26 March 2008

Meckin’ stuff: Badges

Badges, set 2

I’ve been lusting (that’s right, lusting) for a badge press for years. In fact, this is one of the few things my sensible side has consistently managed to veto. So I was boyishly excited when I unwrapped my Christmas presents and found that my sister had bought one for me.

Here’s how I squander my time putting it to use.

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19 March 2008

Meckin’ stuff: Books

The final(ish) product

Book making is one of the beautifully redundant things I do to recharge my batteries and fire up some creative spirit. It’s one of the only things I can think of where I get complete creative control of the final product, from the shape of the book, to the materials it’s made of, to the design of the page; it’s all me, baby.

For now, I’ll talk through the process I went through to make a book to celebrate my Mum’s 21st (ahem) birthday.

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