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...and the Winner is...
Thank you to all who participated in my first giveaway--it far surpassed my original goal of one more follower! It was so successful, in fact, that I've decided to host another! I'll update later this...
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For the Twelve Days of Christmas, My Grandmother Gave to Me...
The best thing about Christmas is rifling through my Grandmother's pack-rat rooms looking for things to use in my bookbinding adventures. Here are a few things I salvaged, as well as some other...
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Book of the Week: The Life of Pi Necklace
One of my favorite Bloomington shops, Moonstones consistently features a friendly staff, great (sometimes handmade) merchandise,and the best eavesdropped conversations/people watching.I made a book...
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A Notebook for Me!
Today was the first day back to classes, and my last first day as an undergraduate! So, in honor of that I made myself a notebook recycled from old Clairefontaine notebooks and bookcloth I made this...
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Giveaway Part Two
It's time for another giveaway, and I've been trying to think of something special enough for it.Here it is: my first LINED journal.I bought a Florentia bookblock a few days ago and the paper is creamy...
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An Example
I've been trying to find an example of the particular style binding covered in handmarbled paper with a leather hollowback spine, and silk head/endbands, just as an example for myself. While at the...
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My Great-Great-Grandmother's Locket
My maternal grandmother's paternal grandmother, apparently, was a huge bitch. A huge one. She'd make my grandma and her siblings stay outside because she thought they had sticky fingers--of the...
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The Winner is....
Sorry if you can't read that, but it's Iris Ericson, a new-comer to my little blog. Please stay tuned for my next give-away, which will start soon (it's a necklace this time!). (Also, the elephant is...
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New Casebound Books
I've been making a lot of casebound books lately, after a friend recommended the heat 'n' bond method of making bookcloth.You should check out her Etsy shop called theartofjello. She makes beautiful...
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B.E.S.T. Book Swap
On Etsy, I'm a member of the Bookbinding Street Team and we occasionally do a swaps, since we're AWESOME. And it's free.This is the book necklace I'm giving to TheOrangeWindmill.Check out our Team blog!
View ArticleOn Negativity: A Rant
Be forewarned: this is a giant rant. A rant which you might not want to read as it's going to be lengthy and doesn't have any pictures to break up my whining.Are you ready? Still here? Well, you should...
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The Spring Break Challenge
My sister and I never have overlapping Spring Breaks, so she came to visit last week though I was still busy with school work (and that damn essay). And at the end of her stay, we decided to make a...
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Challenge Update and Randomness
Unfortunately, I did not complete 50 books for the Spring Break challenge, but I did get 42!In other news I found this little gem at the Lobby today <-- for a dollar. It makes waxing linen thread so...
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Third Giveaway!
Last night I finished the first of this new technique I'm trying--a faux cord-bound hollow-backed quarter-leather (what a bunch of jargon!). Basically, it's a normal book, with decorative cords rising...
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Artist Feature: Pat Sweet of Bo Press Miniatures
I have the spectacular pleasure of featuring one of my favorite Etsians and bookbinders: Pat Sweet. She owns the Etsy shop Bo Press Miniature Books and makes wonderful "books of curiosity, mystery,...
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Treasuries
On Etsy, items can be featured in Treasuries, and I just found a way to share the Treasuries my books were shown in. Here's a recent one: 'That Boy Needs Therapy.' by 56dollarsforbeancake Modern...
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Mini Book Necklace Tutorial
1. To make this mini book necklace gather these supplies: one sheet of paper (I used Wausau stationery), a small paint brush, scissors, super/scrim, PVA glue, linen thread, bees wax, silk head bands,...
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Quote the Raven
I made an Edgar Allen Poe necklace last night while my sister and I watched Transformers.I tea stained the portrait and used ModPodge to glue it to the brass frame. The best thing about ModPodge is...
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A bit of Treasure
Here's a wonderful treasury one of my books was featured in. Such a beautiful collection: 'stripes' by latikasoap black and white stripes Black and White Stripes - Bo... Fr33na $11.00 Black white...
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Oh! the Horror, the Horror!
Unbelievably, I'm not really accident prone. (When I am, however, I do so dramatically.) I fractured my ankle once while dancing (horribly); I cut my arm from wrist to elbow climbing on a lego bucket...
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Made it to the Front Page!
Just logged on to Etsy to check the shop and had a bajillion-quajrillion notifications. Turns out one of my journals made it to the front page (squee). Here's the treasury it was featured in. 'Spring...
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Entrenched
It's been awhile since I've been on, and I'm happy to say that it's because I'm busy being super successful and don't have time for blogging since I'm raking my money into piles to jump in. Not true,...
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Embroidering My Thumbs Off
I'm crafty in more than the *evilly maniacal* sense. I knit, I paint, I hot glue gun...basically, I'm your grandmother's wet dream of a granddaughter. My own grandma taught me to embroider, and I've...
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Poor Little Abandoned Blog...
...nobody reads you. I feel very sorry for having neglected you for so long but I've been very very busy.I'm working now on catching up on custom orders as well as make a few little fun books to keep...
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No More Custom Orders
July 31st is the cut off date for custom orders and made to order books from my shop. After that point I will be turning away all requests for custom books until further notice and discontinuing all...
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