Making and Keeping Creative Journals

The first section of this book is great. It gives you a good overview of basic materials, and some basic techniques. The diagrams are clear and not at all confusing, which seems to be a common problem in other books in this genre. One complaint: while learning the coptic binding, my daughter and I were able to put the book together, but the lesson seemed to end early. There were no instructions on how to finish the binding and tie the loose thread off.

The projects section felt a bit too advanced compared to the basic instructions in the first section, so I'm not sure who the target audience for the book is. It was as if we were told how to scramble some eggs in the first section, then told to make a souffle in the second section. It seemed there were steps missing between basic instruction and the projects included.

Overall, though, the first section is good enough to recommend this book to beginners, and the second section creative enough to recommend to more advanced book makers.