With every collection I love to create a coptic book and here is the Go the Scenic Route edition!
I love making these handmade coptic books and giving them away as gifts. You can use them as diaries, "smash books" or art journals, daily gratitude journals, wedding sign-in books, mother-to-be baby shower books, as a scrapbook, making lists, for instax photos, book reviews, and so much more! I even made my December Daily 2017 in one and I think it's my most favorite December Daily to date :)
My absolute favorite part is the exposed binding and tying charms, enamel dots, stickers, pearls, beads, buttons, sequins, & more into the binding as I'm sewing. The book lays flat when opened which makes it easy to write & "art" in.This book is 4x6" which is perfect for full-sized photos and smaller memorabilia.
The covers are made from painted wood that my dad and I cut and sanded together - sandpaper is included in the kit so you can sand it to your liking.
I decorated the cover with paint to match one of the patterned papers in Go the Scenic Route and then added a smattering of Floral Die Cuts and Enamel Dots - both of which are included in the kit.
Check out all the previous coptic books made with my collections:
Bloom Street coptic book
Truly Grateful coptic book
There's nothing quite like the feeling of making a cute book completely from scratch!!
I always always always LOVE these books you make!!! They are SO GORGEOUS!!! I am LOVING the flowers on the front of this one!! You inspire me!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThese are a work of art really and I can't believe I'll have one too! After seeing all the covers, I have a rainbow of ideas floating in my head but how to choose? I already have a bowl of tchotchkes started for the spine 😀😍
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness this is AWESOME! I love them all. I don’t see a kit in your Etsy shop but do see the tutorial!! And the book covers. Does your tutorial class provide recommended materials to gather?
ReplyDeleteI would love to make one of these but can't find the kits anywhere!!! Help!!! Hope they are still available!!!
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