craftgrrl | first diy book binding

I was supposed to spend the day cleaning and packing up for tomorrow's trip to Vegas (yay!), but of course spend the day crafting instead.

I've always had a real fascination with book binding. While I'm not a big fan of regular novel reading (sometimes I wish I was), I am a big fan of understanding how they're physically put together. I'm in no means about to invest in some big book-binding machinery, but I am finding even the simple DIY journal binding to be very addicting. Anyhoot, it's a little rough because I was more excited about testing it out with the materials I had on hand than getting it perfect... but here are the results:

Inside book pages

Materials used:
- Recycled IKEA pillow case
- Gold button
- Twine
- Cardstock

It's my first attempt, and I hope to make more... with different fabrics, different types of paper, etc. But I'm pretty proud of my first one! What do you guys think? :)

xoxo,
Steppie

P.S. Anyone try Provo Craft's new Yudu? I just pre-ordered one!