Beautiful and durable hand made books! See more at Sparklebluefaery on Artfire. These books have individual and unique collages on them. They make great gifts. YOU are one of a kind, so shouldn't your journal be too?
I developed my method by figuring out how to make a book that would take lots of abuse from me! I tote my journal around, paint in it, cut pages up, glue things in, use it as a storage for whatever paper ephemera I come across, etc. I am now offering these journals for sale! I am an artist making books for artists. Often the books have pages already gessoed and prepared for painting, collage, drawing, etc. I also sell from time to time, books ready to be altered (prepared with tons of gesso).
I also sell personal zines I have made in the past. They also have ideas for art journaling, and how to make crafts and such.