New

This just up at Minelolly . . . a new baby announcement! It is the first of many. I am proud to say, Minelolly owes this new venture to its awesome customers. In return, more designs will soon be available . . . how exciting!

Old Pretty Stuff

After carting around a bunch of bookbinding supplies from college—I have finally gotten around to using some of the old, pretty stuff. And although I must admit, I've ruined several "experimental" books, it's been fun to get my hands (and the floor and the desk) messy again.
Above: The perfect guest book for weddings—or because it has blank pages, use it for sketching or whatever else you can imagine. Find it on Minelolly.

Digging

I'm about to make a guest book to match the wedding announcements I just finished. It's been a couple of years since I bound a book so I went digging through my boxes to remind myself how to get started. Here are a couple of fun examples I found from my bookbinding class.

Made from Japanese paper (found at Kate's Paperie in New York) the journal below is bound using a coptic stitch.

Somehow I messed it up a little and I actually doubled the loops. The correct stitch is the one on the far right. See how the two on the left are a little thicker? Although incorrect, I think I like them better.

Inside front cover.

Below are some papers I dug out of my stash from Kate's. So pretty. How can I cut them up?

Below was my final project the bookbinding class. Our teacher told us we had to learn a new binding technique on our own and somehow incorporate a box into our project. (She'd taught us how to make simple boxes.)

I made an album using a Japanese Stab stitch. The book comes encased in a green box of my own design. It turned out great for never having made anything like it before.

I am officially excited . . .

I've been trying to find (PVA) book binding glue and discovered that Paper Source carries it! And then I discovered we actually live CLOSE to a Paper Source. As I have never been, I am officially excited to go visit this evening. *sigh* I have a weakness for paper. . . . Here are some of my faves from their online store.

Gifting: Snow & Graham

Finally Snow & Graham have launched their new website. CLICK HERE to see all their new items. I am particularly liking the wrapping paper.