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Handmade Wasp Journal 14 Aug 2013 | 03:07 am
An oldie but a goodie – I can’t beleive I made this almost exactly 2 years ago. For a while I was on a hardcover case-bound book bender, before I switched to coptic stitch books. Part of the reason I ...
Little Paris Travel Journal 19 Jun 2013 | 04:49 am
The story behind this little Paris-themed handmade book is that it’s the first I’ve made in over four months! This might not seem like such a long time, but because of a cross country move I’ve had to...
Suminagashi Marbled Handmade Journal 16 Mar 2013 | 04:09 pm
Suminagashi is a gorgeous type of paper marbling invented in Japan over 1,000 years ago. I wrote a post a while ago when I taught a suminagashi marbling class at Clark University and you can see every...
Bookbinding Tutorial Secret Belgian Binding 12 Mar 2013 | 04:40 pm
It’s tutorial Tuesday! I am sharing great bookbinding tutorials I’ve found around the web on Tuesdays – today’s tutorial is about a mysterious sounding bookbinding style called “Secret Belgian Binding...
Chevron Washi Tape Chain Stitch Journal 9 Mar 2013 | 04:59 pm
I love Washi Tape! A friend from Japan sent me a huge care package of washi tape, a thin Japanese masking tape with designs printed on it ( you can even get washi tape on Amazon)- I used the tape to c...
Bookbinding Tutorial Accordion Book Photo Album 5 Mar 2013 | 05:19 pm
It’s tutorial Tuesday! I am sharing great bookbinding tutorials I’ve found around the web on Tuesdays – today’s tutorial is about making an accordion book photo album – a lovely gift to give to friend...
Blue Bathymetric Handmade Journal 2 Mar 2013 | 04:49 pm
These blue chart journals are always a huge hit at craft shows – before my Christmas fairs this year I made at least 10 and they all sold out! The bathemetry charts I used are underwater topography ma...
Bookbinding Tutorial Single Curved Needle Chain Stitch Binding 26 Feb 2013 | 05:06 pm
It’s tutorial Tuesday! I am sharing great bookbinding tutorials I’ve found around the web on Tuesdays – today’s tutorial is about a very popular but tricky style called chain stitch (also known as cop...
Rocky Mountain Travel Journal 23 Feb 2013 | 05:37 pm
I made this book specially for a friend who went traveling around the national parks out in the West and wanted to document her trip. I wanted a woodsy feel so I went with raw book board – I also did ...
Bookbinding Tutorial Long-stitch Binding 19 Feb 2013 | 05:04 pm
It’s tutorial Tuesday! I am sharing great bookbinding tutorials I’ve found around the web on Tuesdays – today’s tutorial is about long stitch binding and was created by Sarah at the blog Are you Flowi...
