craftgrrl | Handmade Recycled Paper Journal

Sooo I had a few college viewbooks laying about that I just couldn't throw out. There were so many pretty pictures: many random art pieces, some vivid color shots. But what was I to do with them?

As though a message from the crafty gods, I had just received my latest issue of Craft magazine (<3 <3 <3) --complete with Japanese Stab Binding tutorial, perfect for my paper in need of purpose.

My version is slightly modified to accommodate for some first-time errors.

Here's the book I ended up with:

- I used a muffin box for the cover, Mod-Podged a collage on top to decorate
(though I left some muffin peeking through because I liked the way it looked.)
- I cut up some old notebook paper and powerpoint printouts from the recycling for some writable pages, along with the pretty pictures, courtesy of SCAD, Ringling College, NYU and DePaul (thanks guys) .
- I cut the holes with a Dremel (on its drill press).
- I used embroidery floss to do the actual binding.
This was my just test run using the paper I wasn't quite as fond of, but even so, I'm pretty happy with it.