OTHER STUFF

 I've been working on some other projects that have taken a bit of time.  I finished them today.

First was this fast drying clay project that took a while for it to dry, then several coats of sealer, then several coats of paint, waiting for each to dry.  And, no it wasn't supposed to look quite like this.  I had probblems with the clay drooping.  I didn't have very good tools to smooth it with, and I really didn't know what I was doing.  But, it has a style of its own.  Its fun.

Then I finished making this book, too.  It started out as this month's Handmade Book Club's Book of the Month, but I didn't like the binding they were using, so I did a Lattice binding instead.  

ENVELOPE JOURNAL

 I started making a handmade book project I found on CreativeBug.  It's called Stitched Envelope Journal.

Made with a Kraftex cover and envelope wrapped signatures, I got the cover stitched today and the signatures made.

I used this 'pricking wheel' to make holes for the stitching around the cover.  

JUNE'S BOOK

 This month's book on Handmade Book Club is the Japanese Stab Stitch in four different versions of the binding. I made three.

I cut the paper and made the book blocks yesterday.   Then I glued the decorative corners on to them and left them to dry overnight.  I cut the covers from Kraft-tex.

Today I sewed some fabric to the covers.  I used Darrell's drill press to punch out the sewing holes in the covers and book blocks, which was much easier than doing it by hand.

And finally, I stitched the bindings to complete them.  On one of them I tore a strip of silk and twisted it to use as the thread.  That was fun.