Step 7. Then it was time to attach the two boards together. I cut a piece of ribbon( you need thick ribbon for this, I would recommend two inches wide) making sure it didn ' t quite reach the length of the boards. Again I used clear nail varnish to prevent fraying, and glued the ribbon to both boards, leaving a gap between that was wide enough for the thickness of the notebook.
After it was dry, I held my breath and tested that it worked. It did!
Step 8. Then I began drawing out the parts that the front and back cover of the notebook would slot into to keep them in place. I made them slightly bigger than the covers and added tabs that would be used to glue them to the inside of the boards.
When I came to putting the notebook covers inside, I found that the notebook covers were getting caught on the tabs I had made to glue the housing into place, so I cut the notebook covers down about an inch and they went in without a problem.
Step 9. My final finishing touch to my completed notebook cover was to use the silver coloured stickers and name my finished item“ Notebook”
All done.
I was very pleased with the result and am contemplating making more of them as gifts for family and friends.
The end result- a beautiful notebook, a heap load of fun and an eagerness to start my next project. Visit Tina at www. shinyies. co. uk
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