So 3 months ago I made myself a new notebook for my morning pages as I started to follow The Artist Way. While it was sometimes annoying to find the time to write them, they take me about 20 minutes, I have found them useful and have made some breakthroughs/had ideas etc from writing them, so I decided to keep going.
However, I didn't really want to make a new notebook every time I need more pages. Part of the point of them is you don't have to keep them.
I did find a lovely leather journal that I liked the look of, but I really wanted something with a substantial cover so I don't have to have a table to write at. I like that I can write them anywhere.
I'd been thinking about it a lot, but it was only when I was reading The Organic Artist, that I finally came up with a plan. The Organic Artist is about making your own pens, ink, paper and journals and it just gave me the little nudge I needed.
So I rescued some cardboard out of the bin, and started cutting out a cover.
I also finally attempted binding a book with coptic stitch. Something I've never tried before, even though I've been bookbinding for ages. I put it down to the fact that 1. most of my books have spines and 2. when I was learning there weren't many YouTube videos to help you out with technique.
Anyway I've had a go now and it was great! I do wish I'd learnt this a while ago. As a first attempt it came out really well, and I can see how to improve it for my next attempt. Because there will be one as this is a replaceable book block that will slip in and out of my journal cover. I really love how solid it came out, and the fact it opens flat.
I used paper out of my stash to cover it, and marbled paper from a course I did a couple of years ago. I used 2mm yellow elastic - the colour is perfect! And 3mm eyelets round each hole.
The whole thing came out really well and does it's job perfectly. I can see how I could improve it if I wanted to, so no doubt there will be a mark 2, but for now I'm very pleased with how it came out.
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