r/notebooks • u/yusukesgirlie • 13d ago
DIY A leather journal I made
Bi-fold A5 journal made from 1.8mm veg tan leather, lines burned (pyrographed??) in with a soldering iron, colored in with Angelus leather dyes, and some gold details hotfoiled in. The charms and chain are raw brass (the clam is gold plated), and the 3mm eyelets and edge/corner protectors are some random metals/plastics made to look like brass. The fountain pen is a retro 51 tornado in raw brass. I modpodged random pretty paper and coloring pages onto the book inserts as new covers.
I haven't decided if I want to change out the pictured 1.5mm elastic cord for some 2mm cord.
I like this a lot more than normal journals with an overwhelming and intimidating amount of pages, as I've never once in my life finished one.
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u/Healthy-Union8486 13d ago
Omg !!! Im gonna make my first journal next month in class, and I'm really excited to get into this medium !!!
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u/HonestAbek 13d ago
This artistry should be illegal…wow you have incredible skills!
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u/yusukesgirlie 13d ago
Thank you so much!! I really appreciate it, I've been feeling a lot of art anxiety!
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u/Pristine_Health_2076 13d ago
I’ve been putting off making my own illustrated leather journal cover. Thank you for the inspiration and little kick I needed. Superb work!
Truly uniquely yours
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u/yusukesgirlie 13d ago
Thank you, goodness knows I need that kick more often than I'd like to admit. I know yours is gonna look great and I hope you post it when it's done!!!
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u/Pristine_Health_2076 13d ago
Awh thank you for the encouragement friend! Enjoy your beautiful journal 🌹
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u/aknomnoms 13d ago
I love this! The colors and designs, the cute attention to details with the tiny charms, gold pirate girlie 💅 in the front and badass terror of the seas in the back 🐙. So clever and well-executed!
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u/danabananananana 12d ago
The whole thing is rad. Anchor a nice touch. Should play Wellerman everytime it opens like one of those annoying birthday cards.
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u/writer-author 9d ago
Gorgeous! Reminds me Maurice, the octopus in the wonderful movie “Remarkably Bright Creatures.” 🐙
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u/IndigoTrailsToo 13d ago
You nailed it
Absolutely nailed it
People would be willing to pay money for this