @MaikeOatleyАй бұрын

  Yeah it is sooo cool!

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  @grace4myflaws7102 ай бұрын

  I hope you find a way to keep the washi tape attached to your cookbook I think the pattern is very fitting. I really enjoyed your video. 👍 I totally relate to not feeling like journaling or drawing and just writing with pencil or using a small notebook. If your Minnie is metal(magnetic) you could try popping off the pin part and using a tiny, strong neodymium disc magnet back. I’m rather cautious when traveling with enamel or magnetic pins attached to my pouch, so I remove mine. I hope the move ends up a move for the better, and maybe a blessing in disguise.

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  @MaikeOatleyАй бұрын

  Thank you so much for your kind words! That's a great idea to use a strong disc magnet for the Minnie pin!

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  @cerealnana2 ай бұрын

  I have pins on my Delfonics. I swapped the backing out with the rubber ones and I haven't had a problem. Just got back from a trip with it! Congrats on winning!

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  @MaikeOatleyАй бұрын

  Oh neat! Maybe I'll get rubber backings for them then.

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  @superluckycindy19002 ай бұрын

  Thanks for another great video! I enjoy them so much.

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  @MaikeOatleyАй бұрын

  So very glad you enjoyed it! :)

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  @audreycatlady7022 ай бұрын

  Love your new pink Delphonics pouch! I have cute pins on mine, but two of them actually broke off when I took the pouch with me, so you are right aboutbeing careful with what you put on your pouch. Those coffee stickers are really nice too!! As for hobby journals: I keep a journal in a regular TN with my miniature (doolshouse) project. Currently working on a Christmas Carol/Dickens street, so in my journal I collect referende pictures, pictures of the progress, some research notes and measurements. Useful and fun to later lookback on a completed project. Keep sharing your journaling and everything around it, you are really inspiring ❤... Good luck with finding a lovely new home!

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  @MaikeOatleyАй бұрын

  Ooooh my goodness I LOVE dollhouses and dioramas!!! Both your miniature projects and the journal sound absolutely wonderful! And thank you for such a sweet and encouraging comment!

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  @Craftingwithlisaelaine2 ай бұрын

  Empty page syndrome, I get it. I hate missing pages, but we need to forge forward and accept it! Even if it’s hard.

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  @MaikeOatleyАй бұрын

  You're so right! Thank you for the encouragement, I really appreciate it!

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  @cambycollazo8832 ай бұрын

  Muy buena explicación. Estoy casi lista para intentar el mío. Le pregunto , de no coser alrededor se corre el riesgo que los bordes se desilachen con el uso?? Gracias

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  @MaikeOatleyАй бұрын

  Sí, se deshilacha un poco en ambos sentidos ya que los bordes no tienen dobladillo. Puedes aplicar un producto llamado "Fray Check" que es un poco como pegamento que ayuda a que las telas no se deshilachen.

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  @NeptunesHorses59092 ай бұрын

  Very cat, thank you!

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  @MaikeOatley2 ай бұрын

  :) Glad you like the cats

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  @lovebaking25032 ай бұрын

  very nice cats, thanks!

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  @MaikeOatley2 ай бұрын

  Glad you like them! Thank you for watching :)

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  @nikicooper47922 ай бұрын

  The watercolour kitties are adorable! Thank you so much for sharing this Maike! I’m going to give them a try today and follow along with you. I love the idea of writing inside of them, it’s really cute! 😊 I hope you have a wonderful weekend 💕

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  @MaikeOatley2 ай бұрын

  So happy to hear that you enjoyed the video, Niki! I hope you enjoy making them yourself :)

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  @anndavidson2872 ай бұрын

  Thanks for fun ideas 😊!! Love the cats.!

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  @MaikeOatley2 ай бұрын

  Thank you for watching :) Glad you like it!

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  @cerealnana2 ай бұрын

  Thank you so much for this! I'm going to have a play tomorrow.

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  @papertalesp2 ай бұрын

  Show me if you do it!!!

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  @MaikeOatley2 ай бұрын

  I'm glad you liked it! Hope you'll have fun with it!