Gadanke Journals…
We only have 6 more weeks until Christmas. Can you believe that? I am not even close to starting my shopping, but I have at least one gift checked off my list. Its a very special set of journals for my teenager. The teenage years are such an emotional time that they need somewhere to keep their thoughts! What a better place than a journal!!
My friend Katie makes Gadanke journals. I truly believe that “handmade” is better than “boxed up” gifts. This is one great handmade gift! You can also use for your spouse or boyfriend (journal your special times with them and give it to them as a gift), prayer journal, holiday memories, vacation memories, pregnancy, and so much more. They are great keepsakes.
What are Gadanke journals?
– They’re for people who say they never know what to write about. Gadanke journals have lots of writing prompts to help keep the ball rolling.
– The journals are small, so they fit in your purse. A lot of women take them to the coffee shop. You could even journal sitting in the carpool lane!
– The books give you a place to put your stuff. Date night movie ticket stubs? Vacation postcards? Paste them in or open the loose bindings and pop ’em in.
– And for those who wish they were craftier or want crafting to be easier and more fun, the tags, envelopes and cool papers in the journals help bridge the gap and inspire you to start embellishing your pages.
A very special Gadanke Journal GIVEAWAY!
Giving: One lucky winner will receive a journal of your choice.
Entry: To enter, visit the Gadanke shop and come back here to tell which journal you’d love to have for celebrating your stories If you have another question or anything, that’s totally fine, too. You can ask it here.
Extra entries: If you like to enter extra entries for the giveaway:
Follow Gadanke on Twitter: www.twitter.com/makingthishome
Like Gadanke on facebook: www.facebook.com/gadanke
Subscribe to Gadanke blog: www.makingthishome.com
Good Luck to everyone. The giveaway starts now and ends at 11:59 pm on November 23rd.
About Gadanke…
Gadanke’s motto: Celebrate your story!
Document who you are and what you crave and believe. Handmade journaling products at Gadanke are filled with creative writing prompts and tidbits to make you think (and laugh!). These baby books, prayer journals, travel books, and diaries make your writing process more meaningful and fun! Plus they’re totally eco-savvy with 100% recycled papers.
Background: If you’re interested, here’s a piece of Katie’s story…
A couple of years ago, NPR’s StoryCorp was in town. It was also my grandma’s 90th birthday.The two of us decided to hop into the recording studio to capture some pieces of her story. I had all sorts of prompts to help her with her story telling. (I was always the listener, the one who asked question after question.) The only problem? My grandma couldn’t remember. Too much time had passed.
Later, my dad turned to me and said, “Katie, I need you to write down your story.” I knew he wished he had his mom’s stories. So I started writing. I started wondering about all of the other women who have stories deep inside of them, and I started thinking about how my tendency to just listen and ask could help put those stories onto paper. Gadanke was born with fabulous writing prompts and recycled papers. I feel so lucky to be living my dream!
A tourists journal in Berlin, Germany
Because she likes lists…
Autumn Apple Picking Cider Making Food Journal Entry
121 comments on “Journaling & a giveaway…”
Such a fun idea- I’d definitely choose “love letter”. I’d love to have this as a gift for the hubby 🙂
anikasmom@live.com
These are lovely. I would choose one of the She journals.
I love the “Become” journal. That would be a great one to have for a starter 🙂
How lovely,
I think the love letter journal or the seeking grace journal… or both 🙂
I love the “You Are Loved” Baby Book – such a fun alternative to the traditional baby book.
Those journals are so cute! I REALLY like this one. {She: Me, My Heart, My World} ~ Personal Journal 1.1 in the Silver Lining color.
Thanks for the chance to win.
Kim
I like her on FB. I was looking at some of the people’s journals and they really are cute!
I really like the “She: Me, My Heart, My World” — although all of them are really cute!
I am a fan of Gadanke on FB 🙂
I would love to have the prayer journal. I pray so much better when I write it down, and it’s fun to look back on. These are neat!
I like Gadanke on Facebook.
I subscribed to the Gadanke blog.
I am having a hard time choosing between the Love Where We Live and Taste (the food & recipe journal).
I subscribed to Gadanke blog.
I’d pick the orange “something serious with something silly” journal- so lovely!
I liked Gadanke on facebook
I would choose the “Love Where You Live” journal. My husband and I recently moved to a very rural town in southwest Va. and I’ve yet to fall in love with this area. I think this journal might put me on the right path though 🙂
This is an AWESOME giveaway. For real. I’m in love with the ‘Become’ journal though all of them are amazing.
And I followed that blog 🙂
I really like the Seeking Grace journal. Perfect for those special thoughts and prayers during the day.
i’d love the kids journal for my neice or the seek grace one for me!
Would love the seeking grace in turquoise for myself and the jump up for my kids. Love her journals!
Liked Gadanke on FB!
Subscribed to her blog, too!
I like the jump up journals for kids!
Lew323 at aol dot com
I love the something serious with something silly – I am constantly makings lists or writing & rewriting thing down – it’d be fun to use the prompts to make even more lists! I think I’d be even more inclined to get my lists complete in the day if I had this cute notebook!
i love the love letter one 🙂 so cute!
Liked on FB
Following blog
I would love several of these… Become, Something Serious with Something Silly, Love, Prayer… Hard to choose – I think these are great as reminders to use our minds more and to provide memories & insight for family mbers beyond our days.
Also pinned on Pinterest… Does that count? 🙂
I was just looking at these last week! I would love the Become journal in magenta ink.
Heather
I liked Gadanke”s Fb Page 🙂
Heather
theturchyns (at) yahoo (dot) ca
I really like the {Journey} ~ Travel Journal. I just moved to TX from CA and we are just starting our journey to settle here in TX. This would be a fun way to document it.
I subscribed to her site 🙂 I already read her blog but now I am officially subscribed!
Heather
theturchyns (at) yahoo (dot) ca
following Katie on Twitter 🙂
Heather
theturchyns (at) yahoo (dot) ca
{Become} ~ Diary for Finding Your Direction seems the best place for me to start right now. I am taking a wellness class; learning to make better choices, eat better, live better. So many doors are opening inside of me right now that I need to get myself thru. This would be a good place to organize those thoughts.
My daughter would love the Something serious with something silly doodle one.
These are so cute! I would want to get a Love Letter Journal. I think that is the greatest idea ever! 🙂
Something Serious With Something Silly would make a great gift for my sister! Thanks for introducing us to these, they are great!
I like Gadanke on Facebook.
I’d pick the prayer journal!
I liked Gadanke on Facebook.
I love the Seeking Grace journal.
Love them! I would pick she!
Subscribed to the blog and liked on Facebook. I love several of the journals but for right now the Become journal would be the best.
I love to keep records of events and thoughts–and with the Holiday so close the “Joy to the
World” would be perfect…
I love those journals. Love where you live is my favorite!!
I would pick something serious with something silly.
giggedy geekmum AT gmail DOT com
I would love the something serious with something silly journal too cute! I liked on facebook and twitter and I’m not sure how to follow a blog but i saved her site in my favorites…. Thanks!
I’m following on twitter.
giggedy geekmum AT gmail DOT com
I like them on facebook.
giggedy geekmum AT gmail DOT com
I love these journals! I love the Christmas one. This year my daughter is 3 so we are doing lots of activities to countdown December. I also am following on facebook and subscribed to her blog!
Toni
It’s a toss up between the Grace Prayer Journal & the She is…..both are favs!
The Journey travel journal is my favorite. 🙂
Oh my gosh! I love several of these little journals. I am having a hard time deciding between the She: Me, My Heart, My World} ~ Personal Journal 1.1 AND the travel journal AND the love letter book. So many cute journals, oh my! :o)
Jennifer
jennkeys @ gmail . com
I am now following you on twitter! :o)
Jennifer
jennkeys @ gmail . com
@Keys4education
Oh my! I love these journals! How can you pick just one? I love them all… I really like the Love Where We Live and Christmas Journal because my husband and I could do it together. Or the Love Letters so I can give him a little love letter. The Little Things would be great to use on my commute to work. Oh my, how can I choose just one????
I liked Gadanke on Facebook
I’m following Gadanke with Google reader.
I would choose She. in coral orange. Great idea! Thank you for sharing!
i LIKED on Facebook
I am following via Google Reader.
I love the You are loved baby journal
Taste of food…of life in Capri blue. What a beautiful way to start a recipe collection.
Following on Facebook too!
I need the Baby journal! Such an awesome idea!
I subscribed to Katie’s blog.
I love the recipe and food journal
I would love the You Are Loved Baby book! I really worked hard keeping up with all of my first baby’s milestones and little stories of things she did and when but now with my second it has been hard since we are extremely busy. It would be great to have a book already made up and ready to write in! Since they are close in age it could serve as a book they could both look back on 🙂 that one is definitely my favorite! The others are also great though! I’m following on twitter, liked on Facebook and following her blog as well! Such neat posts and journals!
OMGoodness! I love the Orange Coral She journal!! So gorgeous and fun! I love writing and pretty papers and will certainly enjoy this fabulous item!
I follow Gadanke on Twitter!
I like Gadanke on FB!
Wow! I don’t know where to start! Whether or not I win I just found Christmas gifts – You are Loved (my two girs), She (for my grandma) and Become (for me) and the Prayer one (for my dear friend).
Following her blog now too!
I like the Something Serious Something Silly doodly journal! Such neat ideas!
the “something serious with something silly” would be perfect for my niece, and the “she” one would be great for my other niece… Can see these wrapped up with iTunes gift cards!! Been looking for something simple, hip but different for tween/teen… hard age to buy for in reasonable price range!
subscribed to makingthishome!
following on twitter now too!
And “liked” on FaceBook… and shared on Pinterest too!! 🙂
I think a travel journal would be such a neat thing to have.
no need to enter me—just wanted to add journaling saved my life.
MizFit
I would love the SHE in lime green for my teen daughter! (I want one too!! They are great!!!)
I “liked” on Facebook!
Following on Twitter!
I subscribed!
{Something Serious with Something Silly} ~ Doodle List is my favorite!
They are all really cute but I would LOVE the prayer journal!!!
I would love the Prayer Journal.
I am trying to grow in that area of my spiritual walk and a neat prayer journal like that would help so much.
Liked on Facebook!
Subscribed to Blog!
I love the You are Loved and the She!
I liked on FB too!
I would love the Adoption journal. With our story and our ever up and down emotions, it would be fantastic to have a journal to write it all down.
I love the Something Serious with Something Silly~Doodle List. I think it would be a great way to record my thoughts to someday give to my daughter.
Definitely the prayer journal!
I liked Gadanke on facebook
I love the You Are Loved baby book–especially since we are 3 months pregnant.
I love the fabric covered ones!
Would love the jump up for kids! My daughter is at the ‘diary’ stage. Thanks for the giveaway!
Liked on facebook!
Following through my google reader!
I’d love to have “Journey”!
These are all adorable journals. Such a neat idea!
Liked on Facebook!
Also, added to the Google Reader.
Wow – really hard to choose a favorite, but I decided to choose something for ME – {She: Me, My Heart, My World} ~ Personal Journal 1.1.
I also started following on FB and subscribed to her blog!!!
Thanks for the chance to win
I would love to win the Home Minibook! It’s definitely my favorite journal!
stefanik108@frontier.com
I would choose the travel journal, though any of them would be great to have.
I am already a follower on Twitter.
Liked on FB.
I’m following on Twitter
I liked their FB page
Something Serious with Something Silly looks like a ton of fun. I love lists!
following on twitter
liked her on facebook
subscribed to the blog
These are great! I would love to receive either the Prayer or Become journal to document my emotions from the recent loss of my dad or from leaving my job after 13 years to stay home with my boys.
I liked Gadanke on FB
What a fabulous giveaway! Thanks!
The journals all look amazing. I’ve been meaning to start a prayer journal so I’d love the seeking grace journal.
I love the Seeking Grace journal! Thank you!
I really liked the “Become” journal!
I like the She journals – but I also like the travel one as a gift for my family members who travel a lot. I’m torn!
Love your Blog and I love those cute Journals. I would love love love to win the Love where you Live One. I love journaling and keeping little notes and stubs and flyers etc. Her stuff looks great. Choose Me! Keep up the good work on your Blog. Thanks