Recently completed. A commissioned rebinding of The Essential Supernatural coffee table book. And a few in-progress photos. Hand-cut layers of tag board, glue-stiffened string, and book leather over a binder’s board base. One of the sets from the show. Silver “calipers” soldered and oxidized black.

I guess the advent calendar ended yesterday, but one more. Made it for myself. A measuring mistake resulted in the sign extending past the top. Very challenging. Never again. Also, one of my favorites ever. More photos in comments. Happy Holidays! 25 December 2024 #artadventcalendar

A large, truly one of a kind scrapbook binding. All leather. Raised elements done with hand-cut board, glue-impregnated string, and many layers under the leather. #supernatural 24 December 2024 #artadventcalendar a few more photos in comments.

Very large 15” tall (my max size these days is 13” tall) custom blank book with intricate Celtic-themed cover. Hand-carved cover board with individually leather-covered leaves. 23 December 2024 #artadventcalendar #celtic #bookbinding #ooak

Large maiden/mother/crone journal. Leather cover. Carved binder’s board. 22 December 2024 #artadventcalendar

A colorful raised/inlaid leather mid-century design small journal. 21 December 2024 #artadventcalendar

The smallest, most intricate book cover I’ve ever done (roughly 6”x9”). Rebinding of a paperback. 20 December 2024 #artadventcalendar #supernatural #supernaturalart #bookbinder

A pair of intricate raised/inlaid leather journals featuring vintage campers. Each color is a different individuality-covered, hand-cut piece set into a recess in the cover. 19 December 2024 #artadventcalendar #vintagecamper #bookbinding

Leather hardcover handmade journal with intricate raised retro motel sign. 18 December 2024 #artadventcalendar

Super-intricate leather foo dog cover on a handmade book (design based on an existing painting by the recipient - that's why the heart's there as well as the checkerboard border) and a peek at the underlying structure I built to create the raised, textured result. 17 December 2024 #artadventcalendar

Handmade leather bound book with carved/raised clouds and permanently attached vintage metal airplane toy. 16 December 2024 #artadventcalendar

The other book in the “motel signs in the fog” series of two - gray cowhide book leather, hand-cut layers of tag board on binder’s board, hot foil stamping. 15 December 2024 #artadventcalendar

Handmade blank book “motel sign in the fog”. Hand-cut and sculpted raised design on cover board under leather. Hot foil stamping. Rubbed silver pigment. 14 December 2024 #artadventcalendar

Day/night, world/underworld journal. Multicolor leather cover. Hot foil stamping. 13 December 2024 #artsdventcalendar

This is the cover of a large clamshell box that holds a book. All leather. Raised and inlaid parts. Super-intricate. Built for a fan of the show #Supernatural 12 December 2025 #artadventcalendar

One of a kind super-intricate leather bound Book of Shadows with handcrafted sterling silver pin closure. 11 December 2024 #artadventcalendar

Custom rebinding of Dracula. Raised & recessed leather design, inset medallion (provided by recipient) with custom clamshell box made to hold rebinding and other original bindings in the same box. (Cross is on back of box.) 10 December 2024 #artadventcalendar

Smaller dark green leather blank book bc with raised retro “auto salvage” design and silver hot foil stamping. 9 December 2024 #artadventcalendar

Scrapbook for a baby with a space theme! Carved and raised designs covered with hand-pared leather and set into a recess on the leather cover. Foil stamped stars and lettering. 8 December 2024 #artadventcalendar

Handmade book with lake and canoe scene in cover. Water ripples hand carved into the underlying cover board. Multiple pieces covered individually with book leather and inlaid into a recess in the cover. 6 December 2024 #artadventcalendar

Handmade book. Full leather cover with intricate raised leather crab inlay. 5 December 2024 #artadventcalendar

A baby album. Full leather cover with intricate raised Chevy Cheyanne (a truck owned by a relative who had passed away and the baby was being given their name). 4 December 2024 #artadventcalendar

Handmade book with full leather cover and inlaid, raised, retro motel sign design. Small parts individually covered with hand-pared leather. Foil stamped “stars”. 3 December 2024 #artadventcalendar

Second attempt (I forgot to add the date). An intricate binding I did with many small hand-cut raised parts individually covered in hand-pared leather and assembled like a puzzle. Cactus highway. 2 December 2024 #artadventcalendar

How can I find fan fic authors on this platform who may be interested in having their work hardcover bound into a real, durable, sewn book? #fanfiction #bookbinding

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For those who wish to extricate themselves from Snapfish and Shutterfly, if you can print your pages, I can bind them in a durable, hardcover binding. My books last. Please DM me if you have any questions. It's a new Bluesky account for me, but I'm a professional bookbinder with 28 years experience.

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I've been a bookbinder for 28 years and would love to find new customers looking for my services. From basic to extravagant - custom hardcover binding. From family histories to fan fic (explicit is just fine). DM me! Check out my website (link in bio). Very glad to migrate here from the other site.