New BOS: Let's Talk

Would love to hear from those who have made/are making/wish they had made their own BOS. Like I said, I'll do a video when I figure out a final solution showing you how I'm going to do it.

Also, check out my friend's biz where he makes BOS/grimoires/journals, etc:
http://www.youtube.com/user/bewitchingbooks
(He's also on Facebook and Twitter, and had an Etsy shop)

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[MissReillyn]

I know you said that the three ring binder with sleeves wasn't your thing, have you considered reinforced binder paper? I'm not sure if you can get completely blank kinds, but I know you can get a kind that is lined on one side and blank on the other. It might give more of a book-like feel. If you don't like the feel of the plastic binder, you could always cover it with a fabric of your choice. I made a book with a denim cover once. The jeans pocket was very useful for pens and other things.

[fotogrl1]

@MissReillyn I actually already figured out exactly what I'm going to do. Now to get the time to do it! LOL

[AnyaPagan]

I have some tutorial videos on how to make a book of shadows. Maybe that would work for you. Its a bound book though.

[fotogrl1]

@AnyaPagan I'll still be checking out your vids before I actually make a final decision, though.

[kineticpsi]

Anyapagan has posted 4 videos on how she made her own BOS. You could probably preprint the pages and then bind them as shown.

[MissReillyn]

@fotogrl1 Yesh, I am quite slow on the comment uptake. Haha, glad you've figured it out. It'd be great to see it when you're done.

[moonowl1001]

currently im using a sketch book i bought at borders/walden books. i like that i can draw in it with out disrupting the lines that a journal would have. but my handwriting changes so frequently that i definitely miss the organized/clean feeling that i get from my old printed 3 ring binder bos. i am a scrapbooker, so the idea of typing out a ritual/spell/etc on colored cardstock and then pasting it on another paper where i can decorate it and then having it be post bound is intriquing :) BB

[charliesaysgo]

lol I HATE WHEN THAT HAPPENS! When you're about to sneeze and it goes away! It's so much more relieving to actually sneeze. I have started several books throughout the years and I have a very large one that I am filling up right now. I had the same concerns as you, with the no-messy thing. What I find works well is that I'll take a separate piece of paper an write on it. When it's perfect, I'll paste it into my book. It gives an old scrapbook feel, which is the style I am going for personally.

[bfc2345]

Search "Tutorial: Charmed Book of Shadows, Pt. 1" then look at all 7.

[bfc2345]

There is a fabulous step-by-step (7 videos, I think) on how to make a book of shadows on youtube. Just search for jamiebookofshadows. He/She (I'm not sure!) is making a Charmed BoS, but you can make yours with a pentacle or any design (or none) or any color that you wish. You can make it to hold 8 1/2 x 11 copy paper so that you can type out your pages and rearrange them any way you want. You can even make any size you want.

[svehex]

@fotogrl1 Yes,so true :D I thought I'd never work with deities,and then Freyja wacked me upside the head with a 2x4.

[TRUEBLOODFAN2010]

hey theres this guy his name is jamie and he shows you how to to make a post bound book realy cheap his channel name is jamiebookofshadows