Lazy or Cheap?

Many, many moons ago I searched high and low for an address book.  I didn't have many requirements, just that it fit in my purse and have sufficient room to write in the addresses.  Sounds easy, doesn't it?  Well it wasn't.  Took forever.  Finally found one at *ahem* Crown Books, I believe before it went under (tells you how long ago this was!)

Years go by and I'm left with this:

Held together with a rubber band and leaving flecks of green paper at the bottom of my purse.  Sad, I know.

So.  Do I buy a new address book?  Nah!  I just recover this one!

I used a sample sheet of wallpaper, some Modge Podge and a bit of ribbon to cover the spot where I accidentally poked a hole in the spine.  The saying reads "try to keep the rebel artist alive in you no matter how attractive or exhausting the temptation may be" and it's a rubber stamp from Zettiology.

I coated the paper with a couple of layers of Modge Podge and taped it on with that pink sticks-like-crazy tape, so hopefully it will stay in one place.  Otherwise I may have to laminate it.

It took less time to re-cover the book than it would have to re-write all the information inside.

So what's the verdict?  Cheap?  Lazy?  Aha! trick question!  It's both!!

Comments

[Stefani]

What you need is a Palm Pilot!

Seriously, I know the pain of finding a simple, functional address book, believe me. So this is a clever, creative solution.

Well done!

[Megann]

Seriously creative! I would have probably just thrown out the address book and said "screw it, nobody is going to hear from me anymore I guess."

[Jenn Green]

Crown Books??? Holy Crap! That was a long time ago.... :)

[Heidi]

Yeah, you need a shop!

I think it's pretty damn creative! The world would be a sad sad place without Mod Podge, eh?

[spaazlicious]

Nah, it's a great idea! What a gigantic pain in the asssssss to rewrite all the contact info!

(also, is it just me or do you think it's a little funny that the "rebel artist" sentiment was a _stamp_? When are people going to be able to buy your hilarious magnets?)