How to make your own sketchbook, journal, etc....

Shelli's technique.



Materials:

• Ordinary printing paper
• Scissors
• (Uhu) Glue
• Thread
• Needle
  
• Hammer and nail
  
• Construction paper or other decorative media
• paints/pens
• Ruler
• Pencil
  

Step One:

Create groups of 4 with the pages. Then fold them in half. Measure with a pencil one inch, then 1 cm spaces (about 10 cm down depending on the size of the paper you are using. Please use your own discretion.)

Step Two:

At each pencil marking, with the aid of the hammer and nail, punch a small hole. Only a small hole is needed so that the needle could pass through, thus, don't pound the nail. Tap it with enough force to create a small hole.

Step Three:

Thread your needle and begin to sew the pages together.





Step Four:

Do the same measurements on the desired paper for the book cover. Use your discretion to decide how big the space for the spine will be, depending on the thickness of your paper put together. Then repeat the process with hammer and nail and then sew in the pages.


Step Five:

Use some liquid glue to further reinforce and bind the pages to the cover.





Step Six:

Decorate as you desire... I put quotes on each page and turned it into a journal.




Finished:

Dress i painted on for a pagent.

Fabric - Pink Satin.
Paint - Fabric Paint
Colours - Bright Shiny Pink, Country Red Shiny, Silver Sterling Metallic
Brush Sizes - #2, 1/2 Inch

The back, along with the trail.

The trail. Up close.

The front.

The front bottom, detail.

The front, top, detail.

Front, sides, detail.

Front. Held up.

Back, held up. Trail.

First painting at college 2005

Coincidentally also my first "real" painting of still life...
Tempera paints.

Sleep Studies

Pencil crayon.

Pardon my toe...

Charcoal and pencil.

Two sketch study portraits of my mummy...

Pencil sketch.
My friend Micks... she was sleeping over and was sick in bed. I just had to take advantage of the moment.

Self- Portrait

April 2006...

It's a piece of my work-in-progress portrait. My version of being a Gemini ^^* (original)

Shelli is known for being an awesome photographer :P but as these pics would show.. known for laziness too..

Random drawing.. don't even ask.. i did it off the top of my head as a quickie before i was posted to bed :P (pastels)

Front yard, post-ivan (charcoal)

Dad went to Las Vegas for a convention... brought back the tourist tour books and such.. Cirque du Soleil was advertising with this pic and i loved it... so i drew it (pastels) Loved it so much i got it lamenated.. However, that didn't stop stupid Ivan from throwing sharp objects at it.. water got it.. and its pastels.. and water got in.. *cries*

After-Ivan pic... took a broken mango tree in my yard amongst some other stuff.. this is what i got. (all pastels ^^*)

Not original, found the original on the net and loved it.. but i can't remember where i found it exactly.. anywho.. (charcoal and drawing pencils)

Sketch of flowers some flowers in my yard... (pastels)

Sweet babe, cousin's daughter as in angel... this wasn't how the pic started.. but this is what it ended like (pencils)

Sketch in pastels

From a mag (pencil crayon *bleh*, pastels)

Was at dad's office... sketchin (pencils)

Sketch about my thoughts regarding someone who was trying too hard *cough* (original, except for Aaliyah's "Extra smooth" lyrics) (Markers and pen)

From fashion mag, yea yea i know the shadows on the face look like runny mascara :P but yours truly was so smart that she fixed the pic first before she noticed that... so changes could not be made. (pastels)

Attempts with acrylics.. PAINT SUCKS.. good, now that is out of my system. This came out way darker than it should have.. and patience isn't my forte.. so ya know..

My piece on my state of mind.. lol so it looks like something ripped off scary movie.. but its not :P.. It started with driving off away from a sunset with various objects represent things i'm familiar with but have had to leave behind... and ended up being this :P (pastels and charcoal)(original)

Just a sketch of plaintain (pastels.. my secret love affair :P)

Sweet babe, my cousin's daughter (charcoal)

Same plaintain, done quickly with acrylics (4th time or so EVER using paints so take pity)

Next attempt at acrylics. It is what it looks like :P

Some mangoes.. sketchin... (pastels)

A pic I did for Nads when she was leaving... Just an angel with some quotes on streaming ribbons (original) (pastels, gel pens)

Still-life of fruits on a plate

CXC exam (2004) observational piece

2004, my CXC S.B.A. observational piece

Imaginative piece for the mock exams