Bookmaking 101
A journal is: a service book containing the day hours a: record of current transactions; b: an account of day-to-day events; c: a record of experiments, ideas, or reflections Some journals record history and famous works of art. The artist's sketch books become art. And I have made lots of them. There are various styles and each can serve different purposes. Some are simple and are made from paper. The kind of paper would depend on the purpose. Leonardo da Vinci was famous for keeping journals. The grand kiddoes and I spent a couple of lessons learning about him and then made a simple journal. To get the vintage look we used coffee water to satin brown kraft paper with splatters and stains. The pages were stacked and then 2 holes were punched and the booklet was tied together. Easy Peasy! A variation of this would be to fold pages in half and thread the cord/string through holes in t...