Made By Taylor

A blog to post my projects! Rebound book are currently for sale on Etsy https://madebytaylorursula.etsy.com I also have a tik tok and instagram @madebytaylorursula

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My Project Hail Mary rebind!! Showing some of the process of making it!

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Take 2! This version is better, but still not quite up to my standard. I have found that anytime you have to sand a book down, the resulting layer of airbrush paint isn’t quite as even as I would like it to be. Plus, I think red doesn’t really layer all that great over silver. This red paint is def better quality than last time though. Overall, I am happy with it! You live and you learn! I plan to do this for each of the nine volumes, so vol. 2 should turn out even better.

I will post videos of the actual rebind process next week! I am going away for a few days, and just wanted to get this out to get some thoughts on it. I will be doing all 9 of the 3-in1s in this manner, as of now. Hardcover leatherbound versions! I like the dark blue leather and the overall design. I think they will look amazing once all are finished.

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The process of making my Heated Rivarly and The Long Game rebinds!

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My Heated Rivarly and The Long Game rebinds!

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A near perfect version of my Project Hail Mary rebind with painted edges! This won’t be listed in my Etsy shop for a while. I am prepping for an in-person event at the end of the month, and I have to make sure I have stock to sell there! A few listings I am letting sell out, or I am making inactive for now while I prep for the Makers Festival on May 30th in Massachusetts. I plan to have a few copies of some of my most popular listings - like Dune, PHM, Jurassic Park, and more ready to be sold then. This is one reason why rebinds are so expensive! They take so long to make, you can only make so many at any given time. I am excited for the festival - I am just not sure how popular rebinds will be, so I may be overly prepping, but better safe than sorry.

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A near perfect version of my Project Hail Mary rebind with painted edges! This won’t be listed in my Etsy shop for a while. I am prepping for an in-person event at the end of the month, and I have to make sure I have stock to sell there! A few listings I am letting sell out, or I am making inactive for now while I prep for the Makers Festival on May 30th in Massachusetts. I plan to have a few copies of some of my most popular listings - like Dune, PHM, Jurassic Park, and more ready to be sold then. This is one reason why rebinds are so expensive! They take so long to make, you can only make so many at any given time. I am excited for the festival - I am just not sure how popular rebinds will be, so I may be overly prepping, but better safe than sorry.

My Etsy and Insta are also @madebytaylorursula

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Kinda obsessed with this rebind design! My Warbreaker rebind, completely redone! The rainbow foil really works so perfectly for this book, and the intricate frame adds so much dimension. I did a custom order for Inheart for someone, and fell in the love with the frame I made for it. I had to try it out for a cosmere book. I’m planning to post a vid of the full process sometime this weed, but wanted to show it off since I just finished it

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Kinda obsessed with this rebind design! My Warbreaker rebind, completely redone! The rainbow foil really works so perfectly for this book, and the intricate frame adds so much dimension. I did a custom order for Inheart for someone, and fell in the love with the frame I made for it. I had to try it out for a cosmere book. I’m planning to post a vid of the full process sometime this weed, but wanted to show it off since I just finished it

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I finished all 10 pastel volumes for my Sailor Moon rebind! These look so incredibly pretty on a shelf! I have 6 more to do for Codi, or is custom ordering these in different shades. I’m so psyched to be finish these for them! They have been so much fun to work on. For the pastel versions, I kind of wish I did a different color for mine or two shades, but overall them look super cute and fun

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So obviously I have issues with hyperfixations 😬! I shipped out my last version of these and was overcome with a need to redo them in a different way and try and see what works best 😂 I changed two cover designs, and just added more color to the other 3 - I really like these! Personally, I think I like them in different book cloth colors better tho. Message my Etsy with questions

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All 3 of my Howl’s Moving Castle rebinds! 2 are done in faux leather, and 1 in faux suede. These are such pretty editions!

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My newest rebinds! The Bargainer series by Laura Thalassa! I actually had to redo the first one bc I accidentally put the wrong wings on the spine 😭 these turned out great tho! The designs are a little simpler, but I think they match the vibe nicely

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My Haunting Adeline rebind! I plan to post Hunting Adeline as a separate video

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Turning the entire Sailor Moon Pretty Guardian manga into 5 hardcovers! 2 volumes combined into one hardcover. I still have some finishing touches to complete these entirely. These projects are always so fun, because I get to try and just make them as pretty and colorful as possible 😂 making my own omnibuses is always a fun time, tho. These are made with a pretty lilac faux suede, and holographic rose gold HTV foil.

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Hello! I was wondering if you sell the svg files for your designs or just the final books?

I just sell the rebinds! I don’t sell or give away svg files for a lot of reasons.

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Working with leather, even faux, is much different from working with book cloth! To better explain a few of the changes I needed to do for this project: molding the leather around the spine the way I usually would was impossible. To work around that, I used thicker double sided knitting needles in the creases and weighed them down with textbooks. I let that sit for a few minutes, and when I took the texts off, I kind of wiggled the needles back and forth, putting pressure on the corners to try and mold the leather into shape the best I could. This made a HUGE difference. I also added thin needles into the creases when I first put the book in the press, before I glued it in. Usually I only do this step when the book is in the press the final time, but doing it twice helped the leather to keep the mold nicely. 

I LOVE how this leather looks with the Howl’s Moving Castle Deluxe edition painted edges. This is stunning, and feels so nice with the leather. I am super happy with how this turned out!