da Bulldog

Thank you for your nice comment. I hope you will enjoy making the journal.

Thanks for your suggestion, that's a good idea. I used a small enough marble that it wasn't a problem, and I found the skewers to look a little neater.

Thanks. Let me know how it turns out!

Thanks ;)

Thank you - glad you liked it!

Thank you!

Yes, the thread is there to keep the toothpick from splitting, and also the thread goes through the slit in the toothpick to hold the toothpick open a bit.