I did a marble looking notebook today, and here’s how to do it. For this you need an old notebook and some adhesive plastic. Start by cutting of the already existing band, (if there is one) and then place your book on top of the plastic.
/// I dag har jag gjort en marmor anteckningsbok. Och så här gör du om du vill ha en likadan. Till detta behöver du en gammal anteckningsbok och kontaktplast. Börja med att klippa bort bandet på boken (om det finns ett). Lägg sedan din bok på plasten.
Turn it over so you get plastic on the back of the book, and turn it over once again for the other side. If you are having problem with bubbles between the book and the plastic you can use a ruler and “scrape” the plastic as you go. Then use a paperknife and cut the excess plastic off.
/// Vänd boken så att även ryggen och andra sidan blir plastad. Får du problem med bubblor mellan plasten och boken så kan du använda en linjal och “skrapa” plasten allteftersom du plastar. Sedan använder du en papperskniv till att skära bort överflödig plast.
For the new band you can choose a thicker or smaller one. And choose which side you want it on. Here’s a thicker band vertically..
/// Som nytt band kan du välja att använda ett tjockare eller smalare resårband. Du ska även bestämma vilken sida du vill ha det på. Här är ett tjockare lodrätt..
..and horizontal. And a smaller one vertically.
/// …och vågrätt. Och ett smalare lodrätt.
When you have decided which kind of band you want, just sew, heat, or tie it together. And you are done!
/// När du bestämt vilket band du vill använda kan du sy, värma eller knyta ihop det. Och du är klar!
I bought the adhesive plastic here.
/// Kontaktplasten har jag köpt här.
flor says:
love this diy!
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September 16, 2013 — 23:05
designoform says:
Thank you!
September 17, 2013 — 16:05
Nat @ Made in Home says:
I had to make this DIY! I found a beech wood version of the self-adhesive vinyl. My version can be found here http://www.made-inhome.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/updated-diary-diy.html. Many thanks for the inspiration.
September 30, 2013 — 22:07
designoform says:
You are welcome! :)
October 1, 2013 — 18:25
damaged says:
Hey! I really love this diy, many thanks for the inspiration!
Do you did this with soft cover notebook?
November 29, 2013 — 20:56
designoform says:
Yes I did, but I guess it will work fine with a hard cover notebook too! :)
December 2, 2013 — 11:05
Kaeratana says:
Hi Emma,
This is a great tutorial! I really love marble designs and white and I hope you don’t mind I made some of my own (http://kaeratana.com/marbled-white-diary-and-idea-journals/). Wonderful blog; a lot of white(s) I absolutely adore it! Thanks for the inspiration.
March 5, 2014 — 03:55
designoform says:
No, I don´t mind :) And thank you!
March 5, 2014 — 23:05
Kaeratana says:
That’s cool of you! Thanks heaps :)
March 6, 2014 — 08:21