STUDIO VLOG

[@NikiJacksonArt]

Wow that Cinch machine looks so cool! It's lovely watching your process for the different projects you make. Xx

[@emmaneary6120]

The bookmarks look great and the notebooks too! It's good that you made it back for Christmas.

[@JessWasHere]

Thank you very much, Emma! ☺️ Have a lovely Christmas!!

[@EmmaCarpenterIllustration]

Hi Jess ☺️ Aw your cat bookmarks came out so cute 😍 Also watching the laminating is so satisfying

[@JessWasHere]

Hi Emma! :D thank you very much!! 🐱eheh yes, it's satisfying to watch time-lapses! it almost looks like I know what I'm doing 😆

[@EmmaCarpenterIllustration]

@@JessWasHere haha 😁 yes that's the beauty of editing!

[@KamuanyaDesigns]

The notebooks turned out sooo cute with the spiral!!!🥰

[@JessWasHere]

Sorry I saw this just now! Thank you very much Sandra! 💖

[@ArtbyCe]

I love watching your progress! Such a smart idea to use other notebooks lol! I also love the 'professional tools' bit because I literally do the same thing, using a stapler and such! Also, are you using matte lamination sheets? The end result is so pretty!

[@JessWasHere]

eheh thank you! It's a shame I didn't end up using them, now I'm stuck with 20 notebooks 😂 And I'm using a matte lamination roll that you cut by yourself! But you have to touch it as less as possible because some particles can get trapped between the paper and the lamination 😩 But the result is really pretty and professional!

[@FAbleousse]

Mi hai fatto tornare in mente quando avevo il negozio in Italia e rilegavo CONTINUAMENTE... che lavorone!!! comunque, buon per te che sei tornata in italia in tempo, stavolta ho dovuto abbandonare l'idea... Buon Natale e buon anno!!

[@JessWasHere]

oooh davvero?? io non l'avevo mai fatto prima e mi piace un sacco! :) Sì, è stata davvero una bella fortuna!! Grazie mille e passate delle buone feste anche voi! 😊

[@monkeymintaka]

Ahhh the cinch is exactly the kind of machine I was searching for when I was looking at making my own calendars but I couldn’t find something! I definitely want one now because those hardback notebooks look so cool. I also think it was very clever of you to just replace the cover of bought notebooks. I wonder if that’s more cost effective than printing paper 🤔 Also, I would be very interested in seeing what you get up to with your masters course :)

[@JessWasHere]

hi!! eheh I think that making the notebooks from scratch is cheaper, but I guess longer. I was almost going to buy a guillotine and then I found the cinch, it's fun to use!! not very cheap (I got it for £67 on amazon) but cheaper, smaller and lighter than a guillotine :) the original wires by the same brand are quite expensive though, but I've just ordered another brand that should fit, I hope. And thank you!! I look forward to working on some stories and share it with you all :)

[@monkeymintaka]

@@JessWasHere it looks really good to use. I don't really like using spiral bound notebooks myself, but I think they looks really nice, and if I could find a way to make a calender with it that would be amazing! Are you doing an illustration masters?

[@JessWasHere]

@@monkeymintaka yes! I was thinking about making notepads (so with the spiral on the top) with a softcover on the top (and a piece of cardboard on the back) as a cheaper variant. So very similar to calendars! I still have to manage to get perfect circles when I close the wire -some of them turn out a bit wonky, but I would be happy to share my progress, in case you decide to get one! And yes, I'm attending a master in children's book illustration, I'm at the second year of the part-time course :)

[@monkeymintaka]

@@JessWasHere oooh! I want to do it too! But I've already done a masters, and I think one masters in a lifetime is enough 🤣 I'm trying to learn on my own though 😁

[@JessWasHere]

@@monkeymintaka ahah it's never enough!! however, I think you're doing a great job on your own too :D

[@LeSpiritDesigns]

I love watching the process of the notebooks! They look so professional 😍 Have a lovely holiday with your family!

[@JessWasHere]

Oh thank you very much!! I'm very happy with the result so far 😊 and thanks!! Hope you have wonderful holidays too! ❤️

[@buckeyechris21]

Such a wonderful artist, congratulations! Greetings from a Latin American somewhere in the American Continent. Looking forward to your next story.

[@JessWasHere]

Hi! Thank you very much!! :) see you soon