Sour

I knew I was going to go loco with perfect binding, if only the taste in my mouth wasn't so bitter.

The need to own my photo booth has been growing lately especially due to the fact that I can't find the stash I've so well hidden. I see knitted/crocheted face creatures and beards in my not so distant future,

Commission turned gift

A while ago I was asked by my very special teacher to create some notepads for her to use after seeing some books I had made. The only requirements were that the paper was lined and thick enough to write on with a felt pen. It took me a little while to perfect "perfect" binding so when it actually worked well I knew this was the time to make these notepads.

Also, in light of some amazing news and the precious amount of guidance and help from this teacher, I decided to scratch the commission and make it a gift instead!

The illustrations were drawn by me, red: tomatoes and blue: blueberries.

Perfect Binding

First entirely successful perfect bound book!

Perfect Binding is a type of book-making which doesn't require any sewing. The pages of the book are bound together by either glue and string or just glue alone. In my case, I simply pressed the pages together in my makeshift book press (easy as pie) and applied a few layers of elmer's glue onto the spine. Things to keep in mind were to not press the sheets too tightly, but tightly enough so that the glue wouldn't run down between the sheets of paper as well as to let the last thick layer of glue dry overnight for maximum awesome.

This is a book my younger brother helped prepare (as it will be his) and so I was able to show him how it is made. Next Sunday, we shall be going to see The Gorillaz in concert (!!) so I (tried) to transfer an image of them onto the thick card stock paper with acetone (while wearing heavy duty protective gear!) but my paper was too textured so I went over it a bit with an ink pen. You try, you learn!

I'm infinitely pleased with the results and intend on making more!