The meaning of mistletoe by Endrina, first volume of The secret language of plants. @llendrinall I have read this charming story several times. The voice of the narration, with its fairy tale reminiscence, is something I really like. Endrina is a great author, it is worth reading their novel length fics.
Typeset by Lindsey P.
For those inexperienced in fandom, this story can be read for free at AO3.
What I like:
It's quite a simple binding, but something in it remind me of the old editions of my childhood. Reading it give me a special kind of joy, it's both, the comfort of this story and the childhood-like feeling this tome brings me while holding it
What I could do better:
I had problems with the guillotining of the edges, but went ahead [I had already lost a lot of material with a failed first printing]. I couldn't say what happened, but - for me - that mistake gives a Je ne sais quoi to the edition that I love. I don't know why, but when I was a child, back in the 70's, I had many books with the same feeling. The paper was a bit thicker than usual, and the edges weren't perfectly cut. I didn't realize, until I sat down to read this edition, that this binding conjures up memories of my childhood.
Special thanks: During the process, I had a severe case of printer hiccups (Or binder's brain hiccups, to be more precise) but @getfuckedblr hold my hand and helped me.
@llendrinall
[If I learned to bind, you can do it too. It's not that difficult... ok a little at first, but it is doable. Don't buy fic binds, ok? It spoils fandom's fun]
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Strap in Folks: #firstbind.
My first bind was that of Solus by FettsOnTop(GTFF)
There was so so many things I've messed up with this.
From the covers bending. The spine board too wide. The cloth not being fully glued down. The thread not staying glued. To no mull and shifting signatures.
BUT and here's the big one for me- IT WAS A BOOK!
Just like how Tolkien mentioned that Bilbo couldn't begin his adventure without stepping out his door, I couldn't call myself a binder WITHOUT doing these mistakes and creating my first book. It's not fancy. But it is MY FIRST BOOK
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RISE RAPH X MONA !!!!! look me in the eyes and tell me Raph would make the first move. you can't.
First one is what Raph thinks of himself 😨💗
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Something I drew a while back because I saw fan art of the Disney villains and wanted to draw the TWST characters in those outfits. I made a few changes to make it the overblotters and I gave Azul legs lol. I can’t find the reference I used for riddle and Jamil sadly cause I had to add them on. It’s kinda bad And definitely not finished but I’m actually happy with it for once. It was way out of my comfort zone LMAO
Here’s the link to the reference:
I found it on Pinterest so I sadly do not know the original artist :(
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I loved Here's looking at you kid when I read it, especially how the inner life of each character is developed.
So when I finished reading it, I knew I had to bind it sooner or later. Seeing the fantastic job @chaoticbindery did encourage me even more.
What I love: Not to mention the beautiful typesetting of @chaoticbindery
I'm also happy with the monogram that includes Blaise and George's names.
What I learned: It's the first time I've done a larger, more complex design on HTV.
What I need to improve:
I have to be careful not to overheat the cover: I noticed the letter H was crooked, that happened because when it was ready, I realized that not everything had transferred well, and I applied heat again, but I wasn't very careful.
Still, I like this one.
@sophsicle
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Dennis keeping binders about his friends always makes me so sad cuz it appears controlling while it's actually just out of pure love. To Dennis, being known by someone else is what he desperately seeks and he offers that freely to the rest of the gang.
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SO I DIDNT KNOW THE 10TH MEMORIAL BOOK ACTUALLY HAD THOSE VENOM WEAPON CONCEPTS. also his concept design too?????? why was he white btw
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