Book closures

If you're looking for more ideas on what type of closure to add to your mini album or journal, this is the right place to go! Check it out!

More book clasps here. Found via BibliOdyssey.

A leather strap closure to wrap a book or portfolio together is something I use all the time, on paper or leather covers. It is fairly easy to do and dates back to the 2nd century CE. Here are the steps, illustrated with photos: Cut three slits in your cover paper, whichever side will be

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I’m always on the lookout for pretty and simple ways to dress up paper projects. This folded band could be great to put on traveler’s journals and small handmade sketchbooks. I plan on …

a close up of the closure pegs - jarrah in the shape of leaves to reflect the content of the book- australian flora

Better late than never I guess.... I am finally getting around to making the rest of my 30 Days of Creativity things before I do the giveaw...

I love to make elastic closures for books. There is something really neat and tidy about it. You can see some examples of some finished projects using this type of closure on older posts: Quick jot journal First entry in the Great Lakes Art Showcase Notebook folder (second item in this post) Thank you book I also do an elastic closure on some of my wire notebooks, although I don't see an example on my blog right now. This makes the notebooks "purse-safe" and ensures that the pages inside…

Amy Tan's new Signature Series book is a smashing success! Every page is eye candy and filled with inspiration from corner to corner. I had the opportunity to include a layout and a "PaigeBook" in Amy's book. I used only supplies from Amy's Ready Set Go line, naturally! HOME IS WHEREVER YOU 3 ARE Journaling says: No matter where we are in the world, whether near or far, as long as I am surrounded by my family, that is where I call "home." It's true - "home is where the heart is" and there's…

Take a look inside my needle book. I turned this old book cover into a book to keep all my bookbinding needles. Here was my process: 1. I chose a book cover I liked from a charity book shop 2. I took off the book block carefully with a scalpel. The spine isn’t glued so it’s easy to take it off. 3. To re-enforce the spine (as I wanted to sew through it later) I chose some end paper and cut it a half centimetre smaller than the size of the book and glued it in place with PVA glue. 4. I wan...

Description Made on commission. I used the Secret Belgium Binding on both sides. I used buttons and elastic band to make a closure. www.boekbindboetiek.nl