But I have an even quicker idea that you can try too if 5 minutes is just too long… How to Recover an Existing Notebook *Unless you are creating a super tiny notebook, a regular stapler won’t work for this, because they’re too short to reach the middle fold of the notebook to staple vertically.Īnd that’s it! From start to finish one of these DIY notebooks will take less than 5 minutes to make. Next, using a long reach stapler (which you can find on Amazon), staple 2-3 staples directly on top of the fold of the sheets of paper / wallpaper cover set. You can skip this step to save time, if you don’t think your wallpaper needs extra support.įold over again and use the bone folder for creasing, if necessary. *This step is actually not 100% necessary, it’s just for additional support for the cover.
Wrap the wallpaper around the outside of the folded scrap paper pieces and glue to the top pieces of scrap paper, after it’s lined up properly. Then cut out the shape that was created with scissors. Next, unfold and trace around the edges of the scrap paper onto wallpaper. The green and black striped notebook in some of the after photos is 4.5 inches by 5.5 inches when finished – so the initial bundle of scrap paper was 9 inches long and 5.5 inches tall. When folded in half, it creates a 20 page square notebook that is 3.5 x 3.5. I cut paper 10 pieces of scrap paper down to 7 inches long and 3.5 inches wide. The one in the tutorial photos is small and square. Sizing note: I really like creating a mixture of standard size and nonstandard size notebooks. For the scrap paper, you can use anything…colorful paper, lined paper, graph paper, etc. Start by cutting out scrap paper and folding it in half to create the notebook shape you want- using a bone folder to create a crisp fold, like the photo. The process for these DIY notebooks is similar to the DIY library card notebooks from WAY back (don’t judge those photos too harshly…it was six years ago).īut there are some difference and specifics for using wallpaper, so I created a new tutorial… 1. But while I try to whittle it down to the one I love most and figure out the budget, I had these leftover samples that were dying to be DIYed.
Want to make a set of your own? Here’s how to make your own wallpaper notebooks in about 5 minutes. If I really love them, maybe I won’t lose them this time?! So, I made them with wallpaper, but not just any wallpaper… the wallpaper dreams are made of! I’m building on a notebook tutorial I wrote back in 2016 and adding a second way to make notebooks that is equally fast and cute, IMO. So, here I am making another set of notebooks to stash around the house.
BUT for some reason no matter how many I make (or buy for that matter), I can never find the *right* notebook when I need it. And honestly, it’s resulted in what feels like an infinite number of places to jot down notes or sketch out ideas. I’ve made little DIY notebooks here and there for years. DIY notebooks that are cute and easy to make.
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