i bound something!

these photos are proof that my fancy-pants binding machine really does work. yay! after the failed attempts of binding records and a very frustrating time with some wallpaper (frustrating because i can't measure ... not really the machine's fault, i suppose), i was actually able to get something bound tonight. and that makes me very excited. :)

i've been wanting a small calendar to carry about in my purse. i currently keep my schedule on my calendar at work, so i don't promise myself to a work event when i've got a non-work event scheduled. and it works out most of the time, but i really need a copy of that schedule with me outside of work, too. so sure, i could've gone out & bought a small calendar ... but what fun would that be? instead i took a few hours, designed a simple template & made my own. i used some old photos for the covers and -poof!- a purse calendar for 'becca. yay!

for julie: the popcorn festival is september 8 in valpo. it's a saturday & the booths are until 6 p.m., or until we sell out. :)

with this current binding success i'm wanting to make some journals for the popcorn fest, now. but first, i'm going to fill in my new calendar. i'm like a kid in a candy store, this is so exciting!