Journal for a Friend

Hello and welcome!

Today I have a journal to show you.
A friend's birthday was coming up, so 
I decided that I'd make her a journal.

I used mat board for the covers and spine,

covered them with this gorgeous paper

that was in my stash.

Pictures don't do this cover justice, the paper 

I used is a very shimmery gold and silver

and so stinkin' pretty.

I used a variety of papers for the pages.  

Some I printed lines for writing, some are plain.

Some are colored and some have a little bit of at pattern 

on them. When you make it, whatever you want to

use is good.

I added metal corners to all 4 corners,

not only does this give the journal a bit of

elegance, it gives it protection.

It's hard to see in this picture, but each 

signature is hand sewn.

The insides of the covers are a lovely 

silver paper.
I love how this turned out and I think 

my friend loved it too.

Thanks for stopping in today,

I hope you'll come again soon.

Until then,

give making a journal a try.
Here's a link to my favorite journal maker.

Nik the Booksmith

This is the first in a series of videos,

but she has a lot of other wonderful videos

available.

 

Woodworking Journal

Hello crafty people.
I hope you're having a beautiful day with lovely

weather like we are in the Western NY area.

Today I'm showing you a journal I made for my 

brother.  After he retired he started doing woodworking,

and makes some beautiful things.

He has been working on fold up tables for the patio

and makes little changes each time he makes a new one.
I thought it would be a good idea for him to have somewhere 

to write down his measurements and ideas.

I thought the wood grain on this paper was perfect

for a woodworking journal.

I added metal corners to protect them, as I know it

will probably get knocked around a bit.

I made and added a little note pad on the inside

for making any kind of shopping list etc.
This is held in with a belly band, so when he finishes this

note pad, he can replace it with a new one.

I gave him plenty of pages, some are plain paper that 

he can do sketches on, and some are lined pages to write

on.  Whatever way he wants to use it, is fine with me.

I glued small wood look tiles to the 

spine as a "title" unfortunately, they were all

glued on before I realized that I had made

woodworking two words.  He'll just have to 

suffer with my mistake.

All the signatures (groups of pages) were

hand stitched.  I know it's hard to see the

thread, but it's 2 strands of embroidery floss.

The signatures were sewn together into

one set of pages and glued into the spine of

the book cover that I had made for it.

I think he will appreciate this journal and hopefully

use it for a long time when creating new projects.

Thanks for stopping by today,

if you have been inspired to make any kind of

journal or book, there are a lot or great videos on

YouTube, just search journal making or book binding.

My favorite is 
Nik the Booksmith.
Nik shows and explains techniques very well and

is very enjoyable to watch.

I hope you'll give it a try and

also come visit here again soon.

Until then,

learn a new technique.

 

Small Journal with Leather

Hello everyone!

I hope you're having a crafty day.

Today I'm sharing a little journal I made

with y'all.

This little gem measures 3.5"x5.5"

and I'm just loving it.

I have some pieces of leather in my stash and

thought I'd give embossing them a try.
I ran the leather through my Cuttlebug

in an embossing folder and it worked

beautifully.  I will be doing more of this

for future projects.  I love this technique.

All the signatures are hand sewn and

then glued into the cover, which is also 

hand made.

For the pages, I have a file that I created

that prints lines on paper, I used different

colors of paper, printed them and cut them

to the size I needed.

The leather piece was glued to the front

of the journal with 

Beacon 3 in 1 glue.

Here is the back of the journal.

This coloring is actually closest to the 

real color of the paper I used.

I'm very pleased with how this journal

turned out.  Now my only problem is,

who will I gift it to?

 

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you have been inspired in some way.

Come again soon,

until then,

try a new technique. 

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.