journaling materials - misc.

So, the woman behind these PanPastels emailed me after stumbling across my video where I used them.  Come to find out, her company is just her and her husband who do it all.  I was thrilled because I love to support smaller, non corporate companies.  I really think their product is cool and am excited to use them more in my paintings and other ways.  Anyway...each color comes in a tint and a shade and a regular.  After I had bought 2 or 3 singly, I purchased the whole set of "shade" colors and really like them best for what I do in my journal.  I really haven't found much use for the lighter colors, but am sure I will one of these days.

This used to be, hands down, my favorite journaling medium.  Caran D'ache neocolor II's.  They are water soluble but I never use water with them (don't want to curl the edges of my collage).  I love the look of a good artist crayon and they go over everything!  I actually discovered the copic markers when I was looking for a pen that could go over crayons...and the sketch markers do so beautifully.  You would not want to use a fine line pen over the crayons, but they have a charm and an energy that does wonders for a page.

our waxed polyester thread we sell at www.teeshamoore.com.  One spool will last you a lifetime probably.  However...any waxed thread or cording would work for bookbinding.  this is just the best and it is a pleasure making art when you have good materials.  These are my 2 favorite colors!