I worked with my window open this evening—the cool spring air lightly scented with barbecue grills makes my heart ache with happiness and nostalgia. I am in love with spring! I have a love-hate relationship with winter. Hate it because… it SUCKS! Love it because the suckiness (it’s a word I tells ya!) of it makes Spring all that much more pleasant when it graces us with its presence. *sigh*

So anyway, what I was working on was a miniature book! I found this great photo tutorial on Flickr detailing the making of miniature books, and decided I must make one immediately. The author of this tutorial seems to be quite proficient in miniature book binding as well as drawing and painting. You can see her works at her Etsy shop, and also at her Flickr Photostream.

I made my book nearly exactly as detailed in the tutorial; however I did not sew on headbands, and used frustratingly tiny bits of folded ribbon for faux headbands. Just glued ‘em on with the PVA glue.

I used Japanese washi paper, just like in the tutorial. This seems to be an excellent choice due to its durability. It is more fabric-like than plain paper, but easier to handle in this small scale.

I just bought a sheet of sweet Japanese chiyogami stickers, and couldn’t resist adding one to the cover. This one says “LUCKY”. Maybe it’s a little book for wishes or gratitude. A person would have to practice her handwriting skills to write as small as possible; the book measures just a smidge over 3cm x 3.5cm (1in x 1.5in).