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This evening’s bookbinding experiment involved a technique I learned about from Four Keys Book Arts on YouTube. I see myself trying this again in the future… but maybe not with upcycled custom wall calendar pages.

Returning to my bookbinding hobby after a couple years’ hiatus. I was inspired by the packaging for a blind box figurine I picked up recently, which I thought would make SUCH a cute notebook.

And here we are!

• Cover: cardboard packaging + cardstock purchased from a thrift store
• Endpapers: scrapbooking paper purchased at a garage sale
• Text block: reclaimed copy paper destined for the landfill
• Bookcloth spine: made from my sewing scraps

I’ve discovered that having the right tools, working slowly and methodically, and being patient are the keys to getting a passable result with a minimum of frustration.

(Not just in bookbinding, but in Life.)