I have wanted a Bind-It-All machine for years, since I saw a demonstration of the first blue one on a shopping channel. I have always loved notebooks, especially spiral bound ones and to have the ability to make my own, or my own journals is nothing short of nirvana to me.
I decided once and for all that I was going to have one and found a decent used one for sale on everyone's favourite auction site. I went a bit mad when it arrived and this happened...
I decided once and for all that I was going to have one and found a decent used one for sale on everyone's favourite auction site. I went a bit mad when it arrived and this happened...
That is quite a pile non? Here are some of their faces.
The following is an album to keep bookmarks in. I stole the idea from Kira Nichols' Oops I Craft My Pants blog. Her style is completely different to mine but I always think that it's possible to remake things in whatever style one chooses. I thought it a great idea and stored it away.
Next is a small art journal made with a variety of stuff including textured paper, envelopes and luggage tags.
Lastly is a notebook which shows that you don't actually need a Bind-It-All to make a wire bound notebook. This was a cheap notebook with a spiral wire which I just unscrewed, as it were. I made new hard covers and punched holes using the original cover as a guide and then re-screwed the spiral wire in.
Another thing I love about making or rebinding notebooks etc is that I can indulge another great love of mine - collage!
More on that in the next post TTFN
More on that in the next post TTFN