If you remember back to my first post of 2011, I made a New Years resolution to make at least 20 books per month. Knowing how busy I've been lately, I was a little worried that this goal might be too lofty and that I wouldn't have enough time to make all the books I'd planned to. But somehow I managed not only to reach, but to surpass this goal.
During the month of January I made the 32 books pictured here, in addition to two custom books which I will feature on my blog soon. I made 13 Coptic-bound journals (which also work well for wedding guest books and sketchbooks), five Italian Long-stitch books, and a slew of pamphlets, softcover concertina notebooks, and hardcover sculptural concertina books.
About half of these books are bound for a few local shops that sell my work, and the others will be listed in my Etsy shop over the next week.
I'm already looking forward to the books I plan to make in February. I'll be focusing on making more Italian long-stitch books with suede, leather, and cardstock covers. I'll also be making some new photo albums, which sold out during the holidays.
Great job Katie! Those books look amazing! :)
ReplyDeleteThese look amazing! Congratulations on meeting and surpassing your goal.
ReplyDeleteThank you both so much for reading along and for sharing your kind words with me. I'm feeling incredibly motivated right now, and I can't wait to get back in the studio this evening.
ReplyDeleteThis afternoon I dropped off five of my new books (some were leather journals and others were hardcover books) at a local shop that sells my work, just in time for a Valentine's event they are hosting this week. Now I need to make a few more leather books to list in my etsy shop too.