last page of journal

I sketched this mug of tea before church started yesterday . . . . this time using a 'black grape' colored pencil. Non-erasable like ink, it makes adding a few shadows so easy and it does not smudge when I'm adding a few sermon notes.

This finishes up sketches in the Visual Journal. I'll probably just stick to my little ink-only sketchbook for a few weeks before starting another watercolor journal.

I have one hand-bound and ready, but I'd like to embellish the cover a bit first. Currently it's a very plain gray paper with a neutral bookcloth spine.

Maybe I should add some kind of protective finish as well. Journals covered in plain scrapbook paper seem to wear out too fast. Anyone have any ideas on how to do that?