Michelle taught me how to bind books when I visited her, and I am so thankful! Because now I can make awesome presents from scratch!
Using the back of a water-color-pad, measuring and carefully cutting through the thick carton.
Fabriano water-color-paper is the best kind of paper, as it doesn´t crack and break when you fold it. Here I´ve sewn the pages on to canvas.
Using special loosely woven linen to hold the pieces together.
But where is the bird from yesterday, you ask!??
Well, he´s not far away. He´s going to decorate the cover of this journal.
I should use acid-free PVA-glue, but I don´t have that. So I´m using wood-glue, crossing my fingers it will be ok.
More glue, for the inside-pages.
Using hand-printed paper from Asia.
The result?
The front cover, the love-bringing bird.
The back is covered with “feathers”.
Looks kind of cool, huh? I am totally excited that I can now make my own covers for my own books, and not just paint, but even work almost three-dimensional with the applique.
Now all we have to do is fill it with … ups, I can´t tell. It´s still a secret. It´s a present for someone really special, who might be reading the blog. So I´ll have to keep that a secret for still another week. I´ll post about the content then, because I think we have a pretty good idea we´re working on.
How wonderful !!! The bird has a perfect home. He will make a wonderful gift for someone you care about. Great technique – thanks for that.
Cheers !
Ohhh you two had so much fun creating and learning new techniques, next time I must tack on a few extra days for such things! It’s like artfest part 2!
Are you kidding? What a fabulous gift! Your secret gift friend will LOVE it! I wan tot make one. It’s on the list. Any boat art we are allowed to see? And who is themystery man holding the journals? Take care, e