http://www.alexglow.com/notebook-part-i-inside/

http://www.alexglow.com/notebook-part-ii-outside/

Pocket Moleskines: 12-dollar nuggets of goodness, perfect for taking on voyages. But I can’t afford to feed this habit, and I tend to put off writing in them because they’re so nice I don’t want to “waste” them. So, last November or so, I checked out Michael Shannon’s page on making your own faux-Moleskine notebook, and this art has become something of a (benign) habit. Particularly once I realized that you can use ANY kind of paper. My favorite is graph paper, but you can also use…

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http://michaelshannon.us/makeabook/

Your very own Moleskine-like-notebook/journal/sketchbook. The one we'll be making is 3.5 x 5.5 x .5 inches. I use this size because it fits nicely into my back or front pants pocket. Strangely enough it is also the same size as the Moleskine notebook. For the pages we'll be using 20# bond paper (the same paper you use in your copier and inkjet printer). As you might have noticed in the dimensions, the notebook is a half-inch thick. This gives you 192 single pages of writing/sketching/painting fun. For the cover we'll use vinyl Naugahyde (that's what I use but feel free to use whatever you have on hand). After we're through I'll offer a list of enhancements and alternative ways to make your notebook/journal/sketchbook to meet your individual needs.