I’m excited to share a beautiful wedding album created by Canadian book artist Sharon Meeker for a friend’s son and daughter-in-law. The book is bound using a traditional Japanese stab binding called an Account Book and Sharon’s jumping off point was this tutorial: Account Book Binding Tutorial. Cover To reflect the country chic vibe of […]
One of my favorite types of long stitch binding is this long stitch with packing. It’s a good beginner binding because each signature is sewn in individually. I wrote a tutorial for this binding with a leather cover but it can also be made with a thick handmade paper cover. Here I used the pink […]
This is a coptic stitch book I made recently using one of the handmade rose papers from June’s Paper Club. I used a single needle to sew the coptic stitch through 9 sewing stations, and I added a wrapper to each signature from using June’s dill paper. Head to the end of the post for […]
The selection for June Paper Club is a summery mixture of rose petals and pinks. ItĀ features the last few sheets of the rose paper, which is no longer being made and so when this month’s Paper Club sells out, it’ll be gone forever š BUY NOW The regular Paper Club pack includes six 19″ x […]
Just living is not enough…one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower. Hans Christian Andersen Summer is a season for making memories and taking some time out for reflection. Here are some ideas to fill the handmade journals and notebooks that you create with either writing, art or art journaling. Fathers Day Father’s Day […]
I sometimes get questions about how I photograph the handmade books that I post on Instagram, Facebook and this blog. Ā It’s very simple and something most bloggers do but as it’s National Photography Month, I figured I’d share the (not very glamorous) process. Natural Light I photograph my books using natural daylight coming from the […]
In order to serve my local customers, I’m offering Drop-In Open Studio time once a month on the following dates from 2-6pm at my Western Avenue Studio in Lowell: Monday, June 17 Monday, July 15 Monday, August 12 Monday, September 9 Monday, October 14th No meeting in November It will give you the opportunity to […]
A couple of years ago I compiled a list of the papers I use most frequently to make handmade books. Not a great deal has changed, but I noticed that some of the links in the original document were broken, so I’ve updated it. Click on the image below to download the information. I would […]
I’ve just announced my summer class schedule for 2019, and there’s a class I’m particularly excited about, the Mixed Media Journal Class. I will run it on two different days, Thursday, June 20th or Saturday, June 22nd. In this full day class, we’ll create a customized mixed media journal using new and vintage papers. You […]
Welcome to May’s Paper Club! I’ve chosen some pretty papers in shades of blue and silver this month so you can create some fun Spring projects. I’m happy to say that my stash of paper is definitely decreasing and so this month the full paper pack and the mini paper pack are slightly different. If […]