Sharing my process of creating a hard cover for journals, albums, planners, snail mail projects and other bookbinding crafts. It’s really easy to make your own hard cover using materials you probably have already!
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Looking for a cute scrapbook paper printable? How about this sunny side up egg design I created, super cute and bright for your papercrafting projects.
Use these free printable egg pattern paper designs to make a travelers notebook, decorate your planner and papercraft to your hearts content!
I’ve always been a fan of eating eggs (in all ways), but really love the motif itself because somehow, it lends itself to being happy! How can you not smile with a big ‘ole yellow face looking back up at you? At least if you imagine the world as always kawaii 🙂
I was browsing a sunny side up pinterest board and created these printables for a guest post years back. But these kawaii sunny side up egg motifs are still super cute today. I created a simple pattern in multiple colors to use as a crafty printable, see how the little eggies have a tiny happy face popping up here and there – cuteness, eh?
It’s an easy DIY, just print the patterns on cardstock for a heavier cover and cute them to your preferred size to create a little notebook. I punched holes and sewed everything together, but you can also use staples.
These little notebooks make great gifts, but I actually carry them in my purse for notes and for my kids to draw in when we are out and about. You can visit my longstitch bookbinding tutorial if you want to know the details of sewing the book together.
– Prefold each piece of paper to make them nicely creased and fitted together
– The thicker the paper you use, the less pieces you should use together before it gets too bulky
– Prepunch holes if you are handsewing to make the process go smoothly
– Use binder clips to hold it all together when you are punching holes and sewing
– Trim your booklet after you are finished binding to get a finished clean edge
Feel free to share with all your crafty friends, pin on Pinterest and linking back to this post. I really appreciate it!
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Here’s my process of making a journal with tomoe river paper, super thin paper that takes up very little space. So I have cut slits in the spine for binding instead of punching holes.
I’m still a beginner a using tomoe river paper, so if you have tips or tricks, please share – I would really appreciate it!
If you want to make your own journal from scratch, check out my detailed 5-part series How to Make a Journal – Part 1 – DIY Tutorial
* https://youtu.be/cv6bl9qbYPI
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The coolest DIY is to simply make your own stickers. Taking some time to prepare a bunch of your favorites all at once, means you’ll have lots of ready to use embellishments to use in your planner, journaling and papercrafting.
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Use some decorative paper to wrap your invitations, cards and snail mail packets, to make the happiest mail ever for your friends!
In this video, I show you how I use printable papers to decorative happy mail, wrapping around cards to create belly bands. A cute way to add another decorative touch to your paper projects!
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