Following my previous posts about my bookbinding tools/materials, preparing my journal cover and folding paper for your journal – this week I would like to finish things up! It’s time to stitch up my handmade journal and put it to use. The first thing to decide is how I will sew everything together. That will determine how I should [...]
Following my previous posts about my bookbinding tools/materials and preparing my journal cover, this week I want to share some information regarding choosing and preparing the paper that will go in your handmade journals. It’s it certainly a personal choice, regarding what type of paper or papers you choose to include in your journal. After [...]
To follow my previous post about bookbinding cover materials, this week I would like to share the beginnings of my process in creating a brand new journal. I’m very often inspired by the leather that is available here in Tuscany, Italy. When I come across a beautiful material, I naturally want to make it a [...]
I’ve blogged about my bookbinding tools and materials, but thought it would be helpful to start a series of posts that goes through my thought process of creating a brand new handmade journal from scratch. Inspiration can certainly come from many different sources. Sometimes an embellishment might seem really cool to add to a journal [...]
Many art journalers don’t decorate the cover of their journals until the very end. It’s sort of a sweeping measure to finish up a long record of artful adventures. However, I personally like to decorate – at least in part – my journal covers immediately. I want my journal to be inspiring, inviting me in, [...]
Over time I have learned what my favorite tools and materials are for this lovely art called bookbinding. I thought it would be nice to go through what I normally use when binding books and journal. Nothing really fancy here…I think we might all have these items in one form or another. I’m definitely a [...]
I’ve noticed here on my blog that bookbinding posts have been the most popular by far. Granted, some bookbinding affiliated sites have linked over to certain posts, so it might not really represent my regular blog readers. However, I love creating my own books and journals, yet fail to share the process as much as [...]
FYI, there’s a fabulous giveaway on the Sew Mama Sew blog…including a $25 gift certificate to my Etsy shop. Go comment for a chance to win! You can definitely grab yourself a lovely leather journal… sweet, eh?
My little birdies are asking you to color them up, will you help out? While you’re at it, why not doodle up some friends for the little birdies to hang out with? Here’s my process of creating this semi-accordion journal. It’s great for doodling and coloring in,for your kids or those of us that are kids [...]
I’m in the middle of making leather journals this week, to be gifts for friends and family. This August we are doing a mega vacation to visit East coasters and West coasters in the USA, so I’m excited and freaked out at the same time. It’s challenging for anyone to do such a long trip 1.5 [...]
