Finally figured out how to bind a book

Remember I talked about the binding machine that Mister got me for Christmas? I’ve been practicing and finally got a good one made. It’s a journal that I made for my creative ideas. I put different kinds of paper in it – watercolor, black paper, vellum. It is so cool to be able to make my own books!!
I painted the cover of the journal. I wanted to name it something that implied a place where ideas percolate. I always loved the room in the game of Clue that was called the Observatory. So I made up the name Creatory. I thought it was so cool. Then when I saw it painted, I realized it looks a lot like crematory. That’s pretty funny, isn’t it? But I still like the name

January 23rd, 2009 at 9:47 pm
I like it:) what kind of binding machine is it? i’ve been wanting to learn to bind my own books-good job!
January 26th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
Hi Trish! It’s a Zutter “Bind it All” machine. The only complaint I have about it is that it doesn’t come with any instructions. I’m having to figure it out all on my own. But the results are great.
January 26th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
thanks! I will add it to my wish list