I finished one of my journals today, the one with the pink cover which everyone seemed to like, and wouldn’t you know it – I mess up the last signature I was binding. The thread is pretty thick and the paper isn’t so thick so when I was tugging the thread tight I guess my super, duper bookgirl strength came through and the paper tore. I was able to salvage it but I was bummed out. Don’t worry I’ll show you a picture of it too but I want to finish my blue journal as well. Hopefully no boo-boos on that one.
Aside from the bookbinding fiasco, I was pretty tired today. I think the muggy weather we’ve been having got to me and I couldn’t seem to settle in with my books. Tomorrow though I’ve decided to spend the entire afternoon at the bookstore and hopefully catch up on my reading… I know, I probably shouldn’t go to the bookstore as I’ll be lured by the new books but I’ve made up my mind. heh.
So for today I’ll leave you with some links on some cool things I’ve found recently:
- Thanks to Matt, I found out about the Lit Flicks Challenge hosted by The Bluestocking Society. Movies and books – what’s not to love? I am very tempted…
- Photographs that capture people all over the world reading. On Reading has just been reissued and I want a copy of it, don’t you?
- The latest Borzoi Reader has me adding some new books to my reading list. I especially want this one and this one.
- What Book Got You Hooked? This campaign invites book lovers everywhere to join First Book in sharing the joy of great books with the children who need them most. At its core, the campaign celebrates the profound power of the picture and chapter books we can never forget and the critical role they play in developing a lifelong love of reading. Share the memory of the first book that made reading fun for you and then help get more kids hooked: vote for the state to receive 50,000 new books for children in need.
That’s it for tonight. I’m off to try and get some reading and hope to post on book finds & reading progress tomorrow.
Oh no! But I’m glad you’re able to salvage the damage, Iliana.
I’ll have to check out those links, thanks for sharing! Hope you’ve a great weekend and read lots of books. 🙂
Good save it seems on the journal. Now that book “A Stopover in Venice” got me hooked. I want to know more of those characters. I do hope that the sentences will flow and the descriptions will satisfy my yearning for a Venitian vacation. We have had very little sun this summer and Italy is just what I need. Those were helpful links. Enjoy your day at the Bookstore.
I hope you have a great reading day.
Too bad about the boo-boo. But I bet you’d be the only one to notice it in the finished piece.
I’m always recovering from mistakes in crafting and quilting! Sometimes I feel like giving up and sometimes the mistakes lead to improvements. Thanks for some great links!
I can’t wait to see some more pictures of your journals! So incredibly talented, you are!!
Oh I really want that book On Reading! Thanks for the link.
Melody – I was had luck and was able to save the book. It’s definitely still useable but of course I can see the big boo-boo! Oh well, it’s a good learning experience! You have a great weekend too!
roxanestoner – I’ve never been to Italy but I do love books set in Italy. I feel like when I finally get to go, I’ll know exactly what to do 🙂 I do hope that book doesn’t disappoint. Oh and if I could send you some of our sun & heat I would. We’ve got plenty of that in Texas 🙂
nik – thank you – it was so nice! I could have stayed at the bookstore all day!
Stefanie – Sometimes I have been able to hide some of the little mistakes but this one is on the spine and it’s an exposed spine binding so it is pretty noticeable. Ah well, it happens but only makes me more determined 🙂
jenclair – Exactly! Oh I have made so many mistakes but they’ve helped in the long run. I still turn to bookbinding books and my teacher all the time but I’m finding out that I can figure out a lot of things on my own too. I guess that’s just part of becoming experienced in one’s craft right?
stephanie – Aw, thank you. I did finish my blue journal so I’ll post some pics soon.
tanabata – Doesn’t that book look great? I’ve never heard of it and I definitely want to check it out.
Spending all afternoon at the bookstore sounds very good. I won’t be able to hit the bookstore until Sunday since I’ve got movie and dinner lined up for Saturday.
Isn’t Lit Flicks challenge tempting? I’m still trying to come up with my list of books, and the movie adaptations. Gone With The Wind sounds good since it will also satisfy the Chunkster challenge for me. 🙂
I am glad you were able to salvage the book! Thank you for the great links!
Matt – I hope you’ve had a great weekend and hope you find some goodies at the bookstore! I should have gone back to the bookstore yesterday – instead I stayed home and napped. Well,that was probably good for me 🙂
Literary Feline – Me too! I’m going to use this journal just to see if it is really a “working” journal. I am curious if it would fall apart after use although I don’t think so but this will be a good way to find out!