I go a different route with my Todo journal. I make my own paper out of recycled paper I get from junk mail. I cut them to my preferred size and then I do a qui

I go a different route with my Todo journal. I make my own paper out of recycled paper I get from junk mail. I cut them to my preferred size and then I do a quick binding with thread from a sewing kit. I then back it with a spine of duck tape (based off another hacker news post). I like making deeply personal objects and doing it this way makes me excited to use them. I’ve also recently started to make linoleum stamps to mark the cover of each notebook Here is the one I’m using now https://imgur.com/a/4axd3lC https://imgur.com/a/4axd3lC *EDIT* For those that are curious, I make paper similar to the process outlined here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xrWrKIVBgo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xrWrKIVBgo For my materials it's pretty much what the video shows. I'd recommend starting slowly. Don't try to buy everything all at once. I built up what I had slowly and worked around what I didn't have. Thankfully a lot of these materials you already probably have around the house! 1. Mold and Deckle. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=mold+and+deckle&i=arts-crafts&crid=1LB85XU24RP2X&sprefix=mold+and+deckle%2Carts-crafts%2C103&ref=nb_sb_noss_1 https://www.amazon.com/s?k=mold+and+deckle&i=arts-crafts&cri... 2. A big sponge. I use the automotive ones https://www.amazon.com/Carrand-40102-Giant-x4-75-Sponge/dp/B001RMMHHE/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=automotive+sponge&qid=1678458869&sr=8-5 https://www.amazon.com/Carrand-40102-Giant-x4-75-Sponge/dp/B... 3. A blender 4. A paper shredder 5. A plastic Tub 6. Wooden clothes pins https://www.amazon.com/Honey-Can-Do-DRY-01376-Clothespins-100-Pack-3-3-inches/dp/B002CGV57M/ref=sr_1_5?crid=G3HNVVH3UQVR&keywords=clothes+pins&qid=1678458919&sprefix=clothes+pin%2Caps%2C107&sr=8-5 https://www.amazon.com/Honey-Can-Do-DRY-01376-Clothespins-10... 7. Cheap yarn from my wife's kit to hang the drying paper 8. Some felt to couch (cooch) the paper onto https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YBNZ6WN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YBNZ6WN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b... For the stamps I use... 1. These Linoleum blocks https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07V5D4JSC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07V5D4JSC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b... 2. This Linoleum cutter https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0017D8W5E/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0017D8W5E/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b... 3. Some ink https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0017D92TO/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0017D92TO/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b... To squeeze out the water from the couched paper I used to use two pieces of wood I'd pinch with some https://www.amazon.com/IRWIN-QUICK-GRIP-1964758-One-Handed-Clamp/dp/B001DSY4QO/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=clamps&qid=1678459213&sr=8-6 https://www.amazon.com/IRWIN-QUICK-GRIP-1964758-One-Handed-C... (This is something I made for an unrelated pressed flower project) But now that I've gotten more experience I've moved on to an actual press https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KJZ7VFS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KJZ7VFS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b... The duck tape book binding came from this hacker news post https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32222201 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32222201