New Steampunk Journals

We had a request for a couple of large 9 x 12 steampunk books and decided to do about 10 small books to give the client a few options of different antiques and styles. These are the first three of the ten books which are available in our  Etsy Shop.

 Book One

 Book Two

 Book Three

Custom Order for Christmas

Custom orders for the holidays are already coming in. 

This album was a custom order for a Christmas present last year by a wonderful return customer. She gave it to her mother-in-law who has a lot of Disneyland memorabilia.

Purple Leather was requested for the cover

A Disneyland E ticket was used for the inset on the front cover

Sewn onto cords for a traditional look.

The end papers front and back came from two
different disneyland maps. These were really fun for me to
look at as I've never been to Disneyland myself. 

I'm excited to see what custom orders we'll be making for this year's Christmas.

Custom Order - Our Adventure Album

This was a custom order request for an anniversary present. The letters and hinges are raised in the leather which is a rustic brown cowhide. I think I might make myself an adventure album someday too. 

You can see more details on the album or order one for yourself by clicking HERE.

Rustic Albums, A Custom Order

This custom order was for a woman who had found some rough characters in her family history. She gathered their information, stories and photos and we made these rustic albums for her. 

We antiqued the leather by hand, spending hours stripping the original hide. We learned our lesson on that one. We'll always start with a hide that is either very easy to strip the sealant off or just use a hide that has not been sealed. We then hand colored the leather and stained it to make it look older and then sealed it with wax. The results were great. The hide went perfectly with the Rives BFK Cream paper that was used for the inside. We also printed out title pages for each person she was giving the book to. 

A note from the gift giver:

"I just wanted to let you know how much everybody loved the albums.  There were tears all round when they opened them and this with five of the six being 20-something year old boys.  Of course my 92 year old aunt and 84 year old Mom loved getting to point out the relatives they remembered and tell the family stories.  Everybody loved the leather and the way the paper and binding worked with the old photos.  I had printed the pictures in sepia tones and the finished products really hang together nicely.  

These albums are something very special and they would not have happened without your husband's and your creativity and skill.  Thank you."

No making books today....

Daniel has the flu. So the kids and I will spend the day cleaning the house and the studio. It's nice that Ethan likes to clean. This picture is from last year and he started cleaning the windows all by himself.