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| Finished notebook, outside |
You will need:
4-6 sheets of "waste" paper with printing on one side
Cereal box or other reusable paperboard
2 yards of yarn (one color)
1 button in a contrasting color
Scissors
Hole punch
Extra large needle (e.g. for embroidery or yarn)
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| Finished notebook, inside |
Steps:
1. Fold waste paper in thirds as for putting in an envelope.
2. Cut along creases. Then cut strips evenly in half.
3. Punch two evenly spaced holes near the top (short) edge of the papers. Use your first punched pages as a stencil for the others, so they line up in a stack.
4. Make sure your pages are all blank on the same side.
5. Thread the needle with 1/2 yard of yarn. Bind the paper stack by weaving back and forth through the two holes and criss-crossing over the top. Knot in back.
6. Cut an 8x6" piece from the front or back of your cereal box. Fold in half.
7. Punch 2 holes in right side of cereal box (face up) aligned with holes in paper. I punched the left side, which is better for lefties. (Oops! I'm a righty.)
8. Repeat step 5 to attach paper stack, but tie final ends together with stack binding so ends are hidden.
9. Cut off bottom inch of cereal box below paper stack, on that half only. Fold cover to close notebook and fold longer flap up, so it envelops the bottom of the notepad.
10. Thread 5" yarn through a button, leaving the ends long and even. You may need to hand-thread if the button holes are small.
11. Re-thread ends together onto needle and poke hole in the center of the flap from the front to the back. Thread through and remove needle.
12. Knot ends together- it's OK to leave 1/2" loop of yarn before the knot. Tape knotted end down inside flap.
13. Cut 1 yard of yarn and tie ends together so you have a large circle/strap of yarn. Tie a small knot in a loop to permanently attach strap around button.
14. Wrap strap up over the front, down the back and secure by wrapping around button 2-3 times.
Voila!
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