Progress images of the steampunk Tome

Creating the cover I decided to use a Seth Apter's Die of the large cog, I used the die again to cut another cog in heavy foil or shim to use under the zipper layer.

also used some cog die cuts to add some interest to the back cover 

I created the faux leather attachment by following tutorials on you tube, adding stamped images, a zipper, and some hand stitching.

Then auditioned various embellishments, adding and removing bits until I liked what I saw.

It took a lot longer than I had anticipated, but once I was happy I attached the bits and pieces,

The title label was still empty until I finished, looking back I think I would have been better off embellishing the cover last, after all my text block was fitted. Having such a heavily decorated cover makes it difficult to work in.

Book Stack

A few book that I have been working on recently, replacing text blocks in some and building some from scratch.

Book stack look

A quick look at the book stack books, some have had the text bloak replaced and some have been built from scratch.

Naturelle Historie Box.

I have been working on some miniature books in a couple of my last projects in the studio. This little natural history box contains  some mini books, some tiny specimens of shells and seeds and some scrolls of maps and text. I will probably be doing my next video on this project, giving a closer look. I just have to finish the cover.

Chakra Book beginings

This is how the book began as a discarded stationary set.

It was to good to throw away and I felt it deserved a new purpose.

So it received new clothes and insides. 

Now that it it finished take a look at the following video.

Flip Through Envelope Book

Quick flip through. This envelope journal created from watching a tutorial on you tube from bohemian crafting.
Hope you like it.

Latest Book with flip through on youTube.

This book was created for a friend with a preference for mauve as a thank you.

hope you like it.