making a jotter

Howdy,

I thought I'd show some pics today and share briefly a bit of my jotter making process :

{images are top > bottom & left > right}

1 & 2} All the types I use are antique and printed on our 1930's Vandercook proof press which I believe I've mentioned previously, is a gift from my husbands' family. I mix the ink colors by hand and roll the ink onto the type by hand.
3 & 4} Next I trim all the inside paper on the paper cutter and stitch the binding using a linen twine. Then I round all the corners using a hand-held corner rounder. {I was introduced to bookmaking/binding over ten years ago while I was a studio assistant and resident artist at Arrowmont when I took a class taught by Dolph Smith. I loved it!}
5 & 6} Then I make the button closure selecting a vintage button from my box to coordinate with each jotter. {I've had these buttons a long time and years ago I color coded them, wondering why on earth I was taking time to do that. Well, now it has paid off!}
7 & 8} Then I print the bookmark that goes inside the jotter with JOT letterpressed at the top and my name and website at the bottom {seen here} and package them up. {Have I ever mentioned I adore packaging and wrapping parcels? Well I do.}

This morning I just listed some brand new jotters in the shop that have cowboys, coffee kettles, tractors, roses, anchors, and other western style imagery. I hope you can go take a peek.

} This post of Rachel's is so good, and she's going to have a shop update this Friday with new ocean inspired photographs.

Thanks for stopping by today,
H

weekending

A little more from the weekend.

I made a peach pie yesterday and was quite happy with how it turned out. The sweet/tart harmony tastes just right to me as I prefer things on the tart side with just an air of sweetness. The recipe? Cut up fresh peaches, squeeze some lemon juice and a few dashes of sugar, cinnamon & cornstarch and pour over Mom's pie crust recipe. Dollop with butter and bake till golden. It will make your taste buds happy and the aroma, the aroma will take you back.

} I like this post of Gracia's.
} Home Sweet Home

enjoy your Monday,
H

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{an unusual siamese squash from our garden | blanket ready for downtown events and watching fireworks in the sweet bag made by Sarah | I think I like the BOOM and smoke trails as much as the sparkle and sizzle of fireworks. Plus we were happy to have the fireworks back downtown this year!}

Howdy,

I hope you're enjoying your long weekend. I'm enjoying ours too so I think those cowboy jotters won't be ready tomorrow, it will probably be Tuesday.

Happy rest of your weekend,
H

beans, peaches, friends & cowboys

Good morning,

We're harvesting tons of green beans from our garden lately {anyone care for some?} and have been eating them nightly. We also tried an experiment that turned out quite tasty. We boiled our kohlrabi with potatoes, mashed them with a little butter {of course} and ample sea salt and cracked pepper. We also cut our first two yellow squash into slabs, marinated, and grilled them. Yum. This morning I felt like a scrambled egg & toast. I have yet to bite into that peach, but am so looking forward to it.

Tonight our friend Justin Marable has a show opening at the Mulvane Art Museum. Way to go Justin! Woohoo! So anyone in the Topeka area, head on out, he'll give a few remarks at 5:30.

I'll be making jotters today {here's a peek at the cowboys} and decided I will have them in the shop this Monday morning, 7/6.

Have a stellar 4th weekend!
H

Inspired

Do you remember the Inspired collaboration Jen and I did last year? Well, guess what?! We're starting it up again, this time by doing one pair a month through the end of the year. And there just may be a surprising twist/bonus finishing it off!

So to begin, she sent me her above photo to which I will respond by making a drawing/painting/print. We'll post the two pieces together at the end of July here and at Jen's blog. Yay! It will be so fun to do this again. :)

} And a big thank you Melissa for the sweet surprise post about echoes! {That Melissa is a gem, isn't she?!}

Now I must get back to work on the cowboy jotters and if I don't see you, have a happy long fourth of July weekend!
H