... Homemade Journal ... 2016

[TMLee]

2 hours ago, inkstainedruth said:

Some of those on the link are really cute (especially the cat ones).  But they are also listed as being "Out of Stock" or "Currently Unavailable".... 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

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[Anne-Sophie]

 

Wonderful to see you back on FPN!

 

Looking forward to see your beautiful creations.

 

Could you share the link to your video? Embedding was blocked in the U.S.

 

Can FPNers outside Singapore see the video?

 

 

[TMLee]

On 1/2/2024 at 9:10 PM, Anne-Sophie said:

 

Wonderful to see you back on FPN!

 

Looking forward to see your beautiful creations.

 

Could you share the link to your video? Embedding was blocked in the U.S.

 

Can FPNers outside Singapore see the video?

 

 

 

Thank you for yr encouragement.

 

https://youtu.be/hpdlQae5wP8?si=jS77aqsGX10rNWp0

 

Displaying the link instead. 

HTH 

😊

[TMLee]

tried out some color combos to get a better assessment ....

 

Under electric lighting, so the colors don't look really true.

 

The Teal variant looks most appealing.

Its also a shade that's hard to identify.

Tried using Pantone to compare to identify.

I decided to name it Indigo Black.

 

All in all, they each are beautiful in their own right.

😁

 

[TMLee]

 

☝️This was done sometime back.

( gosh! I just realized I haven't stitched this into a journal yet !!!!! )

 

 

So this one is the reverse - black background with red dragonflies .

 

JOURNAL 288 YUSEN Black Lacquer - Tombows

 

A6 size

 

 

 

There are many possible colour variations , i mean the spine accent , threads , flyleaves ...

So for this first attempt, just trying out some colour combos.

 

Here I wanted the dragonflies to stand out.

So i used a black spine and black threads to recede them into the background.

Allowing the red motifs to pop .

 

The spine accent is a black bookcloth , which is not only black but matte black , in contrast to the glossy black on the washi.

 

 

 

 

As usual, the washi coversheet dives under the bookcloth spine accent.

So the bookcloth won't suffer from peeling away which is common in many such hardcover bindings you see in the local libraries.

 

These are better quality black cords from SLAM of ITALY.

 

 

I think its a nice contrast , the black against black ...

 

 

Black flyleaves to continue the simple theme (minimized number of colours)

 

 

The inktest page

 

The Colophon

 

 

 

7 Signatures, 10 Folios each

Total 280 writing pages

(Old) TOMOE RIVER paper , 52g Cream

 

 

 

I think somethings wrong with my camera, the pics dont look sharp. blurry .

I think its the fungus growing inside which I cant reach to clean, without unscrewing the lens faceplate.

😞

 

 

 

[mhguda]

Hi TM. Can I have this one?

As part of the promised foursome. It's gorgeous. And it has the paper I love.

[TMLee]

11 hours ago, mhguda said:

Hi TM. Can I have this one?

As part of the promised foursome. It's gorgeous. And it has the paper I love.

Sure. But do you want A5 size?

This one above is A6 (small).

Will also try out some other iterations & let you take a look first.

Thank you again

 

[mhguda]

Both sizes are fine. I've enjoyed the A6 journals I got from you through the years... so, whatever you fancy. So, yes I want that first one.

 

and if your next experiment is an A5, that's fine too.

[TMLee]

4 hours ago, mhguda said:

Both sizes are fine. I've enjoyed the A6 journals I got from you through the years... so, whatever you fancy. So, yes I want that first one.

 

and if your next experiment is an A5, that's fine too.

Thanks so much.

Will update you as I make progress.

Meanwhile, if you noticed, I have left out the elastic bookband.

They (the elasticity) don't last , and it becomes more of an eyesore, at least to me.

I wonder if you are okay without the usual elastic bookband ?

 

 

[mhguda]

Yes, the bookband is actually something I hardly use when I write regularly in a notebook - it stays mostly open to the current page, so I can write as soon as the thought strikes me. It's only when I'm ready to shelve it that the bookband sees any use. But it's not a necessity - I also buy them without bookband, and those are fine, too. Plus if I stand them up I use bookends.

 

[TMLee]

14 hours ago, mhguda said:

Yes, the bookband is actually something I hardly use when I write regularly in a notebook - it stays mostly open to the current page, so I can write as soon as the thought strikes me. It's only when I'm ready to shelve it that the bookband sees any use. But it's not a necessity - I also buy them without bookband, and those are fine, too. Plus if I stand them up I use bookends.

 

👌

[TMLee]

This one's a deep bluish green, teal , a bit hard to identify ....

I think this one is the most striking color variant of this series.

Deep turquoise is attractive but not loud. 

 

Decided to name it Indigo Black taking the hint from Pantone.

I think its either Pantone 307 or 308.

I tried uploading to crosscheck using their comparison tool, it even said Pantone 307C

I dont know what the "c" means.  🤔

Anyone familiar and can help shed light ?

 

 

 

Under electric lighting

 

 

The colour combo is really nice.

The tombows are embossed.

some kind of latex material.

 

 

As in my first tryout, decided to let the washi stand out. And the other spines accents recede into the background.

I couldnt find the exact shade of indigo , or blue , or blue green....

Black was just too strong I felt.

 

 

JOURNAL 285 YUSEN INDIGO BLACK LACQUER TOMBOWS

 

A6 size (small)

 

 

 

Spine accent is paper , thickish.

Threads are blue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matching flyleaves

 

 

 

 

7 Signatures, 10 Folios each

Total 280 writing pages

TOMOE RIVER paper (old) , 52g , Cream

107th TR Journal

 

 

[mhguda]

Yes. This one's mine, too. I love an unidentifiable blue, and those embossed tombows, or dragonflies? - gorgeous. It will be a beautiful addition to my collection of small TMLee journals.

[TMLee]

On 1/18/2024 at 7:33 PM, mhguda said:

Yes. This one's mine, too. I love an unidentifiable blue, and those embossed tombows, or dragonflies? - gorgeous. It will be a beautiful addition to my collection of small TMLee journals.

Sure ...

😁

[TMLee]

This one's the Olive Drab variant ...

After a while, I kinda grew to like it ...

Its not loud ...

 

 

First trial of keeping the spine accents to a minimum - Olive Drab ...

Its paper..

 

 

JOURNAL 286 YUSEN OLIVE CRAB Lacquer Tombows

 

I decided to add a dash of red to provide some visual interest ...

 

The tombows here are black, and still embossed ...

 

 

Chilli red cords ....

 

 

 

Matching red flyleaves

 

 

 

This is what I mean, if you keep looking at it, it kinda grows on you ..

 

 

 

 

7 Signatures

10 Folios each

Total 280 writing pages

TOMOE RIVER paper (old) , 52g , Cream

108th TR journal

 

 

 

[mhguda]

Okay, unless nr 5 turns out more exciting... this is the first one that didn't leap out to me. However, I can see it growing on me, in real life, so reserve it, too...😋

[inkstainedruth]

@TMLee -- Not wild about the "olive drab" one (it's a color I just can't stand) -- but the red accents do help a lot.   Those are a nice touch.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[TMLee]

On 1/20/2024 at 11:09 PM, mhguda said:

Okay, unless nr 5 turns out more exciting... this is the first one that didn't leap out to me. However, I can see it growing on me, in real life, so reserve it, too...😋

😁

[TMLee]

On 1/21/2024 at 12:42 AM, inkstainedruth said:

@TMLee -- Not wild about the "olive drab" one (it's a color I just can't stand) -- but the red accents do help a lot.   Those are a nice touch.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

O dear ...

Wonder why olive drab irks you so much 🤔 😁

[mhguda]

As part of the collection, it would still work for me...