| Foam Note Book Cover Free Craft Project ~ Compliments of Craft At Home |
Material:
Note Book of choice
Sheet of Craft Foam (large enough to cover notebook with additional 3 inches)
Craft Foam Scraps
Rubber Stamp and ink (optional)
Ribbon
2 Eyelet connectors or Velcro Piece
Tacky Glue
How to:
These little note book covers are easy, inexpensive and can be made to fit all sizes of note books. They also
offer a great protective cover for really inexpensive note pads or books.
You need to make a template to fit your note book. To do this, place your note book on a sheet of paper (as
shown in photo) and trace the top, right and bottom (referring to direction of note book as shown in photo).
Now carefully, turn your notebook (still referring to the photo) to the left, and trace the top, bottom and left
side to your paper. You now have a rectangle shape. Add to this a little flip closure, by drawing another
rectangle shape at the centre right of your note book template. This band will need to extend at least 3
inches out from the edge of your note book cover template.
Now, cut around your template, leaving an additional 1/2 inch all the way around. You want your cover to be
a little larger than your note book.
If you decide to use eyelet connectors (they come with the tool to attach), you need to add these now.
Punch a hole into the foam at the flap end centre (refer to photo) and attach your eyelet as instructed by the
manufacturer. Turn your flap up over the front of the book cover and mark the front cover of the foam for
placement of the second eyelet which will be placed directly behind the first eyelet on the front cover. Attach
this eyelet. A good alternative to using the eyelets is simply a piece of self adhesive velcro. If you use
velcro, just attach it the inside of the flap and the front cover, lining up the 2 pieces.
Cut a couple of decorative pieces of craft foam to place on the front of your cover. I used a rubber stamp
with copper coloured ink to create the kitty and the kitty footprints on the top banner. You could write your
child's name or the type of book that will be inserted or simply draw pictures with markers.
Glue your decorative foam pieces to the front cover and allow the glue to dry.
Once your glue is dry, apply glue to the front and back covers of your note book. Place your note book inside
the cover, lining up all the edges evenly and press to secure. I left my telephone book on top of the cover
until the glue set.
To attach the ribbon, I folded a strand of ribbon in half, tied a large knot at the fold and fed it through the
eyelet holes from the inside cover to the outside of the flap closure and then tied a bow. There are many
types of closures you can use for this and the easiest is a velcro strip. If you use a velcro strip, you can still
glue a little bow on the top of the flap for a little extra decoration.
The possibilities are endless in how you can decorate these covers. You can use them for address books,
garden journals, diaries and so many other books. Have fun with them.
Note Book of choice
Sheet of Craft Foam (large enough to cover notebook with additional 3 inches)
Craft Foam Scraps
Rubber Stamp and ink (optional)
Ribbon
2 Eyelet connectors or Velcro Piece
Tacky Glue
How to:
These little note book covers are easy, inexpensive and can be made to fit all sizes of note books. They also
offer a great protective cover for really inexpensive note pads or books.
You need to make a template to fit your note book. To do this, place your note book on a sheet of paper (as
shown in photo) and trace the top, right and bottom (referring to direction of note book as shown in photo).
Now carefully, turn your notebook (still referring to the photo) to the left, and trace the top, bottom and left
side to your paper. You now have a rectangle shape. Add to this a little flip closure, by drawing another
rectangle shape at the centre right of your note book template. This band will need to extend at least 3
inches out from the edge of your note book cover template.
Now, cut around your template, leaving an additional 1/2 inch all the way around. You want your cover to be
a little larger than your note book.
If you decide to use eyelet connectors (they come with the tool to attach), you need to add these now.
Punch a hole into the foam at the flap end centre (refer to photo) and attach your eyelet as instructed by the
manufacturer. Turn your flap up over the front of the book cover and mark the front cover of the foam for
placement of the second eyelet which will be placed directly behind the first eyelet on the front cover. Attach
this eyelet. A good alternative to using the eyelets is simply a piece of self adhesive velcro. If you use
velcro, just attach it the inside of the flap and the front cover, lining up the 2 pieces.
Cut a couple of decorative pieces of craft foam to place on the front of your cover. I used a rubber stamp
with copper coloured ink to create the kitty and the kitty footprints on the top banner. You could write your
child's name or the type of book that will be inserted or simply draw pictures with markers.
Glue your decorative foam pieces to the front cover and allow the glue to dry.
Once your glue is dry, apply glue to the front and back covers of your note book. Place your note book inside
the cover, lining up all the edges evenly and press to secure. I left my telephone book on top of the cover
until the glue set.
To attach the ribbon, I folded a strand of ribbon in half, tied a large knot at the fold and fed it through the
eyelet holes from the inside cover to the outside of the flap closure and then tied a bow. There are many
types of closures you can use for this and the easiest is a velcro strip. If you use a velcro strip, you can still
glue a little bow on the top of the flap for a little extra decoration.
The possibilities are endless in how you can decorate these covers. You can use them for address books,
garden journals, diaries and so many other books. Have fun with them.
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