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For my bi-monthly "learn something new" column on Get Crafty, I decided to tackle making a hard-back, fabric-covered journal. I'll be writing about the process in depth, but had to show you a sneak peek at the results!

Front

Back

Inside covers(fancy Italian endpapers)

And the bird's eye view so you can see the spine and how chubby it is.

I miscalculated the width of my cover boards, and sewed the signatures a bit wobbly, but people, I made a book! I used the eminently excellent tutorial on Curiously Crafty, and bound it with beloved Etsuko Furuya Echino fabric I bought at Purl Patchwork well over a year ago. I looked around online to see if it is still to be had, and it seems that Crafty Planet still carries it, so get over there quick if you want some!

Do check out the column, which will be posted at the beginning of April, if you'd like to hear more!

I took advantage of the beautiful day to do some terrace gardening(I'd show you pictures but all you'd see is dirt in planters, since I was sowing seeds), then had a lovely afternoon tea

It is, as stated on the seriously adoreable tin, delicious. I love hot brewed fruit tea over ice in warm weather! This was a wonderful surprise treat from my dear friend Mikah, a souvenir from her trip to Austria over the winter. I envision doling it out to myself on special occasions throughout the summer!

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