Renaissance Art

Number 27, Chris, won Giveaway #43, our Pocket-Sized Moleskine Cover. Please send us your address so we may send your gift!

One thing that you learn working at Renaissance Art: 8-1/2 X 11 inches is not the only standard paper size in the world. The rest of the world have their very own standards–we use both the North American and International standards to model our journals.

Maybe it’s the size variety, maybe it’s the alpha-numeric naming, but I’ve grown very fond of International standard paper sizes, especially A5. At approximately 5.5 X 8.5 inches, this Goldilocks paper size is perfect for writing, taking notes and sketching.

I want to share this paper size with the world. I figure it’s probably best to start with you guys : )
Our new giveaway? An A5-sized 5.5 X 8.5 Refillable Journal made from a gorgeous piece of leather, this journal unfortunately has a small scratch on the back of it. Below is a stock photo of what it looks like:

Have you used A5 paper? What do you think about it? What’s your favorite paper size? Tell us in your comment for a chance to win: click HERE to read the rules of this Free Giveaway but DO NOT comment on that link to enter. You enter by commenting on THIS post.

Remember that the winners need to contact us with their address and phone number in order to get their gift.

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Outfit your library, Bibles or text books

Custom Leather Book Covers on sale now

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Today Only: $20 off RARB Messenger Bags!!

Discount Code: 721BAG2010

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Those of you who are on Facebook (and are our Facebook friends) know we have spontaneous sales. We’re also beginning to give away $10 off coupons to Facebook friends on their birthdays, special contests and giveaways (It’s good to have friends!).

That said, this is a win-win contest. How do you enter? It’s a 1-2-3 (or just 1, if you’re already on FB and our friend).

First, if you’re not on Facebook, you’ve gotta join.

Second, you’ve gotta friend/fan Renaissance Art.

Third, you must coerce two Facebook friends to friend/fan Renaissance Art. So we know who to thank (and enter in our contest), have your friends send a message that includes your name when they send a friend request.

Once you’ve done this, you and the two friends will be entered in a random drawing to win a Basic Adventure Satchel. The more friends you send, the more chances you have to win. Drawing will be held August 31, 2010.

I know it’s a bit of a cumbersome process, but the rewards are pretty great: chance to win a gorgeous Satchel (made in the USA by Tommy/LaShanda), access to our exclusive 40%-off spontaneous sales, a gift on your birthday and who knows what else we’ll dream up…

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Number 12, Sharon, won Giveaway #42, our  Medium Buckle-style 120-page Journal. Please send us your address so we may send your gift!

Arthur just got a new Android from Verizon and has been showing us the zillions of things that it can do. My mind is now a flurry of apps, screens and shiny colors. One device to rule them all!

When I was searching for today’s Giveaway, I found something similar…but leather! A Pocket-Sized Moleskine Cover…not only does it cover your journal–it holds your pen (high-tech pen loop)! AND holds 3 X 5 cards!

Whoa.

What is your favorite non-electrical multitasking device? Tell us in your comment for a chance to win: click HERE to read the rules of this Free Giveaway but DO NOT comment on that link to enter. You enter by commenting on THIS post.

Remember that the winners need to contact us with their address and phone number in order to get their gift.

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Through July 4th only, save 20% when you buy a new

iPad Messenger bag

Specials Code: JULY42010

A great sized bag, with or without iPad!

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Number 12, Tait, won Giveaway #41, our  Wrap-&-Tie-style Rustic Fishing Journal. Please send us your address so we may send your gift!

Arthur has been busy at Renaissance Art developing tons of new products for a wholesale line. It’s pretty exciting each morning to come in and and have Arthur pass us a new journal he’s made the night before. One morning, a medium-sized, buckle-style 120-page journal greeted us:

I love this closure–the buckle adds another layer of time, another rustic element. The charming curve of the belt as it wraps around the spine and dips to highlight the braiding. And being in Santa Fe, I can’t help but feel the Southwestern touch. In fact, I love it so much, we are giving it away!

The closure on a journal is one of the most important parts–it dictates aesthetic and also function. What are some journal closure (wacky and practical) ideas that you have? Tell us in your comment for a chance to win: click HERE to read the rules of this Free Giveaway but DO NOT comment on that link to enter. You enter by commenting on THIS post.

Remember that the winners need to contact us with their address and phone number in order to get their gift.

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LaShanda has tapped into the Folder Holder universal consciousness. Find out about the special Traditional Folder Holder Sale on our Facebook Page…

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Our “house” paper is Arches Text Wove. Arches, once a mill in the town of the same name in present-day Raon-au-bois in the Vosges in Lorraine, has been producing is papers for over five hundred years. While Arches is a favorite of water color painters and sketch artists, Arches was once used for for something kind of unexpected: banknotes (read: money).

Under the management of Jules Perrigot, Arches produced a type of paper used to make French currency. Arches is universally known for the “quality of its watermarks,” which made its paper perfect for such an fiscal purpose.

for more information about Arches, visit their website.

Number 4, Sara, won Giveaway #40, our  Classic Size Leather Cover with flap and D-ring snap closure for your Rollabind or Circa brand notebook with 1-inch rings. Please send us your address so we may send your gift!

So, it’s National Fishing Week and the artisans at Renaissance Art have no shame in confessing that we love fishing. Arthur heads to the Jemez Mountains for fly fishing. LaShanda/Tommy (resident bag maker) catches trout at Monastery Lake near Pecos. Jackie can fish on her property north of Abiquiu. And JenMarie (that’s me) loves sushi (does that count?).

If you love fishing as much as we do (that is to say, if you already knew it was fishing week), then you’re gonna love our new giveaway: a Wrap-&-Tie-style Rustic Fishing Journal.

Where’s your favorite (past or present) fishing hole? Tell us in your comment for a chance to win: click HERE to read the rules of this Free Giveaway but DO NOT comment on that link to enter. You enter by commenting on THIS post.

Remember that the winners need to contact us with their address and phone number in order to get their gift.

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One of our young customers was sweet enough to send us pictures of how she put her Renaissance Art products to use: for her school projects.

Her mother said that our young customer “got a 99/100 on her Gold Rush Project. . . .Thanks again for the quality work. The journals and books covers make such a difference when submitting class projects. We love the originality.”

She used one of our Giant Small Journals with personalization for her Levi Strauss and the Gold Rush project.

She also won best design/creativity for her Principia Mathematica Redux 2010 science fair project and received 99/100 on her research paper. Her mother said, “She’s writing her Laws of Motion experiments/results in a simple lined journal I got from Borders. The Renaissance Art leather book cover adds such a touch of class and personality to this project.”

The cover she ordered was one of our Sunflower and Molasses Quarterbound Book Covers (you can see it on the left in the above picture).

While we like to think the Renaissance Art book and cover helped her find an edge, we’re pretty confident that our customer has brains and an awfully bright future : )

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Number 5, James, won Giveaway #39, our A5 Traditional Recession Refillable Journal. Please send us your address so we may send your gift!

The D-ring is one reliable piece of hardware. Good for fastening clothes, luggage, tow-ropes, theater scenery, scuba diver’s breathing sets, horses’ bit rings and saddles…It’s also one of our most popular closures, though not a closure you’ll see at Renaissance Art every day. But today, it’s the closure of our new giveaway.

For our 40th giveaway, we’ve got a Classic Size Leather Cover with flap and D-ring snap closure for your Rollabind or Circa brand notebook with 1-inch rings. The Rustic Brown cover features three interior slash pockets and a pen loop. Makes me want to get organized, how about you? Check out the personalization: B.G.C. = BeGone Clutter.

What is your best advice on how to get/stay organized? Tell us in your comment for a chance to win: click HERE to read the rules of this Free Giveaway but DO NOT comment on that link to enter. You enter by commenting on THIS post.

Remember that the winners need to contact us with their address and phone number in order to get their gift.

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Renaissance Art’s second iPad Case is now available for sale with a
20% introductory special.

This one is the same slipcase design but with a strap closure.

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Our first iPad slipcase is available (in 12 different colors and 144 combinations, no less!). Order now through the weekend and receive a 20% discount. Use the code IPADINTRO when you place your order.

More (with intro discounts) are following hot on the heels of this one…

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Large Journals. 216 cotton-rag pages, satisfying size (5.5 X 8 X 1.5).  20 percent off base price until Monday…a perfect gift for the recent high school or college grad…or yourself!