Making journals by hand : 26 creative projects for keeping your thoughts /
Jason Thompson.
- Gloucester, Mass. : London : Rockport ; Hi Marketing, 2000.
- 128 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes index. Cover reads: Making journals by hand : 20 creative projects for keeping your thoughts.
Introduction -- Materials -- Choosing your paper -- Blank books -- Historical journals -- Journal projects: Making your own journal -- Daily journals -- Travel journals -- Recipe journals -- Garden journals -- Artists' Sketchbook -- Triptychs and books with non-linear pages -- Journal techniques: Wax resist -- Blender pen -- Image transfers -- Sewing and non-adhesive inclusions -- Paper cutting -- More than handwriting -- Plaster paper -- Emulsion lifts -- Carved stamps -- Journals as art -- Thinking outside the book -- Gallery -- Resources -- Contributors -- Index -- About the author.
Each project in this wonderful book is simple, yet will help you create a meaningful and personal place to keep your thoughts, write down your memories, or contemplate your future. Making Journals by Hand offers illustrated step-by-step instructions for hand-crafting the journal that creatively meets your personal journaling needs. Learn how to make a journal which matches your mood, personal style, or specific purpose, including specialty journals for travel, weddings, motherhood, and many other personal places to track your thoughts, ideas, and feelings.
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Bookbinding--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Diaries. Scrapbooks. Handicraft.