Fabric covered journals -- completed!

[swift]

Hey all...I thought I would post a couple of pictures of journals I recently completed. (I started doing bookbinding as I was completely broke for Christmas, and now I'm addicted!)

It's a "green dots" journal, using pillow case material I found at Daiso (this cool Japanese store with everything priced at $2.00). It's 5.75 x 8.5 with cotton paper inside (not sure how many pages but at least 50) and an elastic to keep everything closed. I'm in love with this style, and wanted to share! (I would like to sell these in the near future, but have no idea as to price etc. as I've just been doing it for fun, but I've kind of journalled-out all my friends and family! Any suggestions?)






I've also posted my mini-sock monkey purse journal. Not sure how large it is -- 4.5 x 3.5 or something like that -- done with rings. I am hoping to do some original fabric ones as I've just learned how to print my own fabric, but I can't decide which photos to use as I have so many. I just know it's going to be a journal with my dog on it!

I've done up this style of journal in myriad fabrics -- some for my older relatives, some for my funky friends, and others just for the heck of it! I've used ribbon -- as you can see there -- but scrapbooking bolts and leather cord work well also. I have to go on a road trip so I can fill up my book!

[kategirl]

those are super cute and very professional looking!  kudos!

[turtlebriana]

Tutorial please? I know everyone's goiung to want to make them... they're Grrrrrreat!

[swift]

I shall work on a tutorial this week. It's going to be a little long, but I'll add a few pictures. I am still having trouble lining up the holes (which is totally obvious to me now upon seeing the photos) and I need to find an alternative to book cloth, as it's getting expensive! Thanks for the kind words. It's the first time I've shared the journals with anyone outside of my family and I was a little nervous!

[swift]

Okay, I finally posted the journals to my site at www.evenmonkeys.org (click on handmade journals in the menu) for some other ones. I'm working on the tutorial and I will have one there shortly, along with tutorials for some other book binding things. Thanks again for the input.

Swift

[happify]

Very nicely done!  I love your choice of fabrics.  Do the pages open easily?  I mostly do Japanese stab bindings, but am always looking for something that'll lay open a little flatter.  Only critique would be the black elastic on the lime polka dots -- too much of a contrast.  Good luck selling them!

[_-_Razzle_-_]

They look very professional! That is amazing! 

[Shraailsha]

Great work!! Can't wait for the tutorial!!

[NessaGurl]

OMG!!! Those are so great.  I can't wait to see your tutorial...as I'm new to bookbinding and would love to know how to make them so professional looking. Great job, I wish I would have gotton one of those for Christmas...I'm so jealous!!

Nessagurl

[imelda]

these look great! did you back the fabric yourself? how? what did you use for the text paper?