I may have mentioned once or twice, or every second post perhaps, I love notebooks. In fact on my desk at the moment I can see two lovely handmade ones as yet untouched, two diaries, two notebooks that have been used, plus the one with the blue ribbon you can see up there. And we won’t get started on the number of graph paper pads on the desk.
Trouble is, as much I love a beautiful notebooks, I can’t bring myself to write in them. See, I only included the ones on the desk, I haven’t even turned around to count the ones on the bookshelf.
Solution ~ make my own cute notebooks and notepads for my everyday, less inspiring scribbles. And the best part is, you can use leftover scraps of cardboard, paper, even cereal boxes, to make them.
Today’s top 5 ~ DIY notebook and notepad links.
- Can’t find padding compound ~ use silcone sealant like Skip to My Lou or PVA glue like Paper Source
- Use old postcards to make journals with Design*Sponge
- Make a little booklet with Artmind
- No stapling, cutting or stitching with this one from Bloomize
- Make a pocket-sized notebook or a staple-free matchbook notepad with Daisy Janie
Hello! I'm Kellie and here I collect inspiration ~ beautiful photos, words on creativity, lovely printables and handmade items. I love autumn, cameras, and of course, the colour lime.
I think my sister and I are the same – despoiling the notebook, nooooo! I gave my sister a beautiful little notebook for her trip around the world, and a couple of months into the trip she sent it back saying “I just can’t bring myself to write in it, I’ll save it for something really special.” If travelling through Central America and Europe isn’t the special occasion to despoil the notebook, I don’t know what is!
Gorgeous inspiration for a Tuesday Kellie
thanks
I’m the same, though I’m trying to start using the journals that I already have. But I love these ideas for making my own!
ahh, so i’m not the only one that can’t bring themselves to use pretty notebooks!! of course, now i seem to have a collection of unused journals and notebooks now!!
Thanks for sharing those links, some of those notebooks look amazing and easy to make!