DIY Monday is back! I am so excited to share with you this simple and super fun idea for covering journals....
step
1: choose some fabric that you love! i buy almost all my fabric from
etsy.com (search under 'supplies'). i love vintage sheets (like these),
cute japanese patterns, and random designer patterns.
you'll
also need a couple moleskine journals (or any paper covered journal...
and of course, you can always DIY your own from scratch if you like). i
like large journals with unlined pages for sketching!
step 2: iron your fabric. you won't want any wrinkles on your book cover. :)
step 3: trim your fabric so that it's about 1 inch (on all sides)
larger than your book. lay it facing down (so that the backside of the
fabric is showing). spray your book cover with spray adhesive & wait
about 5 seconds for it to dry just a tiny bit (so it's not too wet) and
turn your book over so that the cover adheres to the back side of the
patterned fabric. next, immediately, close your journal and make sure
there are no 'bumps on your fabric... smooth the front and back of the
cover with your hands.
(lay your journals under something heavy for about 10 minutes while the glue dries)
step 4: trim the fabric right up to the edge of your journals.
(pretty scraps... i thought they needed their own photo.)
step 5: add machine or hand stitching to add extra durability to the edges of your journal.
this step is optional!
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