I've got a journal (and a blog), Nichole's got a journal, Jeremy's got a personal/family history blog, Jr. Jr. would just chew on a journal if he had one, but Jr. was missing out.
So guess what we did. We made him a journal.
Looking at other journals and most books, they are stitched on the inside, so that's what we did. I folded over a bunch of 8 1/2 x 11 inch computer/printer paper, used a safety pin to make a bunch of holes through the fold, then did backstitching with heavy thread all the way down.
I made sure the ends of the thread were on the outside and we covered the spine with duct tape. Everyone loves duct tape.
Nichole added a little cover art and Ta-Da, we had Jr.'s first journal.
And it didn't even take very much time. Hurray!
What a great idea! Josh is always looking for journals that aren't lined so he can sketch, too, but they're so expensive! We should just make one! I also love Jr. hating Thurs/garbage day. Hilarious.
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