... homemade journal ...

[TMLee]

TM, fabulous work as always!!!

 

Awesome craftsmanship by one of the finest gentlemen on FPN.

 

 

My favorite one yet. I have been collecting old photos for a similar use. Haven't got around to it yet.

Your design sense is impeccable!

 

:embarrassed_smile:

 

Thank you

[TMLee]

If you could find a thread to match the color of the leather -- that would look great!!

 

I think this is the closest I have ....

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147G%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20EE%20Ladies/021-1.jpg

[TMLee]

This one's on commission...

 

One of the requirements in the brief was something to do with beaches ...

another requirement was the colour yellow ...

and some leather somewhere ...

 

Hunted unsuccessfully for a beach scene , until I remembered I had beach photos from many moons ago....

These were taken on vacation ...

You can just feel the tropical heat ...

The photos are very nice,

taken with a LEICA Minilux , FUJIFILM ASA400.

This was taken in Phuket , Thailand , way back in 2003

That long ago and the photos remain in excellent condition, no colour fade.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/001.jpg

 

Testing it out on the previous journal covers ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/002.jpg

 

I felt a square format would be more ideal ..

Photos look impressive when presented on a black background...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/003.jpg

 

And so that meant it had to be cropped ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/003-1.jpg

 

 

At one point while cropping, I came across this nice format ...

And I thot this would be ideal to write the details of the photo taken on that larger bottom border ...

And I like my photos to have borders...

And so I had to crop my photos then create the white border.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/006.jpg

 

But eventually I gave up the idea,

I felt it might distract ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/008.jpg

 

I used these elements ...

yellow leather (more mustard )

black bookcloth

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/009.jpg

 

I prepared the undercards ...

Everything carefully measured...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/011.jpg

 

Again, skiving the leather was most tedious , laborious...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/018.jpg

 

Gluing the leather in place ...

This leather is yellow and not tan ...

A very nice leather. I cant identify what kind of skin this is.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/016.jpg

 

Looks promising ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/021.jpg

 

Front cover ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/019.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/024.jpg

Edited April 20, 2013 by TMLee

[timjthomas]

Looks fantastic!!!

[huhjunn]

Amazing work, good job!

[TMLee]

Looks fantastic!!!

 

 

Amazing work, good job!

 

Thank you

[TMLee]

After clamping the leather corners overnight ...

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/002-2.jpg

 

The leather corners ..

A deep yellow ochre ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/016-1.jpg

 

I like this leather ...

Its nice ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/015-1.jpg

 

These leather corners are flushed with the covers...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/020-1.jpg

 

The original photo pasted into position ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/010-1.jpg

 

I made the recess slightly deeper to improve its guard against surface abrasion ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/011-1.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/019-1.jpg

 

The completed covers ..

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The photo is sited on the rear cover ,

to allow the front cover to be more subtle.

I plan to add something of interest on the inside front flyleaf.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/008-1.jpg

 

Front

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/009-1.jpg

 

Rear

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/022-1.jpg

 

Front

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/024-1.jpg

[TMLee]

This is the smaller version of that set ...

 

This one is A6 size...

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147J%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/003.jpg

 

The corners completed ...

same deep yellow leather ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147J%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/031.jpg

 

The photo placed in position,

I just so happen to have a copy of a similar photo but taken from further away...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147J%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/032.jpg

 

Back cover

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147J%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/033.jpg

 

The leather corners are done the same way, flushed level with the covers...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147J%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/035.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147J%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/036.jpg

 

The morning after clamping the corners overnight...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147J%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/038.jpg

 

The matching pair ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147J%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/041.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147J%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/044.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147J%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/048.jpg

[TMLee]

The set completed ...

 

"Journals #147H and #147J Jet Black Bookcloth - JMR Beach"

 

Journal 147H A5 size

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/002-3.jpg

 

Rear

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/006-2.jpg

 

 

I decided on yellow stitches , to match the yellow flyleaves ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/005-2.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/010-2.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/011-2.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/014-2.jpg

 

Fullspread

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/012-2.jpg

 

I added a monogram of the recipient's ...

on the inside front flyleaf.

this time I found it too fine to cut out and do an emboss...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/015-2.jpg

 

The rear pocket ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/018-2.jpg

 

 

The corner leather accents as usual are flushed level with the covers...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/025-2.jpg

 

The nicer band closures ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/022-2.jpg

 

The inktestpage

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/017-2.jpg

 

Colophon

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/001-3.jpg

Edited April 28, 2013 by TMLee

[TMLee]

Journal 147J A6 size. The smaller version .

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147J%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/048-1.jpg

 

 

Rear

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147J%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/051.jpg

 

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147J%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/054.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147J%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/055.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147J%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/058.jpg

 

Full spread

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147J%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/056.jpg

 

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147J%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/057.jpg

 

The monogram is also reduced in size proportionally...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147J%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/060.jpg

 

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[timjthomas]

Fantastic my friend. Thank you!!!

[TMLee]

Fantastic my friend. Thank you!!!

Thank you

[TMLee]

The matching set ...

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/044.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/042.jpg

 

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/047.jpg

 

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147H%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20JMR%20Beach/037-1.jpg

 

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[TMLee]

This is "Journal 147G - Jet Black Bookcloth - EE Ladies" finally completed ...

 

A5 size.

 

Front

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147G%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20EE%20Ladies/001.jpg

 

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Rear

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147G%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20EE%20Ladies/004.jpg

 

With the bands deployed

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147G%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20EE%20Ladies/012-1.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147G%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20EE%20Ladies/010.jpg

 

The chestnut brown threads helped blend things together ...

Its a bit thickish - around 1.0mm or 1.1mm so it contributed to the 'swell' .

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147G%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20EE%20Ladies/022-2.jpg

 

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http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147G%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20EE%20Ladies/014-1.jpg

 

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Full spread ..

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147G%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20EE%20Ladies/016-1.jpg

 

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The lime green flyleaves

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147G%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20EE%20Ladies/020-2.jpg

 

 

For this journal , I tried out something dfferent again.

Taking advice from the other bookbinding forum ,

I folded the entire signature at one go.

Not each individual folio which I usually do.

The objective is to have the signatures with rounded spines.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147G%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20EE%20Ladies/026-1.jpg

 

 

I am quite happy with the results ...

I am still havent worked out on making an A5 journal entirely of TR paper.

so I made an attempt - sort of experiment ...

I added 2 signatures of TOMOE RIVER paper ...

They are located at signature #3 and #5...

These TR signatures contain 12 folios each.

The other signatures contain only 4 folios each bcos they are heavier paper.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147G%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20EE%20Ladies/025-1.jpg

 

I didnt want to place the TR signature in the middle, I was unsure if the soft paper could take the perforations that carried the ribbon.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147G%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20EE%20Ladies/024-1.jpg

 

 

The inktestpage

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147G%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20EE%20Ladies/027-1.jpg

 

 

the Colophon...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147G%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20EE%20Ladies/028-1.jpg

 

 

Writing paper :

7 Signatures comprising

5 signatures of NATURALIS , 135gsm , Vanilla White, Smooth of 4 folios each

and

2 signatures of TOMOE RIVER paper , Cream , 52gsm of 12 folios each.

Total 176 writing pages.

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2011%20JOURNALS/Journal%20147%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth/Journal%20147G%20Jet%20Black%20Bookcloth%20-%20EE%20Ladies/002.jpg

Edited May 6, 2013 by TMLee

[TSherbs]

Another gorgeous journal! Thank you for sharing. Good luck selling.

[TMLee]

Another gorgeous journal! Thank you for sharing. Good luck selling.

Thank you

[TMLee]

Earlier on , I completed the covers ...

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/28367-homemade-journal/page-58?do=findComment&comment=2647118

 

The journal now completed ...

 

Journal #170 "Happy Dragonflies"

 

My 11th TR journal ...

 

A6 size

 

I went back to stitching with my usual threads (about 0.8mm) instead of the finer ones (#25 gauge).

I just wasnt content with not being able to use the flat profile threads.

I was pleasantly surprised it turned out well.

What I dont understand now is why !

I am not sure what I did that produced this round of success with TR paper.

 

Front

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20170%20Happy%20Dragonflies/008-1.jpg

 

Rear

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20170%20Happy%20Dragonflies/011-2.jpg

 

Bands deployed

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20170%20Happy%20Dragonflies/012-2.jpg

 

Nice bands

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20170%20Happy%20Dragonflies/013-3.jpg

 

I decided on blue stitches to blend in with the covers - the light blue swirls ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20170%20Happy%20Dragonflies/018-1.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20170%20Happy%20Dragonflies/015-2.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20170%20Happy%20Dragonflies/016-2.jpg

 

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20170%20Happy%20Dragonflies/014-2.jpg

 

Full spread

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20170%20Happy%20Dragonflies/017-1.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20170%20Happy%20Dragonflies/019-1.jpg

 

I chose contrasting flyleaves

Blood red in colour with some texture.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20170%20Happy%20Dragonflies/020-1.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20170%20Happy%20Dragonflies/021-1.jpg

 

 

Lets see ....

1) I did pull the stitches slightly tighter though this time ...

2) And I also recall the piercing for these stations are with a needle, ie, smaller holes (not with an awl - larger holes)

3) And there are 3 pairs of sewing stations - not the usual 2 pairs.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20170%20Happy%20Dragonflies/025-1.jpg

 

I am quite happy with the outcome.

I made a boo-boo though...

The one signature with the 12 folios , which is thicker is supposed to be at signature #1 and not #7.

I had intended to put the thicker (12 folio) signature at #1 becos the starting threads there are less - so it is thinner.

The last signature contains the tie-offs so it will be thicker from the swell.

Doing this , balances all the signatures out perfectly - all looking the same thickness.

If you examine the photo, you can just barely make out that the first signature can afford to be slightly thicker - but ever just so slightly.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20170%20Happy%20Dragonflies/024-1.jpg

 

No matter, those are finer details.

It remains a nice journal , overall ...

 

The inktestpage

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20170%20Happy%20Dragonflies/027-1.jpg

 

The Colophon

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20170%20Happy%20Dragonflies/023-1.jpg

 

Writing paper is TOMOE RIVER paper , 52g, Cream

7 signatures comprisng

6 signatures of 10 folios each and

1 signature of 12 folios

Total 288 writing pages

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20170%20Happy%20Dragonflies/010-2.jpg

Edited May 8, 2013 by TMLee

[TMLee]

bummer ..

 

all my classifieds need to be re-done

[TMLee]

This one's on commission ...

 

The brief called for a few things :

- purple colour

- leather corners

- something about the spice islands

- monogram initials

- and others

 

I had crafted a purple journal long time ago.

did an experiment on staining them covers with ink...

 

I was wondering what leather corners to use....

 

The dark chestnut brown leather somehow couldnt contrast enough with the dark purple.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20122%20GEMATEX%20Dark%20Purple/Journal%20122D%20GEMATEX%20-%20Dark%20Purple%20Spice%20Islands/005.jpg

 

Here is an attempt using the reverse side of the leather...

Somehow it looked better ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20122%20GEMATEX%20Dark%20Purple/Journal%20122D%20GEMATEX%20-%20Dark%20Purple%20Spice%20Islands/004.jpg

 

Found a small map of he spice islands ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20122%20GEMATEX%20Dark%20Purple/Journal%20122D%20GEMATEX%20-%20Dark%20Purple%20Spice%20Islands/007.jpg

 

trying to visualize the colours , hues involved ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20122%20GEMATEX%20Dark%20Purple/Journal%20122D%20GEMATEX%20-%20Dark%20Purple%20Spice%20Islands/019.jpg

 

 

Made the covers to receive the map ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20122%20GEMATEX%20Dark%20Purple/Journal%20122D%20GEMATEX%20-%20Dark%20Purple%20Spice%20Islands/003-1.jpg

 

 

Trying out the map in position ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20122%20GEMATEX%20Dark%20Purple/Journal%20122D%20GEMATEX%20-%20Dark%20Purple%20Spice%20Islands/006-1.jpg

 

It looked good ..

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20122%20GEMATEX%20Dark%20Purple/Journal%20122D%20GEMATEX%20-%20Dark%20Purple%20Spice%20Islands/007-1.jpg

 

 

Next came the preparation of the leather corners ...

Tedious !!!

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20122%20GEMATEX%20Dark%20Purple/Journal%20122D%20GEMATEX%20-%20Dark%20Purple%20Spice%20Islands/010-1.jpg

 

Done

Leathers installed ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20122%20GEMATEX%20Dark%20Purple/Journal%20122D%20GEMATEX%20-%20Dark%20Purple%20Spice%20Islands/015-1.jpg

 

 

I like this reverse side of the leather.

Looks like its nicer

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20122%20GEMATEX%20Dark%20Purple/Journal%20122D%20GEMATEX%20-%20Dark%20Purple%20Spice%20Islands/016-1.jpg

 

A check for alignment

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20122%20GEMATEX%20Dark%20Purple/Journal%20122D%20GEMATEX%20-%20Dark%20Purple%20Spice%20Islands/026.jpg

 

 

This time I used low tack masking tape to help in positioning the map exactly intop position.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20122%20GEMATEX%20Dark%20Purple/Journal%20122D%20GEMATEX%20-%20Dark%20Purple%20Spice%20Islands/029.jpg

 

The map pasted into position ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20122%20GEMATEX%20Dark%20Purple/Journal%20122D%20GEMATEX%20-%20Dark%20Purple%20Spice%20Islands/033.jpg

 

This round, I gave a deeper recess to better protect the map ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20122%20GEMATEX%20Dark%20Purple/Journal%20122D%20GEMATEX%20-%20Dark%20Purple%20Spice%20Islands/034.jpg

 

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20122%20GEMATEX%20Dark%20Purple/Journal%20122D%20GEMATEX%20-%20Dark%20Purple%20Spice%20Islands/018-1.jpg

 

Next came the initials for the monogram ...

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20122%20GEMATEX%20Dark%20Purple/Journal%20122D%20GEMATEX%20-%20Dark%20Purple%20Spice%20Islands/036.jpg

 

Tried out some compositions ..

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20122%20GEMATEX%20Dark%20Purple/Journal%20122D%20GEMATEX%20-%20Dark%20Purple%20Spice%20Islands/038.jpg

 

Decided this was better ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20122%20GEMATEX%20Dark%20Purple/Journal%20122D%20GEMATEX%20-%20Dark%20Purple%20Spice%20Islands/042.jpg

 

Glued into position ....

This part is always a hairy moment ...

but it turned out ok ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20122%20GEMATEX%20Dark%20Purple/Journal%20122D%20GEMATEX%20-%20Dark%20Purple%20Spice%20Islands/045.jpg

 

I decided on yellow stitches ....

I felt it was a refreshing hue amidst subdued colours ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20122%20GEMATEX%20Dark%20Purple/Journal%20122D%20GEMATEX%20-%20Dark%20Purple%20Spice%20Islands/046.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20122%20GEMATEX%20Dark%20Purple/Journal%20122D%20GEMATEX%20-%20Dark%20Purple%20Spice%20Islands/048.jpg

 

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20122%20GEMATEX%20Dark%20Purple/Journal%20122D%20GEMATEX%20-%20Dark%20Purple%20Spice%20Islands/003-2.jpg

 

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20122%20GEMATEX%20Dark%20Purple/Journal%20122D%20GEMATEX%20-%20Dark%20Purple%20Spice%20Islands/004-2.jpg

Edited May 13, 2013 by TMLee

[TSherbs]

Love the monogramming touch, and the color choice