How To Make A Unique And Fun Notebook From Scratch
Whether you choose to use yours to record your thoughts, feelings and emotions, or to explore creative ideas that randomly pop into your head, there’s no disputing that personalised notebooks are indispensible tools.
Your notebook is like a trusted and loyal friend. You can take it wherever you go and share your innermost secrets with it. You can fill the pages with handwritten content, drawings and illustrations, artwork and photos. A beautiful bespoke notebook that is personalised can have a hardback, softback or fabric cover that can be elegantly decorated with you name.
To really make a notebook your own, it’s a good idea to decorate and embellish it inside, so that it’s unique, and fun to use. If you love to put your creative stamp on everything that you do, customising your stylish notebooks is the perfect craft project for you.
Divide Up The Pages
When you’re making a unique and fun notebook from scratch, you first need to divide up the pages. Make a plan of what you want to use the pages for – ie. planning and setting goals, reflection, brainstorming, creative ideas, story or poetry writing etc.
Divide the pages of the notebook into sections, so that you have sufficient space available to express yourself. You may decide to have 20 pages for writing, 10 for drawings, 5 for planning and so on… Once you know how you will use the notebook you can get started on personalising it.
Embellish With Funky Washi Tape
A luxury bespoke notebook that is personalised is much more fun to use, than one that has a plain cover and uniform blank pages inside.
Washi tape is a funky crafting accessory that allows you to easily and quickly decorate just about anything. The versatile, no-mess tape is available in a wide variety of beautiful colours and patterns to add eye-catching embellishment to the interior of your personalised notebooks.
You can make a strong design statement by using washi tape to create decorative borders on your pages. If you want to add extra colourful detail to pages that feature lots of handwriting, simply cut up the washi tape into little shapes, and use them like stickers.
Decorate With Printable Notebook Stickers
You can also download sticker templates for free online, and then print them onto adhesive paper. This option allows you to handpick designs that are perfect for your theme decorations.
Some pre-designed printable stickers allow you to fill in the blanks, so that you can create sticky labels that are one-of-a-kind. Of course, you’ll want to make sure you’ve got all the cheap printer ink you need from here, first.
Paint The Pages
If you have an artistic streak, you can show it off by displaying your original artwork on painted pages, in your personalised notebook. Use watercolours, acrylic paints, pencils and mixed media to bring your unique creations to life.
The inside front and back covers, of your notebook, are excellent places to showcase your art. You can also add a touch of sparkling glitter, or other decorative materials to make your painted pages really stand out.
Explore The Art Of Zentangle
When deep in thought, many people love to freely doodle on the page of a notebook. The practice of drawing repetitive designs with a thin tipped marker is known as the Zentangle method. This refined form of doodle art requires patience and skilful mastery to create wow factor drawings that give your personalised notebooks personality and style.
If you’re serious about learning the unique art form, you can discover how to make a dot border, pencil line strings, and the tangle strokes that transform a simple pattern into a striking design.
Create Secret Pockets
If your favourite notebook doesn’t have a handy inner pocket or sleeve, you can easily make one yourself. Simultaneously personalise and upgrade your notebook by adding a secret pocket inside the back cover. You can use an envelope or a transparent document sleeve, or you can make the pocket from scratch.
If you prefer, you can make a pocket on inside pages, simply by folding down the top corners of facing pages. Stick the corners in place with washi tape, and turn the pages to the left and secure at the bottom and the side. You can decorate the finished pocket however you like.
Add Your Favourite Snaps
So that there’s no mistaking that you are the proud owner of the most unique notebook, add a few of your favourite selfie photos. You can stick one on the first page, along with a few lines of text, an anecdote, or a funny caption. Anyone who opens your customised notebook will be greeted by your smiling face and a personal message.
If you’re using your notebook as a journal, you may want to decorate the pages with snaps that complement the words you have written.
Feature A Vision Board
A popular and practical way, in which you can make your personalised notebooks great fun to use, is to include a vision board. Your vision board is the place where you can creatively express your passions, ambitions, and dreams, in words, pictures, or both.
It can feature a collage or montage of cut out images that inspire and motivate you, typography quotes, photos, handwritten bullet points, and drawings and doodles. The idea is to use the vision board as a daily source of inspiration for your artistic and creative projects, and also for your life in general.
