
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Floral journal.
I needed a new journal, so I made this one last week. It's been a long time since I made a book, and I'd forgotten how satisfying it is to have an idea, sit down and work on it, and (if all goes well) have a finished product a couple of hours later. It's probably the quickest sort of craft that I do, especially compared to knitting or even sewing, and sometimes that's what I need.
There are five signatures with five folded sheets of paper in each- just regular "artist paper" or something like that. I used coptic binding, and for now the book is being held closed by a scrap of knit fabric that just happened to match nicely. :) The covers are just sturdy pieces of cardboard covered with fabric and cardstock. I really love that fabric. I bought it at Joann's last year, intending to use it in a bag, but that didn't happen. Lately I've been daydreaming about dresses and skirts made in fabrics like this and knitting cardigans to wear with them (like this or this). It's like English countryside in outfit form, and apparently that's how I want to dress now, even though I'm not quite sure I can even pull it off. Not to mention that I basically only wear dresses and skirts to church...
{Yes, it's 90 degrees and I'm daydreaming about cardigans and tights.}
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I love it. I've never made a book and now I want to try!
ReplyDeleteYou should definitely try it! Making books is so much fun, and it's pretty easy. (Though I do always have to watch a video to remind me of how to get started with the coptic binding, especially if it's been a long time since I've used it!)
DeleteThat's such a beautiful journal! I love the fabric - it does totally look like it would make a great dress.
ReplyDeleteThanks! It does, doesn't it? :) Next time I go back to Joann's I'm going to see if they have any more of this fabric. I think it was something they keep in stock instead of a seasonal fabric, so I'm hoping to get some more! :)
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