After a trip to the farmers market on Saturday, I convinced Mr. Moggie to bike over to Arts on Foot with me. Juried art fairs are great because someone has hand picked all of the artists and crafters so there’s no sifting through the bad to get to the good. At every single booth, I found something I adored. In particular, I can’t wait to save up some spending money and get a bag from JennyJen42 and a sweater from The Devil Made Me Do It. My favorite booth, however, was the one set up by Moonlight Bindery.
photo from
the moonlight bindery blog
I had run into some problems making a book of my own on Friday night and it made me appreciate beautiful, perfectly crafted books at a whole new level and all the hard work that goes into the process. The challenges of Friday night could have led me to give up and think, “Bookmaking is too hard.” But seeing such beautiful books on Saturday inspired me to practicepracticepractice because beautiful books are worth it.
the book that came out of Friday night’s binding session
What
artists or crafters inspire you to be better at your art or craft?
***I've
decided to run a series on books over the next few days (weeks? until I run
out, I guess). I'll share some of my favorite books to carry around, what
supplies I bring with me on trips, some easy book-binding techniques, and what
inspires my favorite pages.
Feel free
to use any tip or technique I share on the blog in your own work. If you find a
way to make it profitable, by all means, use it. If you really like an idea
that I've shared, I'd love a link back to my blog or the post where I shared
it; if you like lots of my ideas, consider adding me to your blogroll. If I
share something that I didn't come up with myself, I will point you to the
source; if I point you to another website or blog, please be considerate about
how others want their work attributed.If you make something super neat using an
idea from my blog, I'd love to see a photo of it! Thanks and enjoy.***
