Before wool becomes something we can enjoy, it goes through a rather long process. So let me tell you how wool yarn is created in a much shorter version.
This is a collection of the few notebooks I have recently made. Maybe you can draw some inspiration from these ideas. It is possible that I'll post tutorials for some of the books too.
Linen is a natural fiber that has been used for thousands of years and for a good reason. It is ecological and naturally durable. Although natural linen has its disadvantages like roughness and skin friction it can be mitigated by using fabric with a mix of linen and cotton. In the end you get a natural fibre with the strength of a linen and softness of a cotton.
When looking for a gift for someone, we most likely try to look for something personal. Something which radiates meaning of some sort - creates weight. Unfortunately more often than not we find ourselves in situation where only thing we have found thus far are a supermarket bar of chocolate and a "good luck" card.
There are many uses for a digital illustration, some of which is plain old simple word document decoration. But why not spice up some birthday cards or maybe your own calendar or a planner. Some of these I have used in my earlier calendar/planner projects. So maybe you'll find a use for them also.