Here's another of my patented hair-on hide leather journals. This one is a rich chestnut brown with a lot of auburn in it and pale gray on the sueded side. The liner paper is a burnt orange unryu paper. I used three capsule-shaped carnelian beads to embellish the spine and it is stitched with a longstitch binding.
The paper for the pages is just yummy and not very expensive. I love using art paper, like Arches Text Wove or Rives for these blank journals, but man, does it cost! I found a ream of this paper in Arvey Paper in Portland, OR, but it should be pretty widely available. It is called Sundance, from Neenah Paper. It's a 70 lb, felt finish paper in warm white. The finish is soft to the touch, just lovely, and it tears beautifully if you want that deckled edge look. I'll be looking for more of it.
Yes, I know I am still a book behind from the other day when I got home and promptly went to sleep for 14 hours. I will try to get an extra one done tomorrow or Monday.
The paper for the pages is just yummy and not very expensive. I love using art paper, like Arches Text Wove or Rives for these blank journals, but man, does it cost! I found a ream of this paper in Arvey Paper in Portland, OR, but it should be pretty widely available. It is called Sundance, from Neenah Paper. It's a 70 lb, felt finish paper in warm white. The finish is soft to the touch, just lovely, and it tears beautifully if you want that deckled edge look. I'll be looking for more of it.
Yes, I know I am still a book behind from the other day when I got home and promptly went to sleep for 14 hours. I will try to get an extra one done tomorrow or Monday.
Love your project! (That's not literally patented, is it? Because you're certainly not the first to make a book out of hairy cowhide... at least not in Texas!) So far I think I like the earrings best :)
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