DIY Mini Journal

DIY Mini Journals from Melissa Langer make expressing yourself that much more fun. You'll fall in love with this handmade paper craft.

Materials:

• Card stock
• Scanner
• Protractor
• Construction paper
• Hole punch
• Tapestry needle
• Yarn

Instructions:

1. I decided to scan my favorite owl pillow for the cover of my journal. Here it is after I printed it onto a piece of card stock. You can make your journal any size you want! My piece of cover paper is 8 x 10.
   
   
    
2. Just fold the cover in half... Measure the cover and cut the inside pages to be 1/4" smaller and fold them in half. I used 5 sheets of construction paper for my book. It is colorful and I like how it feels when I write on it.
   
   
    
3. Next, find the center of the paper and punch a hole with a book binder's awl or a sharp object. I used the end of my protractor.
   
   
    
4. For the next 2 holes, I measured about 1.25" from the top and bottom of the center crease and placed a hole in each spot.
    
5. I then threaded a tapestry needle with some of my favorite bobble yarn and started in the center hole and sewed in and out of all 3 holes so that the two ends ended up on the outside of the cover in the center hole. I tied a knot and it was done!
   
   
    
6. I decorated the inside cover of mine with a January 2011 calendar and some of my pug paintings that I made into stickers. You can paste anything in your journal that inspires you!