2009
09.09

Cute notebook purses

I’ve seen this craft all over bloggerland now and had to try it, but I needed a good reason for trying it… don’t ask me why, I guess to justify doing a craft I feel like I have to have a reason for doing it.

Anyhoo, about a month ago, I got released from my 4 year calling as the primary pianist and got a new calling.  I was so bummed when they released, me.  Next year I’ll have one kid in senior primary and 2 kids in junior primary, so I knew there weren’t too many callings I could have that would allow me to watch them all.  That and I love being in primary!

So what calling did I get and what was my justification for making these cute things!?!  I’m the second counselor in primary now!  One of the few callings I could have gotten that still allows me to see my kids and figure out how much they do or don’t know!

My reason for making these cute notebooks… we needed to give the old presidency a “thank you” gift.  So I got 4 cards and had all the kids sign all 4 cards (not an easy thing to do in one Sunday) and made 5 of these adorable notebooks!  Why 5?  Cause I wanted one too!

I got the idea off of this site here.

Don’t ask me what I was thinking when I took these pictures.  I left out so many steps.  Also, there are much cuter notebooks out there, I don’t have a talent for decorating with scrapbook stuff.  I’m still working on that.  So these notebooks are very simply adorned.

Take an exacto knife and ruler and figure out how much of the corners you want to take off.  It really only takes a few minutes to do both corners all the way.  This part was the fastest!

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Then, take your paper and mod podge it onto one side.  After it dries, take the exacto knife and trim it.  Then do the other side!

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I used ribbon for the handles and hot glued them onto the inside.  Take a rectangular piece of coordinating paper and make the closer by gluing it to the back side.  Then take some velcro and put it on the flap and front side so it can stay closed.

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Like I said, there are cuter ones out there, but oh well, these are the ones I made.

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Since I already had the glue and ribbons on hand, this cost me a total of $.70 a notebook!  70 cents!!!!

Ashley is now begging me for one.

  1. I like those! Good job!

  2. Adorable!!!!

  3. I love these! I saw them on Brassy Apple and have been wanting to do some. Yours turned out adorable!!