That crafty girl Doan Thuc has been making little plain-paper books for herself and her friends,for some time now. A while back, I nagged her to post some step-by-step pictures of the book-making process, so I could try it too… which she kindly did!
Now she’s found a terrific tutorial that explains how to make your own journal books, bound with photo print covers, and taken the skill a step further. A series of books that she has just created use pages from gorgeous catalogues for the covers — a wonderful way to keep those especially inspiring images close at hand, without saving a ragged stack of clippings!
Why not use a print of a treasured family photo to cover your handmade book? It’s a very special gift idea. I like the idea of giving a handmade journal to a grandparent, with the wish that they’ll write down their memories… or to a young child, to record their hopes and dreams, to look back over in years to come.
The tutorial that helped Doan Thuc to learn how to make her own photo-covered books, From Prints Into Journals, is created by Judy Lee of five and a half, a Brooklyn, New York, bookmaking and design studio.
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Mary Emma Allen 08.16.07 at 11:22 pm
I love collecting journals (sometimes wonder what I’ll do with them all) and pens. I’m not into making journals and altered books….when I find time.
Doan Thuc 08.17.07 at 4:55 am
I also love your idea, print out photos makes journal book. My mom’s birth is near, I will make a special journal book for her with the family photo cover.
brittany 02.21.08 at 10:28 pm
hi there.