Goodbye Podcasting! Hello new adventure!

As I wrote in March, I have decided to say goodbye to Podcasting. But enough about that! I am on a new adventure already!

So here is my big announcement. I have been quiet lately because I joined OBOD. I started my Bardic grade work and have been focusing on that work in my free time. I wasn’t sure if I even wanted to write on the blog at all about this change mostly because… I really need to do work for me, and only me. I love sharing my knowledge and experiences but, I was feeling a little thin. This isn’t only because of the blog and podcast, I also do quite a bit of volunteering where I live as well. I need to refocus inward. I won’t be sharing my personal journey but there are also other things going on!

For example: Today I want to share a project I did this weekend.

I was looking at my pile of lessons for OBOD, and out of no where the though: “those look like leaves of a book waiting to be bound” popped into my head. So I did some googling. I honestly can’t remember when the last time I did any book making was, but it is something my Mom really loves so I have been around it for a long time. I didn’t take photos of the process but here is what I did:

1) measured 2 inches in from the top and bottom of each booklet, and then one inch in from that. punch a hole with a needle at these marks for each booklet.

2) stitch the booklets together (I used fishing line)

3) cut out the cover from cardboard and cover with fabric

4) glue the ribbons and some fabric onto the back of the booklets

5) glue the fabric that was glued to the booklets to the inside of the cover, and then cover with a piece of paper.

Here are some links I was looking at while I made it:

I mostly followed this

I got a few tips from here

I used this type of stitching

It just feels amazing to hold a book that I made. Even though its not the best job, and it won’t take much wear and tear, I did it. I also like that I went with something simple. My Mom loves the fancy stitching, and folds, and different papers. Honestly it wasn’t that hard, and I think next time I will just make sure I have the right glue for the job.

Hope this finds you all well!

Before I go I want to leave you with a little bit of cute!