Mini Magazine Notebook DIY

I always keep at least two or three notebooks in my purse. I jot lists on them, keep ideas safe and tear pages out to leave notes for my friends. Today I want to share a quick (and budjet friendly) way to make your own pretty journals. You can whip up a batch in an afternoon and use them for months. Enjoy! 

Supplies Needed: Pretty magazine pages, paper (graph, lined or plain), embroidery thread and a needle, scissors and washi tape. 1. Trim pages to the size of your choosing (remember they will be folded in half) Add as many or as few pages as you wish. 2. Cut a magazine page to size (slightly larger than pages) to create a cover. 3. Fold and stitch through the center of pages to bind them together and attach the spine. 4. Add a piece of pretty washi tape to decorate your cute tiny journal!  

These notebooks make great gifts and are perfect for carrying in your purse! xoxo, elsie ps. thank you, Kinsey, for helping me create this DIY!

Comments

[meredith taylor]

these are so pretty and a you've given me a great idea for my mom & sister's easter baskets!

[Amanda Rose]

I love this so much. Personalized journals are my favorite, and it totally helps that this is probably the easiest DIY in existence. So cute.

[@EssentialSarah]

C'est trop cute, la!

[ashley]

so simple!!!!! i love it!

[Emma]

I like the floral tape and graph paper.

[Tinacious.Me]

too cute! love the graph paper idea!
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[LucyExpress]

I love your blog! It's one of my favorites! Also, I have a black and white polka-dotted roll of tape too from K&Company's *Smash line.

[Heidi Harlequin]

I love this idea! I can make this with things I already have lying around! (BEST kind of projects!) Thanks, Elsie!! Have a great week!!

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-Heidi

[Megan K.]

I love all your little booklet ideas you've been posting. I have so many scraps and tid-bits stored around my studio ( who am I kidding, it's the art room!) that today is the final day you've inspired me to make my own! Thanks for sharing your idea & wish me luck in not creating too much of a mess!

[Natasha]

I LOVE this! Such a cute idea. I love projects like this where you can just use stuff lying around the house. So fun!

[Maïlys]

this couldn't come at a better time because I wanted to make my first notebooks today!

THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!

[Rachel]

What a nice cheap thrill of a craft. I always have multiple notbooks with me too. You gotta write those ideas down then they hit ya. And I always have a hard time finding cute journals, so this fits the bill for me.

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[Jay @ Wilbur Road]

I am loving how you are taking found, reclaimed paper pieces and giving them new life in journals, scrapbooks, etc.
I am going to run with it! I have been wanting to create art portfolios for my kiddos, I think this idea would be BRILL for that!
Thanks, Elsie!
xo Jay on wilbur road

[Samira]

i love this idea!! will try it!!

[loulou]

Cute and handy! I like the idea of taping over your stitching down the spine.

Loulou

[Shannon]

You are SO creative! Love this.

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[Katrina]

I love all your stationary DIYs.

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[CrochetBlogger]

Another smart and adorable idea. I also keep notebooks on me for jotting things down (so much more personal and inspiring than just putting it in a phone!) Love this.

[Sarah]

I always love you diy tips. Especially the ones you never though of making yourself :)

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[Melissa]

LOVE THIS! i'm building a little collection of empty notebooks so my kids will have plenty to do when i go into labor with baby #4. these will be added to the collection this afternoon.