A few weeks ago I took an old spiral notebook we had laying
around and started using it as a journal of sorts for retirement planning. I thought it would be a good thing for me to
make all of my many lists in. I love to
plan and part of that is making lists of all kinds for all kinds of reasons.
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This notebook still had most of it pages inside, still very usable |
This spiral notebook was one my daughter had used only a few
pages out of for her math class last year.
The cover had worn spots on it and it wasn't overly pretty. Not like my cute retirement planner I put together a couple weeks ago. So I grabbed my scrap bin full of various
size pieces of scrapbook papers I had used for card making and got busy.
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Lots of scrappy leftovers |
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I "laminated" the cover with strips of packing tape |
I had a lot of fun selecting the papers and arranging them
on the cover. I used my glue stick to
slap them onto the notebook cover and arrange all of the pieces like a crazy
quilt. Once I was finished I let it dry
overnight. In the morning I decided to
"laminate" it for added durability.
I don't own a laminator so I grabbed a roll of packing tape and covered
it with strips. I also went along the
edges to add some extra reinforcement too.
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I added some cute little tabs to separate my lists |
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A handy little pocket |
When I was finished I cut some short pieces to make tabs so
I can easily separate and locate my various lists. I also used a scrap piece of cardstock which
I covered in more scraps and let that dry.
I "laminated" that too and added it to the inside of my cover
as a pocket to hold slips of paper. It
worked so well I made another one for inside the back cover too.
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I think this is the perfect companion for my planner |
Afterward as I sat and admired my work I thought what a
super cool idea for a gift. How fun to
make one of these and include a notepad and pen, a sheet of fun stickers too and
give it as a gift. What do you think? I love it!
It's a fantastic gift! Could be a wonderful journey of developing a prepper pantry to get by for 3 months...for people who've routinely never stored food.
ReplyDeleteYours is so full of hope...so happy for you :-)
Thank you Elle. I love adding to it every day. So much fun!
DeleteThank you :o)
ReplyDeletethose are really nice!
ReplyDeleteThank you Lee Ann
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