So thanks to @AIMR who shared this tutorial I generally don’t do videos they do not help me at all but this one caught my interest. Then ideas formed and I had to make something! This is my first time binding, making any kind of journal at all.
So I started with some Frida print cotton where I felt it was a bit too flat so added beads and embroidery and such to it. Don’t do this! It made making the journal so much harder because then I had to size everything to the motif and not just find envelopes and templates I liked the size and sized the cover to the signatures!
Its not perfect and lacks a closure, but, I have decided on the right closure so its going to be lacking one until inspiration hits!
over time I’ll apply some pockets to the back of envelopes or the pocket signatures, maybe doodle or wrote, continue to fill and some day it may find the right closure that calls to me.
I have a lot of the fabric with different motifs on it. Clearance sale so I bought it all LOL The kids wanted me to do different signatures all neat and orderly but I was like mommy wants something random and colorful and different textures and colors.
The acetate gives me some of that ability to not loose smaller things but it just doesn’t like to stay closed! So I figured hmm I am sure I can make an envelope faster out of something I have on hand!
