I’ll be off to Thailand tomorrow for 3 weeks (!!!) so I decided to make myself a travel journal. The last time I was in thailand about 5 years ago I started to write a travel journal but I was just too lazy to keep going. Now I really regret it, because I can’t remember all the places we stayed at. So this time I want to make sure, I’ll document all the great places we see and things we do (I’m definitely gonna take a thai cooking class this time!!).
I used all kinds of different papers – mostly in oranges and pinks to match the cover.
I printed several pages to use as a daily journal.
And in the back I added 3 memo pockets to keep papers and cards. I did a little experiment by cutting them which turned out pretty nice.
You can find some more pics in my flickr set at http://www.flickr.com/photos/kasaa/sets/72157604398289016/
So bye for now and check back in May – I’m sure there’ll be lots of beautiful paper stuff and pics from the trip to post.
Hi. If you want to learn how to cook Thai food try this Thai cooking video website
http://www.thaifoodtonight.com
It’s got about 30 recipes each one with a cooking video to go along
Thanks
Love this!!
Hi.I am loving this and dying to make one but I dont know how to bind?I am really wondering how did you made the closure…would really love if you can share your tips..thanks!
Hey! I have pretty the same question as Aihara – how did you bind it? (I asked on your previous blog as well as I didn’t know about this one, sorry.)
I collected and printed out many pages, folded them and sewed the separate layers together by hand to form the bookblock. Then I made a hard cover and inserted the bookblock – it was one of my first tries at sewing so it was more trial and error…
@Meg I think you also convoed me through etsy asking about how I got started. I just bought some materials and tried, plus I got a really good german book that explains all the different binding techniques: “Bücher perfekt selbst binden” by Vasco Kintzel:
http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/3833435836
An english book I have that also gives a good overview on bookbinding basics and explains lots of techniques is “Hand Bookbinding – A manual of Instruction” by Aldren A. Watson – i think it’s kind of a classic
http://www.amazon.com/Hand-Bookbinding-Instruction-Aldren-Watson/dp/048629157X
plus I think this one is worth a look:
http://www.amazon.com/Craft-Bookbinding-Manly-Banister/
Hope I could help & have lots fun…