In case you missed it, the Sprouts Press’Back to School Sale’ has already started! You have just over a week, till September 11, to pick out your school supplies!
BONUS: If you’re local to Toronto and prefer to pick up your order, I’ll waive the shipping fee! Just send me a note prior to purchase so we can arrange a date/time.
For more details please see the previous blog post here.
Click here to go straight to the sale!
I’m having a Back to School Sale for all the folks headed into the new learning year, and to make way for new fall items! Yippee!!
There are many select items marked down, so I’ve designated an entire section in my Etsy shop for this sale! No need for a coupon code or special password, just make sure you choose a sale item and purchase it between today and September 11, 2017! That’s it!!
Check it out here.
Yes, you see this correctly. It’s August and I’m making Christmas ornaments! I’m telling myself it’s okay because it reminds me of frigid January days, on roasting hot August days.
While I always make these ornaments, this year I’m only making a small edition of them. That means if you want one, act quickly because when they’re gone, they’re gone! Keep an eye on my Etsy shop for them to be listed, most likely at the end of the month.
I’m often asked what my paper stash is like. But to be honest, when I find papers I really like, I usually can’t resist using them. My mind just doesn’t stop thinking of all the wonderful book-ish things I could make with them, until I actually commit to a design/binding and go with it.
This is the case with these notebooks, I LOVE the summery vibe of these papers, and they’re heavy enough to use as soft notebook covers. And, of course, I couldn’t decide on just a few books to feature, so they all get to shine in this post.
See the full collection in my Etsy shop here.
If you haven’t already met the new Bookbinder’s Toolkits, please take a moment to check them out now. They’re lovely, tactile, functional and beautiful – I’m so proud of these! And the best part; if you’re not a bookbinder, or you already have a tool-carrying system, these kits come with tools, and without! This means you can use them for other crafts! There’s lots of pockets and even a detachable tool roll.
I’m currently making them in just three colours: Grey, Brown and Dark Green. I’m undecided if I’ll make more colour ways, most likely I’ll just stick to these colours for now, and if there’s interest I may consider additional colours or patterns.
To see the full line of Bookbinder’s Toolkits, go here.
As a fun bonus, these kits work well with my newest online bookbinding class. You can see it over on Skillshare, and get a two month free membership by going here. Yippee!!
If you’ve been following me here for a while, you’ll know that these cigar books aren’t actually newcomers to what I do. Maybe you remember my first post about them way back in 2014 as part of my 365 project? Rather, these are an updated version of a previous collection.
The leather tie has been updated to a more robust reclaimed leather, in a slightly different hue of brown. And I’ve decided to mimic the construction of the cigar boxes from which they’re made, thus using the entire box with very little waste!
I’ve put the bottom panel of the box as the back cover. And the gorgeously decorated top flaps of these boxes are showcased as the front cover of the book. So when the closed book sits flat, the boards sit in relation to where they did in their previous life.
For more details on either of these notebooks, just click the photos, or go here.
Planning ahead and already prepping for fall shows! Speaking of which, I’ll be at the Etsy Made in Canada show again this year, here in Toronto! It’s at the MaRS building, as usual, and runs 10am – 6pm.
As always, there’ll be swag bags too!
For more information, see the show event page here.
Meet the newest themed DIY Bookbinding Kits from Sprouts Press! These Bee Themed kits are inspired by our pollinator friends, who are so busy this time of year.
In this kit you get all the goods normally in my Bookbinding Kits, with the addition of bee-colours covers (1 black & 1 yellow), and a sample of some very sweet bee washi tape!!
These were created in a limited edition and only 5 remain! If you want one, follow the link below to get one and make your own beeautiful journals! (get it? BEE-autiful??)
To read all about the Bee Themed DIY Bookbinding Kits and see more photos, go here.
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