Composition Notebooks are fun and easy to make, and they make great gifts.  Or keep them for yourself and use them for journaling, keeping track of photo dates and events, or recording milestones & dates for your scrapbook.  Here's how to make your own...

Supplies:

• a composition notebook (you can find them at your local discount store or dollar store)

• 4 sheets of scrapbook paper (2 for outside covers,2 for inside cover) 8 1/2 x 11 works- make sure it is thick or dark enough so that the composition book doesn't show through. If you use 12x12 paper you will have enough left over to cover a mini comp book

• double stick tape (can also use adhesive tabs or dots, I prefer using tacky tape)

• craft or swivel knife

• self healing cutting mat

• embellishments of your choice (fiber is great, also anything you would like to add to decorate the cover)

Step 2- Apply the adhesive. Starting on the front cover, apply double-sided adhesive all around the edges.

Step 3- Line up a sheet of paper with the edge of the cloth spine, making sure the patterned cover is completely hidden. Press firmly to secure the paper.

Step 5- Repeat above steps for the back cover.

Step 7- Add inside covering. Make sure you don’t cut the fibers when trimming the paper.

Step 8- Embellish cover as desired. You can use stickers, metal accents, just about anything!  Don’t use anything too fragile or too bulky though. You want the book to be sturdy and flat enough to be used!