Planner Snowflake, Day Seven: Wishlist

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Morning, y'all! It's a bank holiday for me but I'm still here to bring you today's post. (Thank you lunabee34 for posting over the weekend!) Here or in your own space, today's question is:

What's your journal wishlist? What's a planner, notebook, setup or app you'd like to try but haven't yet?

Remember to track comments if you're interested - we've had a lot of people coming in late, which is awesome!

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[ysabetwordsmith]

I recommend that you start simple with bookbinding.

* Learning to stitch decks of paper is one skill; with that, you can make pamphlets or chapbooks. These are fun family mementos or gifts.

https://www.wikihow.com/Do-Saddle-Stitch-Bookbinding

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWHkY5jOoqM


* Learning to make covers is one skill. Typically this means decorative paper or cloth over a cardboard core, but some use leather wrapping and/or wooden boards. With this skill, you can make "books that don't exist" covers to sell or display as an art project. I used to write for a magazine that specialized in this genre and some of the titles were hilarious.

https://www.ehow.com/how_6099995_make-cardboard-book-cover.html

https://www.ehow.com/how_8277136_bind-book-leather.html

https://www.creatopy.com/blog/designing-book-covers/


* I've seen friends make mini-books, with real covers and sewn-in pages, that are just a couple inches square. These make great stocking stuffers or keepsakes. They're sometimes called charm books. It's a good step before you try to make full-sized books.

https://thepostmansknock.com/mini-diy-book-tutorial/

https://essyjae.com/2018/08/30/mini-hardback-book-making-tutorial/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-eC2AMQolg

https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Homemade-Book


* Full-scale bookbinding requires a book press, which is kind of a screw-thing with press plates, so you might be able to use some other kind of craft press (e.g. a cheese press) or woodworking press that may be cheaper than a book press.

https://www.talasonline.com/tools-and-equipment/bookbinding

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-make-a-hardcover-book

https://www.wikihow.com/Leather-Bind-a-Book


* Not a required skill, but a good idea if you want to make historic-looking books, is paper marbling. It's a whole craft unto itself but has beautiful results. Plus it's another endangered craft so supporting it is valuable.

https://www.creativelive.com/class/introduction-paper-marbling-robert-mahar/lessons/building-and-using-an-ink-comb

https://ohsobeautifulpaper.com/2016/03/how-to-make-marbled-paper/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQjTk-hynFY

https://www.rookiemag.com/2013/01/diy-paper-marbling/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chsods1HUpc

https://www.sevimsurucu.com/marbling-materials