We all like the Ribbon slots in upcycled book covers. It looks awesome, they provide structure, and just are all around a great look. It just adds a bit of snazziness to your home made journals. But how do you put the slots to fit the ribbon into the book…
Junk Journals are a ton of fun to make but there are some stressful parts of making them. After all, how do you measure the paper for the text block or signatures? It’s important to get the book boards and text blocks to be compatible. If it isn’t properly sized,…
Hi everyone! I’m moving my online shop to Etsy. Please see the link! PaperButterflyForge – Etsy TLDR: Websites are Expensive. Etsy is Less Expensive. The time and effort to maintain my online shop on this website is quickly overcoming the benefits. Whilst I am not the biggest Etsy fan, they…
I like to make these pocket sized pamphlet notebooks. They are handy for everyday use. But you can use them as a tuck in a junk journal. Use them for a travel journal, keep track of monthly goals. add them to Midori traveler’s journals. Plus they make great gifts. In…
Special note: I’ve moved the journals to my Etsy Shop PaperButterflyForge – Etsy The hosting fees for WooCommerce on my website finally outweighed the costs of being on Etsy. Thank you so much for everyone who has supported me over the years! There are about 80 journals that I have…
I made some Coptic stitch notebooks that you can buy in my online store. I have recently made the jump from using twin loop binding to hand stitching the notebooks together. I’ve been thinking about making the change for some time. Part of the change is due to rethinking of…
I’ve been changing over to Coptic Stitch Sketchbook. I can only make 3 or 4 a week. Compared to when I used the twin loop ones, when I used to make 10 to 15 per day. Slowing down has it’s benefits though. 🙂 If you feel like supporting my tiny…
Hi! I’m happy to share a Free Printable Weekly Planner. I’ve been making printables to use in my Recycled Book Journals. I’ve been meaning to share them for free on the website for now. This Weekly Planner is a letter sized PDF. It’s sized so that two planner pages are…
What I’m working on this morning. I’m transforming an old book into a recycled book journal.
I’m getting ready this morning to glue book jackets to book covers. Most of these are 1980’s science fiction book club books. Many of them are classic titles that are well regarded. At the time of this writing the covid-19 crises has been around for about 4 months. At the…
I see a ton of people set up for the first time at all types of craft fairs. However, when I talk to them, the newbies don’t always consider all the costs of being there. Today, I would like to express my opinion on that. Labor: How many hours are…
Craft Shows are a great way to connect with your local customers, get some feed back on your products and earn some money. However, it’s important to research each and every craft show that you plan on attending. Each one has a different audience and price point. Knowing what to…
I’ve been making digital prints lately. I *should* be adding them on a regular basis. They can used as collage paper or as a print. I look forward to seeing what people do with them!
I believe in fun. Fun paper, cards, and books that deserve a new purpose in life. I upcycle books into nifty journals that can go anywhere and be used for any number of things. Junk Journals, Scrapbooks, writing journals, bullet journals, or sketch books. The Recycled Book Journals also make…
People ask me all the time what I do with the extra book pages. Here is one use: I make cute book markets. I have a backing that I bind the book page too. Then I cut out the book mark. Have a peaceful and prosperous day! Laura 🙂
These Book Journals are already spoken for, but check out the other book journals in my shop!
It’s been a fun summer. I’ve met a lot of great people at the Wallingford Farmers Market, the Madrona Farmers Market, Fremont Solstice Fair, Magnolia Summer Fest, Urban Craft Uprising events, and Oddmall. After such a whirlwind of sunny events I turn my eyes to fall and to the 2017…
I’m interested in making my own book cloth. I’m collecting some of the methods for y’all here that I’m finding. Book cloth is used for attaching cloth to books. The basic parts of it are: cloth, glue/or adhesive and a tissue paper backing. There are any number of ways to…
It’s a few days before the holidays and I’m starting to reflect on everything that has happened during the year. It’s been a fast and furious year! I’ve been binding books and notebooks just about every free second that I have. I started showing at the Fremont Sunday Market, Urban Craft…
Commonplace books were ways of keeping knowledge or compiling information on a particular subject. Today, we might consider a Pinterest page a commonplace book. The use of commonplace books dates back to the dawn of books. Printing books also made it more accessible for people. Many scientists and writers…
Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting the folks at Otherworlds up at the Fairhaven Steampunk Festival. After talking a bit, you can now purchase my book journals at the Otherworlds store in Edmonds. Otherworlds 203 5th Ave S, Suite 2 Edmonds, Washington 98020 They are a steampunk and geeky…
Many thank you’s to the people who supported the Book Pom Pom Kickstarter. It funded last week and I will be sending out the book pom poms and book marks shortly! The Kickstarter funds will go towards purchasing new book binding tools. This past week I have been traveling and…
I’m off tomorrow to vend at the Steampunk con in Port Townsend. I haven’t been there before, but I’ve heard good things about it. I hope to meet some new people there. The following two Saturdays, I will be at the Georgetown Trailer Park Market. I enjoyed my time there…
Off to the post office to ship another order to Europe! Lore Bit game tokens keep on selling! Woot!
