I’ve been having trouble feeling the love for my door journal. I think it has to do with the binding…specifically the tightness of it.  A few of the pages don’t turn very well…in fact, I may remove them.

While returning some library books last week, I spotted this one on the free shelf.  It’s a nice system…they have a little cash box there for a goodwill donation. You can even place books you want to be rid of there. The money goes back into the library system.  I hope when the new library opens they continue that shelf.  But I digress.

I picked this book since it is quite a bit bigger than my current art journal book as you can see. The spine is very flexible and I believe it will stand up well to oodles of paint.

I like to leave the plastic covers on these books until I’m done. It just protects them a little better. Then I’ll do something with the covers. So many options including covering with fabric, paint or papers. We’ll see what strikes me when we get there.