Anne Jo Lexander brings us a super clever project today for Fancy This! She made a notebook from scratch, complete with a bookbinder, which can be taken off & reused once the notebook is full.
Supplies:
Road Show: Strips
Road Show: Grocery List
Artist Edition: Bulb Shaped Safety Pin
scrap patterned paper and card stock (optional)
spiral bookbinder (optional)
black cardstock
decorative border punch
embroidery floss
matte medium
sewing machine
ribbon
magnet clasp
charm
flower
button
Instructions:
1. Use a purchased notebook, or make your own. Anne Jo's is made of random paper, scrap cardstock and patterned papers, bound together with a spinal bookbinder.
2. Measure your notebook and add at least 1/2 inch to the width (3/4 inches if you choose to hand stitch the edges). Score a full 12x12 sheet of patterned paper (Anne Jo used Road Show: Strips) as wide as the notebook + 1/2 inch.
3. Since Anne Jo's notebook was a bit large, she had to divide her sheet and add an extender - another patterned paper (she used Road Show: Grocery List). She chose to place the extender approximately where the spine would be.
4. Using a sewing machine sew the pieces together. Decorate the ends of the spine with black cardstock, punched with a decorative border punch.
5. Score two pockets - slightly smaller in width than the front/back of the notebook.
6. Cover all the pieces of paper with some kind of sealer/matte medium. Apply two layers on both sides of the paper, allowing them enough time to dry in between the layers. Feel free to do three layers to make sure it will be durable. Anne Jo says her papers felt like canvas after two layers on both sides.
7. Hand stitch the pockets. Test with your notebook to find the correct placements, and remember when stitching that the notebook needs room to slide in and out the pockets.
8. Attach a lock-mechanism (Anne Jo used one with magnets and ribbons). Decorate the ribbon with an Artist Edition Bulb Shaped Safety Pin and attach a charm, button, pearl and a flower.
Supplies:
Road Show: Strips
Road Show: Grocery List
Artist Edition: Bulb Shaped Safety Pin
scrap patterned paper and card stock (optional)
spiral bookbinder (optional)
black cardstock
decorative border punch
embroidery floss
matte medium
sewing machine
ribbon
magnet clasp
charm
flower
button
Instructions:
1. Use a purchased notebook, or make your own. Anne Jo's is made of random paper, scrap cardstock and patterned papers, bound together with a spinal bookbinder.
2. Measure your notebook and add at least 1/2 inch to the width (3/4 inches if you choose to hand stitch the edges). Score a full 12x12 sheet of patterned paper (Anne Jo used Road Show: Strips) as wide as the notebook + 1/2 inch.
3. Since Anne Jo's notebook was a bit large, she had to divide her sheet and add an extender - another patterned paper (she used Road Show: Grocery List). She chose to place the extender approximately where the spine would be.
4. Using a sewing machine sew the pieces together. Decorate the ends of the spine with black cardstock, punched with a decorative border punch.
5. Score two pockets - slightly smaller in width than the front/back of the notebook.
6. Cover all the pieces of paper with some kind of sealer/matte medium. Apply two layers on both sides of the paper, allowing them enough time to dry in between the layers. Feel free to do three layers to make sure it will be durable. Anne Jo says her papers felt like canvas after two layers on both sides.
7. Hand stitch the pockets. Test with your notebook to find the correct placements, and remember when stitching that the notebook needs room to slide in and out the pockets.
8. Attach a lock-mechanism (Anne Jo used one with magnets and ribbons). Decorate the ribbon with an Artist Edition Bulb Shaped Safety Pin and attach a charm, button, pearl and a flower.
Wow - so cool! I don't have access to a sewing machine yet, but I love the techniques.
Posted by: Hilma Sinkinson | May 17, 2010 at 08:57 AM
what a great idea...I LOVE IT.....
Posted by: ANNETTE | May 17, 2010 at 10:10 AM
Love this idea!!
Posted by: heather i | May 17, 2010 at 12:09 PM
I LOVE it! What a fabulous idea - thanks for sharing such great instructions!!
Posted by: Brenda | May 17, 2010 at 02:09 PM
I love it!
Posted by: Andrea MacDonald | May 17, 2010 at 03:11 PM
So awsome project..I definetly have to try this out...soooo pretty..love it
Posted by: Mirjarr | May 18, 2010 at 03:48 AM
Hello,
we´ve just opened a space for those who like to spend time being creative and meeting people with same interests while visiting a different country: a residence for illustrators and crafters in Spain
www.sancoloreaeng.blogspot.com
we hope you like it!
We will keep updating the sites with news and workshops!
Posted by: sanco | May 18, 2010 at 10:00 AM
amazing project girl!
Posted by: Brenda H | May 18, 2010 at 10:07 AM
Fantastic project! Love your idea :)
Posted by: Olivia | May 19, 2010 at 04:55 AM
Cute idea and colorful project.. thanks for sharing!! Love the FP blog!!!
Posted by: Sue | May 20, 2010 at 04:59 PM
What a lovely notebook! That would be great to take on a trip to journal in.
Posted by: Linda B. | May 23, 2010 at 10:00 PM
This is fabulous! I just got mine order of this line in and can't wait to dig in!
Posted by: MichelleG | May 29, 2010 at 11:13 AM
Nice article, great!I like it, thanks for sharing it with us. its worth reading!
Posted by: Griffey Shoes | May 14, 2011 at 02:59 AM
I really enjoyed this post,especially the examples in this post” portion which made it really easy for me to SEE what you were talking about without even having to leave the article.Thanks~
Posted by: Air Max | January 08, 2012 at 11:43 PM