Ah, the best laid plans... On my way to the big outdoor market here in San Miguel de Allende today, I ran into an old friend who is leaving town tomorrow. Today was the only possible time we could catch up. So out went the market day in honor of friendship. But I did get up to the "Mega," (sort of a smaller Wal-Mart) and picked up a few bookish supplies. One of the best was a foam placemat shaped like a giant lime. How could I not buy it and instantly make a book out of it?
The hardest part of this hand-made blank journal was cutting the book block after the signatures were folded and nested. It's a skill I have not perfected, especially when the pages have a shape, like these. I am not at all happy with the smoothness and evenness (or lack thereof) of the pages. But after working on them for nearly two hours I realized they could only get worse, not better, and let them be with the happy thought that "Limes are lumpy!" So limey pages should be too!
The book has 6 signatures of 12 pages each. They are bound to the foam placemat with a simple longstitch binding, and the book closes with a piece of Velcro.
I think it's at least worth a laugh.
The hardest part of this hand-made blank journal was cutting the book block after the signatures were folded and nested. It's a skill I have not perfected, especially when the pages have a shape, like these. I am not at all happy with the smoothness and evenness (or lack thereof) of the pages. But after working on them for nearly two hours I realized they could only get worse, not better, and let them be with the happy thought that "Limes are lumpy!" So limey pages should be too!
The book has 6 signatures of 12 pages each. They are bound to the foam placemat with a simple longstitch binding, and the book closes with a piece of Velcro.
I think it's at least worth a laugh.
This book definitely made me smile =)
ReplyDeleteI was on another computer and lost track of you for a couple of days. What fun to get back and see what you have been up to. The lime is great. Its wraparound cover, with the little tab, makes it very practical. You are finding what you need.
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