This is a really simple little book, a Japanese stab bound notebook. At about 3 1/2x4 1/2', it's a nice size for a pocket or purse.
I realized recently how much money I've already spent on this challenge in materials, so I set myself a special challenge today: to see if I could make a book for literally pennies in materials.The lotería cards were cut from one big card from a set I bought in the open market while I was in Mexico. I think the whole set cost about $3, which means the part I used is worth about 15 cents. The pages are cut from brown painter's masking paper. It's t hin and slightly shiny on one side. I bought it at a paint store, in a roll 9" wide by 180' long for about $1.50 For the pages, I used about 15' off the roll, sot he paper cost me about 13 cents. The two feet or so of blue hemp cord was about 5 cents and the 6 beads were 1/2 cent each.
Total cost of this book in materials = 36 cents. So I guess I managed to meet that challenge.
I realized recently how much money I've already spent on this challenge in materials, so I set myself a special challenge today: to see if I could make a book for literally pennies in materials.The lotería cards were cut from one big card from a set I bought in the open market while I was in Mexico. I think the whole set cost about $3, which means the part I used is worth about 15 cents. The pages are cut from brown painter's masking paper. It's t hin and slightly shiny on one side. I bought it at a paint store, in a roll 9" wide by 180' long for about $1.50 For the pages, I used about 15' off the roll, sot he paper cost me about 13 cents. The two feet or so of blue hemp cord was about 5 cents and the 6 beads were 1/2 cent each.
Total cost of this book in materials = 36 cents. So I guess I managed to meet that challenge.
You certainly kept the cost down--LOL!
ReplyDeleteSay, how is that painter's paper to actually write on? Especially that shiny side?
I always love loteria. You certainly worked with materials you already have. And actually you have been good about that all along.
ReplyDeleteI am three days into the ink sketching. First day was several sketches of library program with Chinese dancers. Yesterday I was interupted early in a sketch, but grabbed a small bowl with a fish on it at home before bedtime. this evening I watched the President speak on the computer and sketched a recognizable portrait of him during it. Three for 3. Whoopee.