PrintedGardenCreative

🪡Binding, Books, & Creative

[printedgardencreative]

Personal use fan binding of Back and Forth from New York - alphalupi

I adored this fic. 🖤 As soon as it completed, I knew I wanted to bind for myself and a friend. You can read the fic for free on AO3!

Dust jacket art is by the incomparable @mina-logan 😘 Shane technically has a golden retriever in the fic, but the art just worked incredibly well and I’m tickled pink with how it turned out.

Endpage art is from that_starborn_fae who is also a delightfully talented human. 🫶🏻

I unfortunately still have beef with printing endpages, the glue always does funky things with the ink 😠 doesn’t matter what paper I print on, I always get weird bleed through.

Black matte HTV on red bookcloth.

Also…this fic is nearly 700 pages. First time using my fancy thin Japanese paper and it’s SO dreamy. It is A4 and has the incorrect grain but is still floppy AF. We shall see how it holds up to usage. It took some finagling margins, but I ultimately matched it to my other binds with trims to keep everything all pretty and even.

These have the red and white hand sewn end bands iv been sharing process of. This time I used a 1mm leather cord and I really like how subtle it is on the bind. It is however, much harder to get a decent photo of it.

Also tried something new and cranked out the legit camera for these photos. It’s more of a hassle and I need to fix my f-stop, but they are unfortunately better photos than my phone gives. So maybe I’ll get more fancy with photos in the future.

And if you made it this far into my rambles, you’re a saint. 🫣

[printedgardencreative]

Who knew that me being a bumbling bumpkin and accidentally breaking @sibylofthebes immaculately placed rock in ACNH would lead to being added last minute to the second (annual? 👀) Animal Crossing x Dramione/HP Exchange hosted by @thebinderwholived

(For the record, Sibyl I’m sorry about that. 🙏🏻 Forgive please?)

And then bam. Next thing I know, I draw @floralbearies , one of the very first binders I ever followed. No biggie. No stress for my bind to be immaculate or anything. It’s fine. Everything’s fine. I said it’s FINE! 🫣

A Marriage Of True Minds - Lomonaaeren

Dust Jacket: ACNH screenshot from my lovely island and @pinkbowbindery coming in clutch for the outfits and the extra character for Draco. And yes, she assisted me in this endeavor while in a cast, with a broken bone from our Seattle trip. So who’s the real MVP here?

Cover: designed with the animal crossing leaf 🍃 as the main focus and octopus 🐙 tentacles (peep the little sea creatures) because of the violent, soul devouring tentacle like tendrils of dark creature magic crazy that Harry has to deal with in the fic. Is it a stretch? Meybeh. But it was a good design element. 🤷🏼‍♀️ really relying on the “green leaf” to pull this “into theme”.

🪡 Hand sewn end bands - chaos is always part of the process.

Fonts: Yes I tracked down the ACNH fonts for the cover and chapter headers.

📝 I made a little DIY recipe notecard to hold my fancy typewriter note, a boarding pass full of embarrassing typos, Polaroid photos, and some stickers and a magnetic bookmark. (I couldn’t get it out of my head that this exchange was due on the 20th and I totally messed up ALL the dates. 🤪 Early is better than late right? Sorry Beth for giving you heart attacks.)

Oh, and if you can’t tell. They flop. 🤤

[printedgardencreative]

What brand of paper do you use for bookbinding? was looking at it and funnily enough is sounds and looks quality

As a bookbinder - that’s actually not a funny question. 😂 most of my binds are printed on short grain bookbinders paper from Church Paper. I like the 24/60 lb. Text.

Short Grain Paper | Book-binding Paper Supplier

At Church Paper, we offer a variety of quality book-binding paper brands including Springhill Paper, Williamsburg Paper, Astrobright Paper,

[printedgardencreative]

Home Economics / Open House - by Anonymous

Firstly, thank you legallybooks and avadakatyvra for the first spark of inspiration for this fic. I might have stolen your paint swatch idea 🫣 but I didn’t know all of what I wanted to do until I went meandering around the bookstore and saw a book with some architecture blueprints on the cover.

Initially I wanted to work Ilya’s house blueprints into the cover - but once I pulled them up the house was WAY too long to incorporate. So I found a kitchen as reference and traced it in Procreate to make my own architectural(ish) drawing to incorporate the yellow wall.

The New Yorker cover (obviously) but I picked the one with the cat and dog because I feel like it embodies them.

Hand sewn endbands - yellow + silver, 1 strand each.

Marbled paper from maleeka_mols_creates 💛 I was super excited about the gorgeous papers anyway. But this paper was a match made in heaven.

These fics can be found on AO3. Please remember to follow fanfic etiquette - leave kudos and happy thoughts.

The chapter headers have some art, but I haven’t heard back from the artist so hopefully I can share that at a later date. 🧡

[velinxi]

Jayvik Dnd AU

[caramelized-creampuff]

Wait I LOVE THIS oh my god this reminds me of one million word knight fic I read for Yuri on Ice

[printedgardencreative]

Oh no, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up. Hollonav is my new obsession.

🏒 The Game Plan by @festiveferret & pouringinsheets

This delightful fic was the first Hollanov I read and I absolutely adored it. Ilya gets drafted to the Ottawa instead of Boston and hijinks ensue. If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend. I’m emotional over hair ties now!

🔥🥵 Front cover art by minaloganart (please find her on Instagram!) Her art is to die for!

⛸️ Endpage and back cover jerseys drawn by muah.

🪡 Hand sewn endbands and of course the top and bottom are their respective team colors. 😉

✨ Red Holographic HTV for that extra shine. Used the last of my Joann’s supply 😢 but it was SO worth it.

These were bound for personal use. Not money or distribution.

[magnusedom]

So, you’ve been in love since… No! no, no, no. No, just… Just what? Uh, just… Just… Ilya.

HEATED RIVALRY | THE COTTAGE (1.06)

[printedgardencreative]

The absolute way I love this scene with all my heart ❤️

[i-sveikata]

surprised I haven't seen more ppl talking about the montage at the beginning of ep 4 too because yes it is such a masterful way of showing the difference between their day to day lives obvs and how their drives and personalities come about in different ways- party boy ilya and walking advertisement shane sure sure- but its also amazing at showing the slow impact of what their secret relationship/ongoing hook ups is having on them as people too.

Because interspersed throughout these snapshots of shane and ilya training and winning cups and doing commercials, partying etc and just being around friends and family were also seeing that over time they're becoming not as present in their day to day lives anymore because they're too busy texting each other or staring at a screen and waiting for a text from the other person.

Like we see Svetlana having to briefly pull ilyas attention back into the world again when they're out partying and then we immediately see hayden pulling back shanes focus when theyre out running together because the both of them were distracted by their phones. We see ilya shift from kissing women and dancing and drinking and being present to rejecting a woman at the bar when hes sitting down staring at his phone instead (where we also see svetlana clock this straight after) then we shift to hayden glancing at shane whilst hes serving dinner with his family and noticing shane is sitting there too on his phone, checking texts from ilya.

Its such a subtle and interesting way of showing how gradually the stakes are beginning to change over time for them as their feelings deepen and it begins to affect where their attention and focus is. And its not just affecting personal lives too, we see a few commercials with shane where he is engaged and asking questions or looking straight at the camera screen before we shift to the director having to ask for shanes focus when he's looking down and texting during the filming of another commercial- suddenly shane isnt even present when hes supposed to be 'on' and working. And these are the two things theyve just set us up to show as intrinsic parts of their personalities!!!: ilya is the playful, party playboy and shane is the serious, workaholic good boy. But now they're so caught up in each other that neither of them are fully present to enjoy or focus on those things that took up such big space in their lives beforehand.

and even with the casual sounding overlay of music playing throughout the whole montage we are getting a very clear shift from these scenes over time which are saying that its actually not as casual between them anymore as the tone of the song wants us to believe. And the closest people in shane and ilyas lives are starting to notice this!!! so to me the fact that they managed to convey all of that in like the first five mins or so of the episode is kind of wildly impressive.

[supmilger]

mischief managed

[oidingus]

This is a post to keep track of my favorite jayvik fanficion since my ao3 bookmarks are a mess and hopefully get some quality recs as well!

Contingency Planning by @oodlyenough murdered me and i liked it so much its concerning.

Chrysalis and Window of Opportunity by @oodlyenough

A New Promise by @dis-embarks did the same, thank you 🥲

I've Been Thinking of All the Little Things That You've Been Missing by @fouroddapples <3

Pygmalion by @twenty-qs 🩵

here is a map (with your name for a capital) by moonliving

be, be as you've always been by enbymegumi

Reflection and refraction series by @tryfero

Tastes like resurrection by @sulkybender 😭

disjunction by @nanashi-07

erosion by @nanashi-07

The Dead of Night by @bringthekaos

White lilies by whiskeyuncle ohmygod😭 destroyed in under 1k words

Crowbar by whiskeyuncle

origin of sickness by whiskeyuncle

High Hawk Season by JeanLuciferGohard

Bitter practicality by Kaeviat

Cradle to grave by @weatheredlaw

Switchblade by MmPumpkins

Differential Burdens in Displacement by @yallstar

void by @ironcy

Playlist for When Your Boyfriend Stops Breathing 💔

How To Keep Breathing by Spring_Dreamsss

The Taste Of Rot And Honey and Anatomy of Almost Forever by @sunsetplums

To Be With You by ivv

Two Painkillers by Fixyoureyes

Just a Dream by @happynachohologram this devotion may contain side-effects by @owepossum <3 baby jayviks, my heart 🥹

DRESS ME IN MIDNIGHT, FEAST UPON MY BONES by @hexhomos How to Be Alone in a Kitchen by @pro-yearner

[printedgardencreative]

The Debt of Time - shayalonnie

[ENTER EVIL LAUGH HERE] 😈

Wow DOT was a doosie - and it crossed off the last of my fannish bingo for the absolute win. Now that it has finished its multiple week journey to the land down under, I can share it in ALL ITS GLORY!

1100 pages / 715,940 words / one volume - clocking in just shy of 3.5 pounds.

This sucker is rounded, backed, sports a sophisticated Oxford hollow for additional support, sewn endbands, and three (THREE) layers of metallic HTV on fake adhesive leather (and I didn’t burn it). You may all now bow to me. I accept worship in the form of Australian black licorice and European chocolate.

But truth - this is perhaps the MOST ambitious bind I have done to date - because my two good friends Louie and @amandabynds decided to create chaos by hosting the 2025dotagenda exchange. Not only did I read the whole fic as a birthday present for Louie, but I bound this stunning monstrosity as tribute.

Never will I ever again.

For your viewing pleasure. THE DEBT OF TIME.

Can be read for free on AO3 (I recommend reading on a kindle - because no one wants to hold a book that will break your wrists after 5 minutes.)

[tongueoutbinding]

⚙️“Coming Home (But Not To You) by queercatfan ⚙️

This is my contribution to the #gloriousbindexchange that is on its way to its new home. For this bind, I decided to do a college brochure theme, so each chapter header focuses on a different aspect of “The Academy of Sciences.” I pulled from the fic where I could but a lot of the “facts” are pulled from my head. All the photos throughout the bind are either screengrabs of the show or photos from the art book. The QR code on the back takes you to the AO3 page of the fic.

Big thank you to everyone who joined this exchange and a thank you to my co-host @printedgardencreative who is so on top of everything. Thank you for letting me do this with you! And finally a big thank you to notsolstice and @lesbianherald for giving permission for their fics to bound for this exchange!

“Coming Home (But Not To You)” by queercatfan is free to read on AO3. Fanfiction should never be bought or sold.

[printedgardencreative]

I’d like to go to college again please 🙏🏻

[printedgardencreative]

Equivalent Exchange - @notsolstice

Bound for the #GloriousBindExchange hosted by myself and @tongueoutbinding (on Instagram) and posting on this - the anniversary of Arcane’s first episode airing.

My bind is in the wind! But, until it gets delivered, here are some details:

⚙️ Cover art by @roartowrecks

⚙️ Cover designed in Canva (art elements) and in Affinity Designer.

✨ Holographic star laminate to give it that bit of “hexcore magic sparkle”

⚙️ Sewn endbands with a little bit of chaos (green shimmer) thrown in there just for some fun.

⚙️ Multicolored paper because I have this random headcannon that Zaun wouldn’t have “pristine Piltover” notebooks that are always perfectly uniform.

⚙️ Endpage art and chapter header art was actually pulled from “The Art Of Making ARCANE” artbook.

This fic can be read for free on AO3 - and if you’re a JayVik junkie like me, I highly suggest this alternate Zaun AU fanfiction.

[printedgardencreative]

My personal Halloween bind for the year :

Nothing Fades like the Light by @rollercoasterwords

I wanted another spooky season themed bind to post, so I whipped this guy up real quick. Based on the mass market paperback size, it’s an alternative to quartos - which are just a little too small and clunky for my personal reading preference.

I’m not 100% sold on this case size - I used 8mm instead of my normal 10mm and I kinda hate it. So the boards need to be trimmed and hinges made bigger, but it is fun to experiment with new bind sizes.

Overall I’m pleased with the bind and I’m happy to add another amazing fic to my bookshelf.

[drarryrecroom]

Drarry Community Rec List: Magically Powerful Harry 🪄

We have one hell of a rec list this round...y'all came out in force for this one!

Recs are sorted by length. If you know the tumblr accounts for the untagged authors, please comment and I'll tag them.

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📚 the same old witchcraft (when your eyes meet mine) by @phdmama Explicit | 4k words | 2024

Rec'd by Anon: The one where Harry uses his powerful magical abilities to invent a sex magic spell and must prove to Draco that it exists. It’s a gem! Additional major tags/themes (via reccer): Secret relationship/fuckbuddies, semi-public sex

📚 let gravity win by @phoenixortheflame Explicit | 4k words | 2024

Rec'd by @its-the-allure: What if Harry Potter was a little bit like the devil — in a good way?

📚 Stupid Love by @the-sinking-ship Explicit | 16k words | 2020

Rec'd by Anon: I love how in this fic, Draco tells himself that everything Harry does is rude and disgusting and that the weird feelings he gets when he hears Harry laugh or sees Harry rip through a ward are nothing more than hate. It’s simultaneously hilarious and so hot!

📚 on the divine agony of longing by @flimsi Explicit | 25k words | 2024

Rec'd by @babysitterpng: feat. possessive and jealous harry, snarky draco pining, and misunderstandings! the descriptions of harry's magical prowess were just chefs kiss. Additional major tags/themes (via reccer): humour, post-hogwarts

📚 Most Arrogant and Loving of Men by Lomonaaeren Explicit | 30k words | 2018

Rec'd by @badwolfblues: For magically powerful Harry, I immediately think of how much I love this fic. Draco’s seduction of Harry in this is so good, and I love when Harry learns to take care of himself first sometimes. Harry’s friends are not painted in the best light, as a warning. Harry is scary powerful and the whole thing is delicious Additional major tags/themes (via reccer): Angst, violence, minor character death

📚 Like Lightning at Your Fingertips by artistic_license Teen | 43k words | 2019

Rec'd by @scarredsnake: beautiful eighth year fic! there's parseltongue, there's action, there's bed sharing, there's slow falling in love! their relationship is so very sweet and vulnerable <3

📚 I Am Not Who I Became by mab_di Explicit | 93k words | 2019

Rec'd by @its-the-allure: Incredible character study of both boys after the war. Gripping. Beautiful writing. Angsty. Hot.

📚 Writing to Reach You by @youhavemyswordandmybow Explicit | 106k words | 2025

Rec'd by Anon: I just love how sweet the whole thing is. And I love the epistolary part too. Additional major tags/themes (via reccer): Magically powerful Harry, epistolary (though only intermittently), fell first/fell harder, mild Ginny bashing, discussion of miscarriage

📚 To have a Home by @myaulophobia Explicit | 127k words | 2024

Rec'd by @dewitty1: Absolutely outstanding (⁎⁍̴̛͂▿⁍̴̛͂⁎)*✲ﾟ*｡⋆♡💜💙💚💛🧡❤️🩷💗💕💖

📚 A Sword Laid Aside by @korlaena Explicit | 128k words | 2018

Rec'd by Anon: This is such a fantastic fic revolving around older Drarry. It has so much action and humor and heart. Harry is overly powerful and there is a mystery behind that. Overall an incredible fic!!

📚 All Magic Flows by hypata Teen | 397k words | 2025

Rec'd by Anon: Fantastic world building, I love the found family themes and the (well paced, incredibly) slow burn between Harry and Draco. They write magic in a way that scratches the right part of my brain. I think Hypata says it best, in their own words: A British soap-opera paced crime-drama with Western undertones.

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[printedgardencreative]

To What We Owe Our Miseries – writ_and_romance

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a fanfiction binder in possession of one trade bind, must be in want of a second. Red Tulip, I’m thrilled this sorta-maybe-kinda-smells-like-the-theme bind, gave you a chuckle!

Quidditch captain Harry meets extraordinary healer Draco in a P&P-esque, bound as a sports magazine because why not? I used 11x17 printed on my new fancy inkjet and thin, laminated photo paper for the cover.

The ads are loosely based on events or random tidbits in the fic - and yes. I had way too much fun coming up with them. Thank you Phoenix for being my main sounding board. 🖤

Cover art by the lovely: ash_fortier @pikkulapsii

For personal use only. Can be read for free in AO3.

[printedgardencreative]

Can’t Afford to Fall - p103

This lovely bind was bound for redtulipsbindery for our 1-to-1 trade. The goal was to bind a Drarry fic with “old timey letter/communication” vibes. Me being me, immediately thought typewriter (hence the delicious typewriter keys” - and from there is spiraled into vintage junk journaling.

There are little nods to the fic hidden amongst all the layers here - most notably the “De-Extinguisher“ Harry gifts Draco.

This is THE single most amount of layers I have ever had in play at once. The just jacket was SO much fun to play around with.

I wanted to pair it with an aestheticly classics cover so I used this mahogany Allure bookcloth from @hollanders.book.and.paper.arts - it doesn’t take HTV nicely so I opted for a naked cover.

The speckled edges were an experiment - and while not perfect, they match the books colors so lovely.

I’m pleased with how this bind turned out! 🖤 I think it’s safe to say, from the number of videos I was sent upon its arrival, that it was well received.

Bound for personal use only - no money exchanged. Can be read for free on AO3.