... homemade journal ...

[TMLee]

Wha happened to all my pics?

 

Phew !

[dcpritch]

I noticed they were all missing - did something happen with your photo hosting site?

[TMLee]

I noticed they were all missing - did something happen with your photo hosting site?

 

Apparently, acording to Photobucket, all my pics exceeded the monthly free limit of 10GB of bandwidth. I am not sure how to explain, it's something like my pics were viewed? or downloaded? or uploaded? so many times it exceeded the limit for that month. Maybe the others more well versed in IT can explain better.

 

The larger the size per each pic means the bandwidth gets used up quicker.

Thank goodness all my pics are reduced in size.

 

When that happens, it gets suspended temporarily till something is done :

a) either buy a subscription or

b ) wait for the next fresh month of the 10GB limit to arrive .

 

By sheer coincidence, the date of the fresh month was the next day.

Edited July 26, 2013 by TMLee

[WOBentley]

This is Journal 172 "Red Efalin - Gifted" A5 size

 

 

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20172%20Red%20Efalin%20-%20Gifted/020-1.jpg

 

 

This is a handsome one ...

 

As a huge Gary Larson fan, and this being one of my two favorite of his cartoons, I am thrilled with it and it looks great alongside my other TMLee creations!

Thank you!!!

[TMLee]

As a huge Gary Larson fan, and this being one of my two favorite of his cartoons, I am thrilled with it and it looks great alongside my other TMLee creations!

Thank you!!!

 

 

Thanks WOBentley.

 

Its a nice one- this journal ... simple , and well built ...

Glad you liked it ...

[TMLee]

Working on some commissions ....

 

I offered (i think I was a little too ambitious .... ) to design a logo containing name initials...

to incorporate into the journals ...

 

Initials were AG ...

some doodles ...

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/010-1.jpg

 

 

I couldnt find typefaces that I wanted ...so I settled on this finally ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/003-1.jpg

 

The other initials was TG ...

and the recipient loves books so I added the graphic image of a book ..

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/009-1.jpg

 

I was wondering what an emboss would look like , so I sketched it out ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/001-2.jpg

 

Finalised on this ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/002-2.jpg

 

Thought had to be given to how the final design would stand out in the emboss , hence to design logos that would be simple in outline....

 

 

 

Edited August 12, 2013 by TMLee

[betweenthelens]

Gorgeous work! I love the evolution of your craft from the first to the last pages here where you've shared your projects. Really lovely.

[TMLee]

Gorgeous work! I love the evolution of your craft from the first to the last pages here where you've shared your projects. Really lovely.

Thank you

[TMLee]

Working on some commissions ....

 

I offered (i think I was a little too ambitious .... ) to design a logo containing name initials...

to incorporate into the journals ...

 

Initials were AG ...

some doodles ...

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/010-1.jpg

 

 

I couldnt find typefaces that I wanted ...so I settled on this finally ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/003-1.jpg

 

The other initials was TG ...

and the recipient loves books so I added the graphic image of a book ..

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/009-1.jpg

 

I was wondering what an emboss would look like , so I sketched it out ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/001-2.jpg

 

Finalised on this ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/002-2.jpg

 

Thought had to be given to how the final design would stand out in the emboss , hence to design logos that would be simple in outline....

 

 

 

 

 

Cut out and planted into position ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/007.jpg

 

 

The other one ...

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/001-1.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/005.jpg

[TMLee]

This is Journal 51A "Jade" A5 size completed ...

 

A nice graphic ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Journal%2051%20Jade/Journal%2051A%20Jade%20A5/001.jpg

 

 

Tried out a few bookcloths but finally settled on this one ... GEMATEX - Deep Purple ...

The purple best blended in with the tinge of purple and rust etc hues on the graphics ..

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Journal%2051%20Jade/Journal%2051A%20Jade%20A5/012.jpg

 

 

The decision was to incorporate spine and corner accents ...

and so , with the bookcloth emplaced ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Journal%2051%20Jade/Journal%2051A%20Jade%20A5/003-1.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Journal%2051%20Jade/Journal%2051A%20Jade%20A5/004-1.jpg

 

 

I now clamp down my folded-in corners for at least a few hours till dry.

I like the end result - really flat !

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Journal%2051%20Jade/Journal%2051A%20Jade%20A5/006-1.jpg

 

 

I decided on an emboss to do the logo .

 

It had to be on the inside front flyleaf becos I felt that it will be hard to see on the outside.

 

Here the logo cutout is pasted into position ...

You can also almost see the very flat corners after clamping ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Journal%2051%20Jade/Journal%2051A%20Jade%20A5/009-1.jpg

 

The finished result

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Journal%2051%20Jade/Journal%2051A%20Jade%20A5/014-1.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Journal%2051%20Jade/Journal%2051A%20Jade%20A5/017-1.jpg

 

 

The journal completed ...

Front

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Journal%2051%20Jade/Journal%2051A%20Jade%20A5/008-2.jpg

 

Rear

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Journal%2051%20Jade/Journal%2051A%20Jade%20A5/011-1.jpg

 

 

bands deployed

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Journal%2051%20Jade/Journal%2051A%20Jade%20A5/023.jpg

 

 

The bands are positioned to align (well ... almost .... ) with the triangular corner accents

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Journal%2051%20Jade/Journal%2051A%20Jade%20A5/024.jpg

 

 

as usual, the accents are flushed with the cover material. They don't overlap and create a bump...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Journal%2051%20Jade/Journal%2051A%20Jade%20A5/025.jpg

 

 

I chose blue to complement both the deep purple and the greenish jade graphic...

The blue added a dash of freshness to the several hues found on this journal.

It had to be a light coloured hue also otherwise the emboss cant be seen ....

So the choice of the flyleaf colour had to be more carefully considered ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Journal%2051%20Jade/Journal%2051A%20Jade%20A5/012-1.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Journal%2051%20Jade/Journal%2051A%20Jade%20A5/013-1.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Journal%2051%20Jade/Journal%2051A%20Jade%20A5/017-2.jpg

 

 

Matching blue ribbon pagemarker ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Journal%2051%20Jade/Journal%2051A%20Jade%20A5/014-2.jpg

 

 

Full spread ..

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Journal%2051%20Jade/Journal%2051A%20Jade%20A5/015-2.jpg

 

Seen now with the blue accents ..

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Journal%2051%20Jade/Journal%2051A%20Jade%20A5/016-2.jpg

 

 

Front flyleaf ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Journal%2051%20Jade/Journal%2051A%20Jade%20A5/018-1.jpg

 

with the embossed logo ..

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Journal%2051%20Jade/Journal%2051A%20Jade%20A5/019-1.jpg

 

 

The rear pocket

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Journal%2051%20Jade/Journal%2051A%20Jade%20A5/020.jpg

 

and I replicated the logo on the anti drop-out flap ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Journal%2051%20Jade/Journal%2051A%20Jade%20A5/021.jpg

 

so that the logo can be better appreciated in its clarity ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Journal%2051%20Jade/Journal%2051A%20Jade%20A5/022.jpg

 

 

The inktestpage

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Journal%2051%20Jade/Journal%2051A%20Jade%20A5/027.jpg

 

and the Colophon ...

DIAMINE Monaco Red

and

NOODLERS Black

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/Journal%2051%20Jade/Journal%2051A%20Jade%20A5/030.jpg

 

 

Writing paper is

NATURALIS 135gsm , Vanilla White , Smooth

7 Signatures , 4 Folios each, 112 pages total

 

 

 

 

 

 

[TMLee]

This is the 2nd of a set of 3 journals on commission ...

 

This is Journal 173A (A5 size) Midnight Blue Bookcloth

 

This bookcloth is a new acquisition.

Its a nice deep blue. Stately. Classy.

Solid, stable colour.

 

The brief called for a journal that won't look out of place at work . Nothing too cutesy, colorful, kiddish , etc ...

Black comes foremost to the mind.

But this Midnight Blue looked a better choice , at least to me ...

 

I had already tried out an A6 version , with a camel colored leather corner accent.

But I felt it might look better using the 'wrong' side of the leather. and so I went ahead with that idea ...

It looks like suede ...

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/003.jpg

 

 

I didn't have yellow leather , so this was the closest I got to best complement the Midnight Blue Bookcloth.

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/004.jpg

 

As usual, I skived down the leather.

Took me a long time. I dont like this stage of preparation work.

But I guess one has to be patient about such things ...

As in all my corner and spine accents, they are flushed with the surface of the covers.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/001.jpg

 

 

Leather corners , too , can be flattened , using the same technique ..

Just wet the folded-in corners with clean water and clamp hard over a few hours ..

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/005.jpg

 

 

The results are very amazing ...

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/079.jpg

 

 

This journal belonged to the same owner as the previous one above ,

so the logo was mounted onto the inside flyleaf ...

In order to create an emboss ...

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/007.jpg

 

The covers done

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/010.jpg

 

 

The journal completed

 

Front

Pictured with one of my favourite pens , the OMAS MoMA in ST

Its a very very elegantly shaped pen. Its proportions are very hard to better ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/032.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/033.jpg

 

With the bands deployed ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/049.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/050.jpg

 

I decided to go with stitches that matched the corner accents.

A very light beige - rice colour ...

I had considered yellow to match the flyleaves, but thought it might be too colourful for office.

The rice colored stitches did not compete against the Midnight Blue Bookcloth nor against the corner accents,

yet provided enough contrast against the deep blue bookcloth and yet balance the same hue at the corners.

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/034.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/035.jpg

 

The rice colored hue of the stitches allowed the patterns of the coptic stitch to be properly appreciated ...

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/036.jpg

 

Full spread

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/037.jpg

 

 

Now with the dash of yellow (flyleaves and ribbon) as the accent colour ...

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/038.jpg

 

A closer look

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/039.jpg

 

The front flyleaf ,

with the embossed logo ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/041.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/042.jpg

 

The rear pocket

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/043.jpg

 

and the logo replicated on the anti drop-out flap ...

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/044.jpg

 

 

Inktestpage

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/045.jpg

 

 

Colophon

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/048.jpg

 

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20173%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/Journal%20173A%20A5%20Midnight%20Blue%20Bookcloth/031.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

 

[TMLee]

This is the third journal in the commission ...

 

Journal 174 "Nostalgia Classifieds" A5 size

 

Nice graphics ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/001.jpg

 

 

I decided to add corner accents

Midnight Blue Bookcloth

becos it helped to tie in with the tinge of blues on the cover graphics...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/007.jpg

 

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/008.jpg

 

 

The accents are flushed level with the book covers

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/011.jpg

 

 

After clamping the folded-in corners flat ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/013.jpg

 

transferred the logo onto the inside front flyleaf ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/005.jpg

 

Completed

 

Front

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/026.jpg

 

Rear

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/030.jpg

 

Bands deployed

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/041.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/042.jpg

 

I was deciding between the orange or rice coloured threads...

I went with the rice coloured threads so as to blend in with the graphics of the similar hue ..

and to stand out in contrast on the Midnight Blue bookcloth

Orange threads would look out of place on the covers, so I felt it best to use the orange on the flyleaves instead...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/031.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/029.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/032.jpg

 

 

The orange flyleaves and ribbon added that dash of accent colour

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/035.jpg

 

 

Full spread

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/033.jpg

 

Now with the tinge of orange shown

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/034.jpg

 

 

 

Inside front flyleaf

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/036.jpg

 

The logo ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/037.jpg

 

The rear pocket

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/038.jpg

 

and the logo replicated ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/039.jpg

 

 

Inktestpage ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/025.jpg

 

Colophon

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20174%20A5%20Nostalgia%20Classifieds/045.jpg

 

 

 

[TMLee]

This is Journal 175 "Jungle Gym " A5 size

 

Found this cheerful print ....

and promptly proceeded to try it out to see how it looked like on A5 covers ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/070.jpg

 

 

Green and black were the two dominant hues...

so I decided on black flyleaves.

But what was more challenging was the colour to use for the stitches , or accents ...

I settled on orange to match the hint of it on the graphics ... ...

 

This orange was too bright ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/057.jpg

 

so I settled on this orange instead ..

it looked better ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/059.jpg

 

 

I felt the print was too nice to let go to waste ,

so I kept thinking about how to use the other (wasted) parts of the fabric.

the only place left was the hinges at the pocket.

and so I experimented ...

and it worked !

 

As usual, I used my translucent vellum tracing paper for the hinges,

but I glued this tracing paper onto the fabric...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/006.jpg

 

trimmed away the access fabric to exact hinge size

Right side up ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/007.jpg

 

proceeded as per normal to fold the accordian hinges ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/010.jpg

 

punched the rounded corners as usual ..

trimmed to size ..

I was pleasantly surprised at he workability of the newly made 'bookcloth' ..

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/014.jpg

 

the hinges installed into the pocket ...

what I like is that the hinges are now fully co - ordinated with the covers ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/016.jpg

 

the other hinge

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/075.jpg

 

 

 

The best part of this new discovery is that this new window hinges continue to work and serve its function in bringing light into the pocket ..

I had thot that it will stop light from passing thru ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/015.jpg

 

the other side

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/017.jpg

 

The journal completed ...

 

Front

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/001.jpg

 

Rear

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/004.jpg

 

Bands deployed

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/005.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/006-1.jpg

 

 

The Light Rust linen thread

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/008-1.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/009-1.jpg

 

Full spread ...

the fabric is cut from one piece, the graphics continue from one cover to the next ..

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/010-1.jpg

 

Now seen with the black flyleaves and orange accents (stitches & ribbon) ..

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/011-1.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/012-1.jpg

 

Rear pocket ..

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/015-1.jpg

 

The co-ordinated hinges ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/017-1.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/018.jpg

 

Inktestpage

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/019.jpg

 

Colophon

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/020.jpg

 

Writing paper is

NATURALIS , Vanilla White , 135gsm, Smooth

7 Signatures, 4 Folios each, total 112 pages

 

This is a nice one, bright and cheery ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/003.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2011/2013/2013%20Journals/Journal%20175%20A5%20Jungle%20Gym/002.jpg

 

[penultress]

I love the use of the extra fabric in the pockets! It makes a beautiful accent!

 

I love the look of these last 3 commissions.

[Centopar]

Those are extraordinary. I applaud your eye, your skill and your patience; you're making real pieces of art.

[TMLee]

I love the use of the extra fabric in the pockets! It makes a beautiful accent!

 

I love the look of these last 3 commissions.

 

 

Those are extraordinary. I applaud your eye, your skill and your patience; you're making real pieces of art.

 

 

Thank you ....

[TMLee]

Working on my next commission ...

 

This one calls for a journal that is odd sized - around 5"x 7"tall.

 

Its significantly smaller than the A5 size journals that I usually craft out of an ISO A4 size.

 

The odd-size is a special request so that it can be carried around conveniently with a Bible size of similar proportions.

 

There will be a leather jacket to contain this journal too.

.... but I havent even started on the leather jacket yet ...

 

Been thinking much about the journals , considering how the owner takes notes, type of paper preferred, inks used, large or small handwriting, and the eventual filing system when the journals eventually get filled....

 

As I thought thru ...

I decided to make a set of journals for a start.

 

then ...

 

I started thinking about designing a labelling system that the owner could use and personalise ...

 

These are sketches from my thots ...

.... using my Zequenz 360^o notebook ...

 

I was thinking about how the labelling system would serve its function when shelved ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20117%20GEMATEX%20-%20Olive%20Green/Journal%20117B%20Olive%20Green%205x7%20Orange%20Tag/084.jpg

 

placement of the label ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20117%20GEMATEX%20-%20Olive%20Green/Journal%20117B%20Olive%20Green%205x7%20Orange%20Tag/082.jpg

 

the label has to sit neatly somewhere amongst the stitch stations ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20117%20GEMATEX%20-%20Olive%20Green/Journal%20117B%20Olive%20Green%205x7%20Orange%20Tag/083.jpg

 

I wasnt contented with a label that could be just pasted on to the covers...

 

so I gave it more thought ....

perhaps incorporating it from the flyleaf ...

apart from zero wastage,

I felt it was a more elegant solution ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20117%20GEMATEX%20-%20Olive%20Green/Journal%20117B%20Olive%20Green%205x7%20Orange%20Tag/085.jpg

 

I wondered how and what form should the label be like ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20117%20GEMATEX%20-%20Olive%20Green/Journal%20117B%20Olive%20Green%205x7%20Orange%20Tag/087.jpg

 

some variations ...

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20117%20GEMATEX%20-%20Olive%20Green/Journal%20117B%20Olive%20Green%205x7%20Orange%20Tag/088.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20117%20GEMATEX%20-%20Olive%20Green/Journal%20117B%20Olive%20Green%205x7%20Orange%20Tag/089.jpg

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/2010%20JOURNALS/GEMATEX%20SERIES/Journal%20117%20GEMATEX%20-%20Olive%20Green/Journal%20117B%20Olive%20Green%205x7%20Orange%20Tag/090.jpg

 

 

 

but like what we often observe in good designs,

solutions that are simplest and cleverly simple ,

are always winners .... .

 

 

 

 

 

 

[mhguda]

I do hope you make a design that's optional. While a label is handy, in your design drawings I think it would detract from the beauty of the cover. If you must label, do it in such a way that the label only comes out when one stops using the journal..?

[TMLee]

I do hope you make a design that's optional. While a label is handy, in your design drawings I think it would detract from the beauty of the cover. If you must label, do it in such a way that the label only comes out when one stops using the journal..?

 

 

Hmmm ...

Thats an interesting idea ...

I havent thot of that ....

 

I was thinking these are already filled when they are shelved.

Cos while in use, they are carried around in a leather jacket.

[my63]

Hi T M Lee

I have read your thread for some time I never thought I would have anything to contribute but here goes.

How about using a different coloured thread for one of the bindings starting at the top for the first one then moving down the spine as you go.

When they are together on a shelf it will be easy to see which is one two three etc.

Love the embossing by the way

Regards

Michael