Self-adhesive or wrapping paper
If you don't find a notebook with a suitable design in the store, try designing it yourself using wrapping paper and glue. This option is considered the simplest, so it is suitable even for those who have never done anything like this. Modern technologies advance at triple speed, so in stationery stores you can easily find both plain wrapping paper and those with an adhesive base already applied to it.
If you decide to wrap a notebook in this way, choose paper that is not very thick, otherwise it will be quite problematic to do it. For a classic wrap, a base without springs is suitable.
How to work with paper
Wrapping the notebook cover is quite simple. Having measured the required size from an unfolded notebook, cut out a rectangle a few centimeters larger than required. Now start wrapping. First, the vertical sides of the notebook, and then, slightly stretching, the horizontal ones. Secure each hem with glue. And if one of the edges does not want to bend, trim it slightly with scissors.
If you only have a spring one and you don’t know how to design a notebook of this type, don’t worry, this is also possible. Only it turns around not completely, but partially. To do this, cut out pieces of paper of suitable size and simply stick them on the cover, folding them and carefully gluing them along the edges.
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Thursday, January 02, 2014 02:26 + in the quote book Good day to everyone who stopped by! I was drawn to notebooks with soft covers... And recently I came across author’s ones, with drawings. So wonderful and magical... I couldn’t resist and bought a couple. I decided to add my own authorship, use a ready-made block and make a soft cover….
On this notebook of a sunny mood, with drawings by Victoria Kirdiy, the paper on the flyleaf turned out to be so cute that I didn’t dare spoil it - it was decided to make a removable soft cover! Who's with me? I’m sure I won’t discover America, but in case it comes in handy for someone... Next are a lot of photos, I’ll tell you everything in detail...
First, we determine the dimensions: height = height of the notebook + 0.3 mm for fit + 1 centimeter at the top and bottom for allowances; Width = two page widths + 1.5 cm thickness (for me) + two lapel widths (I took 5 cm each) + seam allowances + 0.5 for loose fit.
About the WTO! We iron the fabric well, try not to stretch it, but simply press it with an iron, as when decating... We cut out 2 rectangles... I will have a green backside!
To apply the decor, mark the finished dimensions with soap on the front side. At the final WTO, the soap will disappear.
This notebook is for my good friend. She is now in a wonderful position, so the decor will be ambiguous... The picture with the face is a ready-made transfer, and I print the logo on this paper (Don't forget to put a mirror stamp in the printer settings!!!!)
To temporarily attach the decor, before sewing, I liked to use this adhesive tape (and there are no extra holes from pins)
It just leaves glue on the fabric; if it’s crooked, you can remove it and reapply it. Miracles! Sewn...
Knots were tied on the inside and the threads were cut.
The notepad will be fastened with a button. I like everything to be functional - you can even store a pen there under the elastic band))) So we cut out a strap with which we will sew the elastic band.
We bend the allowances, stitch...
We mark out a place for the button and elastic, first secure the elastic with a stitch... And one more small touch - the embed, photo below...
On top (sorry about the oil) we adjust the strap line by line.
And the button... we must sew it on with a match, we make a leg so that it is convenient to fasten it.
And here are the mortgages from the wrong side, which I wrote about above. Under a button and under an elastic band so that the thin fabric of the cover does not bear the force load.
A couple more decorative stitches and elements... let's start assembling...
We chop face to face and grind two parts along the width, allowances 1 cm.
Iron and trim seam allowances...
We pin the cuffs onto the face, capturing the top 3 layers of fabric..
Like this
Now carefully turn everything inside out so that it looks like this
We chop off the bookmark with a needle so that it does not accidentally get into the seam and place it on the front side, between...
We sew from the top and bottom (we leave the area at the bottom unsewn, we will turn it inside out). I will leave it large enough so as not to wrinkle the picture when turning it inside out.
We trim the corners, turn them inside out (especially carefully in the corners), sew up the hole with a hidden seam, iron it and quickly try it on...
And here are the cute endpapers... and the key to happiness!
I’ll also show you a few pages of the notebook... so you can feel how positive and magical it is...
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Decorating a notebook with fabric
In order to beautifully design a notebook, you can use fabrics. You don't have to go to the store. Surely every housewife has a box of scraps in her bins. So why not make a handmade craft out of an ordinary notebook?
You can also add small flat buttons, sequins, lace or braid to various pieces of fabric. And then it’s a matter of little things. Cut out any shapes from the fabric and use a glue gun to stick them on the outer surface of the product. Notebooks decorated in this way can become not only the favorite thing of the needlewoman herself, but also an excellent gift for loved ones.
How to make a cover from a newspaper?
#1
Newspaper is the perfect material to store your favorite book or diary and decorate it. It will be good if it is stylized as antique, that is, yellowed. You will immediately select the packaging for your notebook or book without making a mistake in size. Take a regular newspaper that you read every day and remove the paper clips. Leave one large sheet of newspaper for the cover.
#2
Place a sheet of newspaper on the table and place a book on top. It should be in the middle of the page. Fold one edge of the newspaper over the long side of the book cover. Use your right hand to fold the paper, and with your left hand, smooth it and hold it so that it does not wrinkle. Fold the newspaper sheets first on the long side of the cover and then on the short side.
#3
The paper should not be too tight so that the book can open easily. Open and close it several times. Secure the long edges of the newspaper with tape or a glue stick. Remember that pencil glue is very weak, so apply as much of it as possible in a thick layer.
#4
How to make a cover from a newspaper so that there are no extra creases? Take the scissors in your left hand and the book in your right (it should already be in the newspaper rectangle.) Make slits on the newspaper in the end area (the base of the book). It is better to perform this operation while the book is closed. Now smooth and secure the side corners by treating them with glue.
#5
Trim the corners so that there is nothing extra inside the book cover. Secure the newspaper cover with wide, but very transparent tape, being sure to hold the edges to avoid cracks. One newspaper will look rustic, so the cover needs to be decorated.
#6
Decorate the book with cut-out pictures to match the color of the cover or using the decoupage technique. You can simply paste the title of the book on top, but this is often done on plain paper. A newspaper cover will decorate not only a book. Planners are handy, but they often come with boring covers.
#7
Your notebook can become a small masterpiece if you decorate it with a newspaper cover and decorate it correctly. Place it on a small sheet of newspaper, preferably aged artificially with tea or coffee, and fold the edges in the same way as the book cover.
#8
Secure with tape, but not wide, as transparent as possible. Take a beautiful black and white picture or a bright pin-up photograph, apply a thin layer of glue to the back of it, and attach it to the newspaper. Now cut the thin openwork decorative braid of the desired size and paste over the edges of the photo or picture. The braid should be very thin.
#9
Glue it also to the base of the diary. A notebook with a newspaper cover can be decorated with a narrow embroidered braid with bright but small patterns. Such a diary will look original and expensive. Attach the embroidered strip near the edge of the planner.
What's interesting inside?
So, everything is clear with the cover. Next, we’ll look at how to design a notebook from the inside. One of the interesting and practical ideas in notebook design is a bookmark. You can do it in literally a minute. To do this, select a beautiful thin satin ribbon or braid and glue it to the last page by the tip. The other end can also be designed depending on your taste and desire. For example, by attaching a small bead to it or making a fringe.
You can also decorate your workbook with an inside pocket. It will be especially convenient for schoolchildren. You can add the necessary tables and rules for a specific subject into it. You can make such a pocket from a colored sheet of paper or use a ready-made envelope.
If the notebook is intended to be a personal diary, then in such a pocket you can put memorable letters, notes and tickets from your favorite places you have visited.
How to decorate a notebook with your own hands
Another school year has begun again. Complex, stressful, incomprehensible, exhausting. There is only one way to come to terms with it - to use it as an inexhaustible object for your own creative experiments. Look around - what can you do, remake, create with your own hands that your child will like and use regularly? There is a win-win option - think about how to decorate the notebook with your own hands. This is a great idea that will relieve school stress in the process of needlework itself, and then will invariably bring smiles to your children, who, every time they open their notebooks, will think warmly about their mother’s care. Most of the ideas are completely simple and can be implemented in a matter of minutes. This has its advantage - express relaxation therapy is worth a lot when it comes to everyday stress and problems. In general, to make school bring you as much joy as possible, decide how to decorate your notebook with your own hands, and decorate!
How to decorate a notebook with your own hands - 5 interesting ideas:
1. Notebooks with marble covers
The art (and if we are talking about something so beautiful and unusual, then this is precisely the art!) of creating marble surfaces is useful when you want to become the owner of a completely unique thing. A notebook with a marbled cover will definitely be one of a kind - you will never be able to exactly repeat this stunning design again.
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2. Notebook with embroidery
Now your children will never say “nooooo” to the proposed notebook! There is no chance of not liking such a beautiful notebook - it’s amazing, isn’t it? Minimal embroidery skills, a little time and effort - and you have a cover for your school notebook, stunning in its beauty and uniqueness, which you made personally, with your own hands.
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3. Notebook with watercolor cover
The watercolor stains are mesmerizing. It seems that you can admire them endlessly - and they will tirelessly give joy, surprise, and discoveries. This is a very special miracle that is available to everyone who has watercolor paints and brushes at home. Well, and the desire to create and compose - without it, it’s unlikely that anything pleasant and beautiful will happen.
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4. Cover for a notebook with a homemade print
This is the place to let your imagination run wild! You can expand... and you don’t even have to curl up: make many, many bright and unusual covers on your notebooks, create and be creative, and then give the results of your activities to friends and acquaintances, colleagues and teachers, concierges and pediatricians - and let the world around you become a little brighter and kinder.
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5. Stickers on notebooks
In general, school notebooks are the most boring thing: even if you managed to buy the most colorful, bright and unusual notebooks, they are still the same type and boring. But small stickers can greatly “amuse” them! Show your imagination - let your sign stickers be multi-colored, unusual in shape and with funny inscriptions. You will succeed!
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In English language
English language learners may like the idea of using relevant topics. The version with a map of Great Britain pasted on the cover looks very original. In addition, a map is not only a stylish decoration, but also a faithful assistant in studying.
You can mark the most famous places and monuments of the United Kingdom on it, and stick the British flag next to it. You can cut out a picture from a magazine, but it’s more interesting to make it yourself from fabric. To do this, take red, blue and white fabric and, according to the design of the country's flag, cut out similar parts and glue them with glue. Attach the finished flag to the cover. As you can see, preparing an English notebook using our tips is not at all difficult. If you wish, you can always add something of your own.
Musicians
Creative individuals always want to stand out and show their unique personality to others. Therefore, they strive to decorate their clothes with some unusual accessories, do a non-standard hairstyle and transform ordinary things in every possible way.
If a creative person is interested in music, he will be interested in learning how to design a music notebook.
The most popular idea for designing covers of music notebooks is, of course, sheet music. You can choose a ready-made version with their image or draw it manually.
