Another book

[luzula]

I see I wrote a draft of a post complaining about how my nose was clogged up and I was not allowed to take the nose spray anymore, and I couldn't sleep because of it. But suffice it to say that I have had a bad cold which has lasted three weeks. /o\ It's still ongoing, but I'm on the mend now.

I made another book! This one has blue cloth on the spine and a matching blue marbled paper on the covers. Note the ribbon placeholder, I haven't done that before. I'm almost completely satisfied with this one; it has some small asymmetries in how the covers are glued on, but generally I'm proud of it! It's a collection of all my fic which isn't due South or Flight of the Heron.

Comments

[regshoe]

Poor you, that is an awfully long time for a cold to last! I'm glad it's getting better now.

And that's a lovely book :D The marbled pattern is beautiful, and I like the matching colours of pattern, cloth and ribbon. Very smart.

[luzula]

Thanks, I was feeling sorry for myself when I was sleep-deprived and coughing all the time! But I'm better now, and got some good sleep in.

And I'm glad you like the book! : )

[mific]

Impressive! The marbled paper's lovely.

[luzula]

Thanks! It's fun to match up my three bookcloth colors with the various marbled papers I've got.

[osprey_archer]

RIBBON PLACEHOLDER. Truly the pinnacle of fancy bookbinding!

When I was young there was a series that I liked, the Dear America Diaries, where ALL the books came with ribbon placeholders and it felt so luxurious to me that I attempted to attach ribbon placeholders to my own diaries in imitation.

[luzula]

Hee. I imagine it might be hard to attach the ribbon well afterwards! Mine is glued between the headband and the back of the actual papers.

Which reminds me, I need to hold up the end of the ribbon to a candle and melt it slightly, so it doesn't fray. It's polyester, not anything more fancy...

[osprey_archer]

I believe I taped it to the outside of the spine, which was not as elegant as I would have liked, but one does what one must when one is ten!

[philomytha]

That's gorgeous! And all books should have a ribbon placeholder, I love them.

[luzula]

Yes, they look nice and they're useful! I don't know why I haven't done them before.

[seascribble]

I love the marbled cover. Begone, cold.

[luzula]

Thanks! Yes, it is very pretty.

The cold is on its way out, but it has really overstayed its welcome. Not that it was welcome in the first place.

[james]

The book looks so nice! I think that's a wonderful hobby to get into.

[luzula]

Thanks! I am very happy I got into it, at least. : D

[ljm]

*Heart eyes*

It looks wonderful!

[luzula]

Thank you! : D

[rachelmanija]

That is beautiful!

[luzula]

Thanks! I keep looking at it and stroking the cover… : )

[cathexys]

Beautiful!!!!

And I hear you on needing nose spray and knowing how bad it is for you. Argh!!!

[luzula]

Thanks! : )

And yes. I reached the limit of 10 days, and then, after strengthening my resolve by reading horror stories on the Internet about people who had become reliant on the nose spray, I had two sleepless nights with a clogged nose…

[cyphomandra]

It looks so lovely!! I have some of my grandfather’s old marbled prize books and they look fantastic but very few of them contain anything I want to read, which would not be the case with this!

[luzula]

I do love that old-fashioned look! Especially when the book contains porn. : )

[mergatrude]

The book is so pretty!

I'm sorry you've been unwell. I've had that persistent cold thing and it's very tiring. A shame you can't use nasal sprays. :(

[luzula]

Thanks! I'm definitely much better now, but the past three weeks were a slog…

[bluedreaming]

Oh, so lovely! The marbled paper is so nice, especially with the blue book cloth.

Sorry to hear about your cold! That’s miserable, but it’s good that you’re on the mend.

[luzula]

Thank you! I got all that marbled paper at the right time--I've been feeling that my books were getting kind of samey, so it was nice to try something new.

[bluedreaming]

Trying something new is always nice, and the results are so pleasing!

[genarti]

It's so pretty!!!

[luzula]

Thank you! : D

[lyr]

Lovely work! It looks very professional.

[luzula]

Thanks, I'm glad you think so! I like that I can put fanfic into a format with such a sober old-fashioned look. : )

[ride_4ever]

Another beautiful book you've made! I am particularly charmed by the ribbon book-marker and by the fact that it's an old-fashioned style of book while it contains contemporary fic.

[luzula]

Thanks! Yes, those are satisfying things. : )

[nnozomi]

I really hope your cold is better now! (especially as I'm late to comment) And that is so pretty, especially with the ribbon. If I ever finish all three volumes of my original thing, I'm going to commission you to make a beautiful edition of them, if you should be up for it at that far-future point :)

[luzula]

I'm almost well now! Finally. And my answer is even later than your comment…

And I'm glad you like the book! I don't take commissions in general (I'm not in need of money), but I'm happy to make things for people I know. Actually I had idly thought of offering to bind your first one. : )

[nnozomi]

An even further-delayed reply ;) I'm glad you're better!
I'm happy to make things for people I know. Actually I had idly thought of offering to bind your first one. : )
This is very kind of you on all counts. Thinking of a beautiful binding will give me a little extra motivation to finish the whole thing :) (and maybe come that point I can find you some nice Japanese paper or something as a return)

[luzula]

Oooh, nice Japanese paper would definitely be welcome. : )

[scintilla10]

This is lovely!

[luzula]

Thank you! : )

[scribe]

Oooh gorgeous!

[luzula]

Thanks! : D

[chestnut_pod]

How beautiful! All the books you post just fill me with pleasure; what a wonderful skill to have.

[luzula]

Thanks! I remember the first time I saw a fan-bound book, and I just had this immediate reaction of OMG, I want that! I'm glad I actually made the effort to do it myself.