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!

Thank you - glad you liked it!

Thanks ;)

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.