and now it can be told. Yesterday was
blackwingedboy's birthday, for which I made him a comic-book mix tape. And I cut my hair (well, that wasn't for the birthday, that was just good timing). I wish I had a working digital camera. I know. there will be pictures.
To make this "mixtape", I taught myself to do bookbinding. It wasn't the smoothest process ever, but the result was a two-sided book using Actual Comic Books as the signatures. I made the cover, cut, glued, and sewed the comics/signatures together myself, using the interweb as an source for instructions. It came out pretty well, and it makes me want to make more books.
One of the reasons I like my friendship with
blackwingedboy and
imtboo is that I feel that I have the freedom to take risks and try out new things.
Oh, and happy solstice!
To make this "mixtape", I taught myself to do bookbinding. It wasn't the smoothest process ever, but the result was a two-sided book using Actual Comic Books as the signatures. I made the cover, cut, glued, and sewed the comics/signatures together myself, using the interweb as an source for instructions. It came out pretty well, and it makes me want to make more books.
One of the reasons I like my friendship with
Oh, and happy solstice!
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Date: 2005-12-22 11:23 pm (UTC)As for trochee -- he and his brother are indeed two of my proudest productions! And it's lovely to know that he is appreciated as he should be -- of course most of what is to be appreciated he made of himself. trombo2 and I just provided the starting material.
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Date: 2005-12-24 06:58 pm (UTC)Also, now that I read this, I see that instead of "crochet", I meant I'm going to learn how to be crotchety. It's MUCH easier and uses your whole body :)
Happy Christmas Eve!
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Date: 2005-12-24 07:10 pm (UTC)And happy Christmas Eve to you, too. Or whatever. We're not too into the Christmas thing around here.
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Date: 2005-12-25 12:27 am (UTC)But can't I break out and settle down with a hawt yarn girl instead?
Maybe there is one wrapped up under the tree.... hope they remembered air holes...
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Date: 2005-12-25 03:33 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-12-25 08:47 pm (UTC)wow.
WOW.