Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Mini notebooks - upcycled cereal boxes




I find that the best thing to bring along when we go out is a notebook and a pen. When N gets a little restless, especially in a restaurant, having a notebook to draw and scribble on keeps him happy and occupied. I made these notebooks for such occasions. Cereal boxes and other similar weighted cardboard boxes can easily be upcycled into little notebooks like these. The unprinted side of cardboard boxes make wonderful, neutral covers. I used ready-made labels and added a security envelope pattern to the spine. I love how these turned out. I think I'll be making more.

5 comments:

Christy said...

wow, that's so beautiful! I love how you bound it with security envelope. It makes for a very unusual accent. The labels are beautiful as well. Over-all it is so neat and professional looking. Well done.

Unknown said...

What a great post. Stopping by from SITS to leave some bloggy love!

Sapphire said...

How adorable! I love crafty people.
Just dropped by to say welcome to SITS!!!

patricia zapata said...

I love these! Very nice.

Pam said...

What a great idea--I love this. Thanks for visiting my blog BTW. Glad to be in the Sitstahood.