15
Mar
DIY notebook madeby Pien
Hello there! I’m Pien Neve from Amsterdam and I am very proud to be the brand new guest blogger on Bloesem Living. Irene invited me to become the new DIY/craft contributor after seeing my DIY wall hooks.
For this first edition, I made a DIY notebook which is very easy to make ... just a few simple steps.
I got this idea when I caught my boyfriend using those horribly boring, cheap-looking and old fashioned school notebooks. Remember those? The kind you didn’t even want to use during college :).
About thime to give these notebooks a fresh look. I have to admit that my boyfriend is now going to work every day with a big pile of loose papers, while I am using his notebooks now. They have become to beautiful to bring to the office!
Read the steps and see the result by clicking here...
Step 01: Get rid of the staplers!
Be warned! Do not do this with your nails! I tried to do it 3 times because I was too lazy to look for another option. For instance, you can use tweezers to undo the staplers and your fingers won’t be bleeding.
Step 02: Sew the new cover
Fold your new cover (a beautiful color cardboard or a self-designed cover) and sew it with a needle and thread through the tiny holes of the staples.
Step 03: Stamp
To finish it off, I stamped words on the new cover with alphabet stamps.
If you want to give it as a present, this Is a nice way to wrap it up!
Thank you for reading my post, hope you enjoyed it! I am looking forward to sharing more with you in a couple of weeks! See you soon! ~Pien
Looks great! What a nice creation, looking forward to more simple and lovely stuff from Pien!
Posted by: Wilma | 03/25/2013 at 04:33 AM
I LOVE this simple and cute idea!
Posted by: mariana | 03/17/2013 at 12:59 AM
Hey, this is my first experience with a blog ever! I never took the time to visit and read a blog. However, in this day and age it is absolutely necessary that I keep track of the developments and I am excited that it's your blog, Pien. Really inspiring! Look forward to seeing more of you.
You're doing great! Keep up the good work :-)
Posted by: Anky | 03/15/2013 at 11:41 PM
Hi Pien, great blog. makes ik look easy. hope to see more of you.
Posted by: Nannie | 03/15/2013 at 07:01 PM
Woow, how creative! It inspires me to make a present for a friend.
Thank you> I am going to follow you!
Posted by: Trudy | 03/15/2013 at 06:51 PM
I love paper, stamps, everything in common with creating, crafting, decorating... Thank you so much for your articles, news... everything I discover here is treasure !! See you soon
Posted by: Aurélie | 03/15/2013 at 06:19 PM