I almost forgot this entry for our swap, since I didn't have an email from the contributor: me! I made a coptic journal with covers of vinyl tile. I cut the tile to size with a band saw and used the adhesive backing to affix Kraft paper lining. The cover is embellished with little birds punched out of map paper. The pages are a mix of ivory Italian Velata and camel Hahnemuhle ingres. The closure is a double length of waxed Irish linen thread, finished at the end with a stone bead.
My journals and notebooks can be found in my shop here: www.usefulbooks.etsy.com.
4 comments:
What an interesting way to prepare the covers - intriguing!
I really like this book. I imagine that it feels weighty and important in the hand... I wonder what I would write in it! Your entry has me thinking that I should raid the skip bin outside our house which is being built at the moment to see what I could find for making covers... Thanks for the post, Sara
Love your cover idea! Who'da-thunk it? I will look at the tile isle at Home Depot with new eyes! Thanks for the post.
Thanks, guys! I really like working with these tiles that have a "stone" look.
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