First a question. I started making the autograph books from the pdf and started wondering a few things...1. Are you able to obtain signatures from all of those characters?? some of them seem obscure like like Kermit the Frog- DS9 did not believe you could actually see Kermit.
Also, if you have used this pdf on cardstock did you print on both sides. I've already printed them out one sided, but 128 pages of autograph book seems like a lot. okay enough probing... Though I did find out that you can have them bound at office depot for around 6.64.(slightly cheaper if you go w/ a pvc comb binding instead of wire spiral- i like the wire) I'll break that down for ya'll if your interested
the wire spiral is 2.89 (it was 2.49@home depot)
having the cardstock cut to size is .75 per cut/per 75 sheets (I figured 5 cuts-the 4 outside edges then the page in half) 3.75
I am buying chip board at a local paper craft store (.39 for a 12x12 sheet) to use for the front and back covers as I don't feel that cardstock is heavy enough to protect it and I'm going to embellish the covers anyway. JUST MAKE SURE if you plan to decorate the chipboard that you put your craft paper on before it's bound or you wont be able to cover the spiraled edge (I'm glad I realized this!!!) I think I will probably cut the chip board to size myself to be sure of the paper placement, but if you are using a solid or all over pattern you could just cover the whole thing and they can add it to the stack to be cut. I thought of cutting the pages myself but realized how much time it would take and the chance of my cutting something off center or the like....it just seemed like a good idea to have them cut there as well.
just a little FYI for those of you interested in this project- I was surprised how it all added up....ink, cardstock, binding, embellishments...
TOTALLY OT (not that the above was ON) I wanted to post pics of my new window treatments.. I've been waiting on them for a year, my MIL is a interior designer, but has a dayjob too and makes some of her clients WT's and accessories...finally she asked her workroom (who makes most of her WT's) to do them for me. SO I have been anxiously awaiting w/ only wooden blinds in my window. However most of the people in my life (save for my inlaws) could care less and do not fully appreciate the beauty of my new "curtains" -ugh!
so I thought I'd share them w/ all of you! Sorry if they're big, they didn't show up well smaller.
LOOK AT THOSE PINCH PLEATS!!
Thanks for lookin'!!
...t.