For those of you who have asked, the journal was made completely from scratch (other than the pins, ribbons and vintage ephemera). It started as an idea about a year ago for a project that my daughter and I would do together. Somehow it became, as my daughter calls it “my leather child” LOL.

We started thinking about the idea of a replica journal after watching the Pilot and Wendigo episodes.

Started trying to make replica pages using screen grabs and other references. Built the pages in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

Bought a black binder at Staples and continued to make pages. Watched all the episodes. Did many hours of research.

Made a journal out of vinyl to work out a pattern. Bought the military pins and medals and started gathering ephemera.

Took a break to make a replica EMF meter for my daughter’s birthday.

Bought a piece of leather and watched a bunch of YouTube videos to learn how to work with leather. Hand stitched the entire journal.

Made many, many more pages. Added vintage photos, and ephemera.

Eight months, hundreds of screen grabs later and a lot of work and fun. Finished and signed!