bookbinding

Happy Wednesday everyone! I just got a sewing machine recently and totally excited to learn how to use it and apply sewing into what I do. On my first attempt, I tried to sew paper! It certainly got a bit tricky and you have to test how many papers you really can go through – [...]

Posted on June 30, 2010 at 6:18 pm

Since I can think of nothing else but bookbinding today, I thought it was about time I wrote a tutorial and explanation of how I make my journals and sketchbooks and even more importantly – why!? I’ve always been in awe of the fine art of bookmaking, but really I started making journals for myself to [...]

Posted on June 23, 2010 at 8:46 pm

Happy Thursday to everyone…I can’t believe the week is flying by so quickly. I’m participating with Ali Edwards’ Week in the Life project, posting my pages daily. It’s really interesting to review your day in photos, makes you appreciate the little things and how cool your regular ‘ole daily life really is…I’m loving the process. [...]

Posted on April 22, 2010 at 12:32 pm

Happy hump day to everyone! I’ve dabbled and posted about bookbinding, making journals and my little black books from leather. I decided to try making a slightly larger black leather journal to see if the flexible leather as a cover would bother me when larger. The process of bookbinding is the same for any kind of [...]

Posted on April 21, 2010 at 2:40 pm

Happy Friday everyone! Although I think some people might be in a frustrating situation right now because of the Iceland volcano. Lots of people were evacuated and the news says there might be health risks related to the fall out. It’s also causing cancellations of flights – including all travel between Europe and North America. [...]

Posted on April 16, 2010 at 3:23 pm