How to make a notepad with your own hands - making of paper, fabric, cardboard and leather

Notepad for notes may be needed not only in the office or in the workplace, it is a useful accessory that will come in handy in everyday life. Stationery stores offer a wide variety of such products, but you can make a beautiful and original notepad with your own hands.

Handmade notepad can be decorated according to your taste and add a few practical elements. Such useful and practical crafts can be used for notes or make as an exclusive gift for any holiday or special event, supplementing the gift with useful little things.

The variety of crafts and existing types of notepads

It is quite easy to make an exclusive notepad that won't be on the shelves and store windows. To start working with the prepared materials you need to pick up the idea and design of the future craft, which will affect the amount of time spent and the organization of the working process.

There are several basic types of notebooks, which are used for notes, as personal diaries and to-do planners. After selecting the main idea, you will need the means to implement it, you will need to choose basic and auxiliary materials and tools, decorations for the cover decoration.

Spiral flip-type notebooks

The simplest kind of notebook is practically a notebook for notes, with all the sheets fixed on a spiral. After the sheet is written on both sides, they can be carefully removed, and the product itself can be used further, especially if it still has a lot of space for current notes.

Figuring out how to make a notepad with spiral sheets with your own hands, it is important to remember that in addition to sheets and thick material for the cover, the master will need a spiral of wire and a special punch.

Sewn notepads for notes

Sheets in such notepads are stapled in the center, which allows the most economical and practical use of paper. Several sheets, ruled or blank, are folded in half, and a stitch is made in the center, you can use a sewing machine or make a few stitches by hand to speed up the process. Finish the work by gluing a dense base, this can be colored or white cardboard, with carefully chosen dimensions of length and width.

Notepads with glued sheets

Tear-off notepads for notes and notes are actively used on a daily basis, in them you can write down lists of things to do or shopping. Sheets of paper are cut into equal rectangles or squares, neatly folded and fastened, a thin layer of PVA glue is applied to one side.

After the glue dries, the procedure can be repeated, and the notebook is ready to use, in such a product the leaves are very easy to tear off, and the product itself can be used until the end of the sheets.

On a side note: Glued notepads for notes can be of different shapes and sizes, their design is chosen based on your own preferences. If you replace the cardboard base of such a notebook with a magnetic one, you can fix it on the fridge and use it to record the necessary purchases or recipes.

What materials can be used to make a cover for a notepad

Sewn and glued notepads are used for a long time, so select a thick cover for them. It can be decorated at your discretion, using different techniques and materials, but in the manufacture of high-quality finishes are initially chosen:

natural or artificial leather;
eco-leather with imitation of different textures;
dense cardboard (colored or white);
durable textiles, denim or tapestry;
thin, colored or transparent plastic.

Durable cover for the notebook, made by your own hands will protect the inner sheets from contamination and help maintain the shape of the notebook. Fixing the cover can be done in different ways and the fixing technique depends on the shape and type of the chosen notebook, which is determined at the stage of selecting the sketch.

Techniques for decorating the cover and other ideas for decorations

You can decorate the cover in different ways, using all kinds of materials and creative techniques. There are many ideas that will help to realize any idea, and the creative process itself will bring a lot of pleasure and help to create a really exclusive and unique thing.

A beautiful cover

Choosing a cover for a notebook you can be guided by different techniques for its decoration, which are used when working with materials:

embroidery on fabric or leather, you can embroider not only with strong threads, but also with thin ribbons, creating an original decor for the cover;
Applique with the use of different materials, beautiful postcards and flyers, pieces of leather and thin plastic can be used;
Painting and stamping on solid color fabric, and you can use templates and stamps made with your own hands from the resources at hand;
gluing ribbons, sewing beads and beads, it is possible to use old photos or printed, thematic pictures, old wallpaper.

Paper covers covered with a beautiful fabric or leather look very well, silicone covers keep their appeal.

Sheet Separator

You can prepare a practical decoration for the notebook even at the stage of assembling the finished product, for which you will need several sheets of colored paper. Every 10-20 clean sheets you can put colored sheets in the notebook, slightly protruding beyond the borders, which will help to make marks on them.

From thick plastic folders you can cut long strips and fix them during the assembly of the notebook, such dividers will help to transform the product and divide it into several parts.

Original bookmarks

Dividing a large notebook into several separate items will help you use your notebook efficiently. Blocks can be devoted to current affairs, plans, and notes related to different areas of life or hobbies, and you can divide them with the help of colorful and stylish bookmarks.

Most often they are made from satin or crepe ribbons of different colors or shades, bookmarks are made by weaving from wool threads, thin leather ribbons.

Using different tips on how to decorate a notebook with your own hands you can make an extraordinary gift for yourself or loved ones. Original crafts are easily supplemented with removable covers, inserts for notes and decorative elements, corners to store useful clippings or sketches.

Such products are suitable for creativity and planning, important notes and housekeeping, and thus will become an indispensable assistant in everyday life.