I just signed up for a youtube account and took a video of my first moleskine. You cansee it here:

I like it when I have a full day off with a day before that I get out a little early, I feel like I get lot done in the studio. Like I did last night and this morning. I managed to get 4 of the giant stack of journals finished. I’ve listed 3 oneBay and 1 will be on etsy.

SO these 3 are on ebay:


They are either linked or alternating long stitching with 24lb 25% cotton paper and deer or sheep hide. Message me for more information or pictures.

THis is on etsy:
It’s also a linked long stitch that is alitle more complex than the othrs I have on ebay. All the same specs and a very cool piece of leather for the cover. Have I mentioned that I lust after thi leather? It’s so cool, soft but rough.

Here’s what I’ve been working on the last few days. A giant stack of journals. I think there are 11 or so here. I’ve also cut covers for a half dozen 400 page 6x9inch journals and 5 hedgehogs. I was super productive in the studio. (BTW the Raspberry UFO in the left is a very tasty beer and I highly recomend it.)
Here are 8 of the above covers all trimmed and ready for their spines to be cut.
Here are all the spines cut and ready for sewing.
The journal on the left here with red edges is a special order. Sort of experimental or me. He asked for red edges on the paper and it was/is possible with a little extra work, think it’s worth the time for a very special look to the journals. I used Higgins waterproof ink which I purchased at a new art supply store here in town NEver Say Never Ink. Check them out, the prices, what few I checked out appeared reasonable and the guy behind the counter seemed nice. Also had I known their website has a coupon for 15% off the price of anything in the store except for gallery work. Anyway, I’ll head back in for other inks as I rely like the technique.

I just picked up waterproof red ink for a project. I’m interested in seeing how it all works out. Hopefully well!

The DayJob has been a time sink lately and as such I’ve had to spend a lot more time on it than Wish to. Also I’ve been sinking a lot of time into the website. Here’s to hoping it pays off and works out for me!

Anyhow, my plan is to spend much of my day in the studio, working on various projects. I’ll let everyone know how the ink works out.

Well, the 8 year old Okidata finally died. While I loved the damn machine and the control I had over it; the frustration that it left me with after each use was enough. So when the control panel repeatedly blinked *change drum*, which I knew would cost me close to $100, the price we paid for the used printer 7 years ago. I knew it was time.

I did a little research and found a inexpensive back and white brother, on sale for $119, Staples offed it up with an additional $40 off, so at the out set with tax I ended up spending $85. They were then offering an additional $20 rebate. I figured that $65 for a new laser printer wasn’t bad. Also a little poking around revealed that the toner cartridges are available for $60 or so and print about 2500 to 3000 sheets. At full retail that ends up being 2 cents a sheet. Which is much cheaper than an inkjet. While the initial cost is higher, the money spent in the long run is much less.

Also the lines that I printed with a laser printer are much much better than those printed with an inkjet. It’s also better for printing postage from online since it doesn’t run if it gets damp.

The hedgehogs that I finished yesterday are starting to get listed up on ebay. I’ll also have 2 up on etsy and another journal up on eBay later tonight.

I royally screwed up on one of the hedgies. When I glued in the pocket in the back I accidentally glued it 1/4 of an inch in from the edge rather than flush with it. Since I’ve been debating if I wanted to keep/make myself one with this particular leather I’ve decided to keep it for myself.

Here are some pics to keep you busy until you head over to ebay/ etsy.

This one is mine:

I just lowered the price for my Jotter’s on etsy to $3.99+shipping.

I also added a new journal to the ranks of etsy.

I also have 2 journals ending on eBay tomorrow.

Does anyone out there have a website host they would like to suggest? I’m currently using DirectNic, which is good or what I had, but now that I’m making a bigger better site,I’m seeing my bandwidth get sucked form the use, and I’ve gone through a lot of bandwidth in the last few months and I don’t want to need to buy new bandwidth every so often, I’d rather just know that my site is always up and ready to work. I’m also seeing that as I’ve done more research that it can get very pricey, especially if you add to the basic services.

I’d like to get ideas of what people use and have good luck with, send me an email (through the profile section) or leave a comment

Ordered pens, watercolor pencils and my favorite drawing pencils ever.

Moleskines will be ordered tomorrow.

If this wesite takes off, this will be the most perfect job of them all, I’ll get to work with rt supplies all day every day. How freakin’ cool will that be?

Here’s a picture of t vise, with 5 hedgies in it’s grip. I estimate that it’s about 1/3rd full. Which means that it can hold a dozen or so hedgies with no problem. Sweet!