Do It Yoself: The Bound Book

A tidbit on book bondage: all you need is paper, glue, stiff cardboard, fabric/leather. See Instructables for "How to bind your own Hardcover."

Naomi Lecht's freshlyblended journals, from Etsy:

Gingko Journal in red and white, 25

Houses and Bicycles Journal in orange, 25

Rainy Day in August Journal, 25

Adorable bookplate, right? All journals include a cotton ribbon book marker from angela liguori at carta inc.

Riverstones Journal, 25

Husband and wife team Matthew and Ariana Broerman have a collection of hand-drawn and screen printed designs at Paper Cloud. Some of their mad cute/cheap journals:

Onionpods Journal, 11.40

Mushrooms Journal, 11.40

Daisy Journal, 11.40

My cousin Lillian is really good at this. Add this to your summer project list Lillian!!