A friend commissioned a book of shadows after she filled the last book I made for her. She had a size requirement as she didn't want something as large as my tome but A5 was just not going to be big enough. There was also a request that the cover be dark if not black, she sent through some examples of what she was after which I made my own interpretation of. The end result was a cover with a raised frame and a mostly black textured cover, I had a fairy cameo especially for her as well.
The video below covers the dimensions and page count along with some other information.
Hello crafters, so nice to see you today. I have a treat for you.
I made up one of the Down the Rabbit Hole book Kits and I just have to share it with you. As you made be aware I am an avid photographer, taking photos throughout my day as positivity markers. This is all part of managing my depression, which is very important to me.
Over this weekend I printed out the Down the Rabbit Hole book kit on my inkjet Epson printer and set to work on putting it together. I was contemplating doing a coptic stitch binding and all that goes will it but decided to just do a simple string binding.
Here is the making of the book in its various stages.
It was great timing too because my current photo journal is almost full and I was in need of a new book. I have a full shelf of completed books now which is wonderful, because I can grab one and sit and have a cup of Chai tea and flip through it and remember happy times.
I would really love to see what you create with this book kit so feel free to share a link to your project in the comments below.
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Hey all you create creatures out there reading my blog post today.
I got something new and oh so awesome for you. Well, I think it is awesome none-the-less.
Now I have tried my hand at book making for a while and have done many coptic stitch and other binding methods before. This time I tried long stitch. I am so impressed with the outcome, I had to show you all.
There is a youtube clip at the end of the post that shows the whole process of making the book and it was a lot of fun.
I decided to use the Forgotten Meadows Collection and make a leather bound journal with the Long Stitch binding method. There are a few different tutorials out there, but I used this particular tutorial which seems simple and easy to do.
The two library card I put at each end of the book. Which I filled with tags and some of the journal cards that come in the kit.
I printed out three copies of the book pages from the kit. I used the line page to print of the back of all the pages too as I will use this book for notes while out and about.
The book was the be for note taking while I was out so I didn't want to add any flowers or balky embellishing. The book closes up nicely and will be very handy in the future.
Remember to watch the video to see the making of the book and the final project.
Thank you so much for reading this post and I hope you like the project.
Back in March I showed you my first coptic stitch bound photo journal which I was very proud of and really enjoyed the entire project from making the book to filling it and completing it. I had to do it all over again only this time I wanted to make it bigger. Little did I know HOW MUCH BIGGER it would be.
Here is a video of me talking about the project and going through the second photo journal.
I hope you have enjoyed this and are inspired to maybe give it a try your self.
A few months back I gave a new technique a try. After watching a youtube clip (which if I find will tag to the end of this post) and felt it was so simple that I could give it a go. The only thing is I am not a golds and shiny fan, proffering darker tones. To achieve this I used black Gesso and followed the technique in the clip.
I am very happy with the outcome with the first attempt. Let me know what you think.
