Green beer and Shamrocks

Some Saint Paddy's Day love for ya

Heart-shaped Journal in Shabby Chic Pink

Covered in a dusty rose pink fabric and sewn to chipboard

Envelope Book

The quest here was to find a way to use my larger prints, other than scrapbooking or collage. I tend to buy the slabs of paper, but only use the smaller background prints for my cards. This was a great way to make a dent in my paper stash, and now I can buy more, lol.

Cake Notes

This one's for my use - I needed a way to organize all my cake decorating info. But it really was just an excuse to buy the Bind-It-All. This was my first attempt with wire binding, and I think I added too many pages to make it work as well as I'd like. I also crimped the wires too tight. Lessons learned!

Book Sliver

If you're looking for a slim book with just enough room to have a single sentence, quotation, or memory per page, then this is the perfect size! Colorful dividers section off each of the signatures inside.

Arrgh!

Takes a little time to burn all those edges, but it's more authentic to me than using ink. You do have to wipe off any excess carbon. These pages are for 3 pirate-themed photo journals.

Cursive Writing

Loved this paper! It's a shame cursive writing is a dying practice....

How Do I Love Thee?

For Valentine's Day or as a wedding guest book, or just to 'count the ways'.

Guest Book

Or an autograph book, with my favorite binding style...

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17364764

Crankin' Em Out...

...for the Columbia Market Festival at HCC, Wednesday, October 1

Pink with Pockets Handbound Journal

I like to use thick, handmade, papers for the covers since journals tend to be used for a long time. These were bought at (believe it or not) Costco. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14745856

Letter Writer's Journal

The nearly lost art of cursive handwriting is emphasized in this journal. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14322605

Arrrr!

A pirate-themed journal complete with maps and burnt parchment pages.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13504097

Music "Notes"

A handmade coptic journal for the musically inspired...

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13470690

Waste Not...

This little book was made from the scraps of the book listed below. I simply can't manage to throw any paper away!

Summer Writing

The pockets on this coptic-bound journal serve two purposes - the obvious storage solution, plus the hiding of the binding cords!

Pretty and Practical

I tried a pencil clasp for these so that the front design wasn't messed up from the normal wrap-around Velcro enclosure.

My New Year's Resolution: Keep My Books Up-to-date!

The "Extra" Paper...

Sometimes I buy paper by the pad in order to get one or two sheets that I need. This leaves me trying to figure out what to make from the rest. In this case a large print becomes a journal cover...