Tutorial - How to Make a Handmade Book

Video tutorial for hand bound book

Tutorial at Smiling Colors Blog

"Kick off this year’s Handmade Holidays with some colorful Handmade Books that are pretty easy to make and will surely make your gift receiver feel special.  Today, I am part of the Handmade Holidays 2015 blog hop- and there are ton of gift ideas along the hop for you. My tutorial shows you how to make something that is very dear to me".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Soft Book Easter Basket

Handmade book for interactive play

Tutorial at Joy's Jots and Whatnots Blog

"I used scrap pieces of fabric with a layer of dense, thin batting in between layers.  Just happened to have the brown loose weave fabric for the basket. Perfect.  The rick rack is a very old package from my Momma's stash. You can tell how old it is by the price".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Halloween Notepads

Great idea for any holiday!

Halloween Notepads Tutorial at Craftlinky
"Haunting Halloween notepads are a wonderful idea for a small Halloween gift! Done in assembly line fashion, you can make a lot of them in a short time.

These Halloween notepads are perfect for Trick or Treat, small gifts for friends or co-workers, or for kids to make to give their friends.

Another great way to use them is as Halloween party or classroom favors. Or they could be a project for kids to make during a classroom or Halloween party..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make an Itty-bitty Accordion Journal

Really cute!

Itty-bitty Accordion Journal Tutorial at Brittany's Best
"This tiny journal measures just over 1” and is perfect for a mini-album to let your love know that you are thinking of them.

Let your journal tell the story of how you met the love of your life, your first kiss, or any other memorable event. Create this journal and then personalize it with pictures, special words, poems, song lyrics, etc.

This itty-bitty journal is a great project that is quick and can be done with items that are commonly found in most homes. It is great for special handmade Valentines, party favors, and stocking stuffers..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Mini Book from a Single Sheet of Paper

So cool! Imagine the possibilities!


Mini Book from a Single Sheet of Paper Tutorial at Sandy's Space
"This month each designer created a mini-book from one piece of 12"x12" paper. I used this bamboo print paper for mine which celebrates Japanese Haiku poetry..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Floppy Disk Notebook

The kids will love these! Very fun!


Floppy Disk Notebook Tutorial at Kids Birthday Party Ideas
"Old floppy/stiffy disks can easily be turned into little notebooks that can be used for kids’ party favours. Not only will they delight the guests at the party but you can also let them make their own notebooks as part of a party activity.

Here’s a step by step tutorial to show you how easy it is to make these little notebooks.

You can either use 2 floppy disks for a notebook or you can take one floppy disk apart and use the two sides for a notebook..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Handmade Journal

Love them! They'd make great little gifts!

Handmade Journal Tutorial at Two Succulent Sisters
"I’ve been making these journals for years and thought I would do a quick tutorial on how to make them…. SO SO EASY. It’s basically – put papers together, fold in half, stitch. FINISHED. I love easy and quick projects that yield wonderful results, don’t you?..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Get Paper Ready to Make Signatures for a Handbound Book

So interesting! I've wondered how book makers get those pages so darn perfect.

Get Paper Ready to Make Signatures for a Handbound Book Tutorial at So Anyway
"The first step in making a hand bound book (outside of getting text together and breaking it up into page sized bits) is getting your signatures (or in my case; a signature) ready. A signature is a group of folded pages that make up a booklet which is then sewn together and attached to the hard cover of your book.

Today I'll show you how to find the grain in your sheet of paper so that you can cut your paper to make a signature for a hand bound book..." Read more

Be sure to check out part 2 - How to Score and Fold to Make Signatures

Tutorial - How to Make Scrap Fabric Headbands

Excellent use of that fabric! Very cute and very easy! Make a bunch!

Scrap Fabric Headband Tutorial at Mine for the Making
"I am not big on wasting. This includes wasting time, wasting money, wasting food....even wasting fabric. I love fabric...and I will not waste it. I have been trying to figure out what to do with my "scrap" fabric. Even though I didn't throw it away, it still remains purposeless...pretty much "wasting" away. And then I came up with it...why not make headbands out of that scrap fabric, Kara! Great idea : )..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Handbound Jotter Book

I've always wanted to try my hand at book binding. There's just nothing like a handmade book, huh? Love this!

Handbound Jotter Book Tutorial at Sandy's Space
I did this tutorial for LCOM. It's a hand-bound jotter book that recycles leftover school supplies."At the end of each school term, kids often have unused pages in their exercise books.... I gathered these pages and bound them between decorated covers using a Japanese stab binding technique..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make an Art Journal

I absolutely love this idea! It's so much less intimidating with the colorful pages and being free to add your own art. Wouldn't this be fabulous for kids too?

Art Journal Tutorial at Bloom, Bake & Create
"I’ve had this nagging desire to find out what all the hoopla was about art journals. Why is everyone so excited? I took an online class Life Made By Hand with Kelly Kilmer to get started in this medium. I enjoyed it, but I really needed another push. I wanted to create an art journal similar to a regular journal in that I would write every day about my feelings and what was going on. However, I would add art to the page. So I decided for the month of October I’d complete a page a day..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Tea Box Notebook

I love handmade books! Love this one especially!

Tea Box Notebook Tutorial at Elizabeth Abernathy
"I made this little notebook from the ends of two Tazo tea boxes. You can use only one box, as long as both ends are intact. The nice thing about this notebook, is that the box tabs function as place markers..." Read more

Exchange Program Tutorial - Paper Doll Fabric Art Journal

Here's another fabulous tutorial created as part of my Exchange Program. Altered Book Lover made these fabulous journal covers and paper doll using fabric from RubyJane.

Paper Doll Fabric Art Journal Tutorial at Altered Book Lover
"Although I am not a seamstress, I was able to make two book covers and a matching doll from the fabric I was sent. The doll was made to accompany the journal cover on the right as a stand alone paper doll embellishment (although I realize she is shown next to the cover on the left in this photo). She is a small art doll that can be removed from the journal cover and taken on "photo shoots."..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Personalized Pictures Planner

Life in my household would be a wreck without my trusty calendar. A personalized, cute one would be even better! She's done all of the work for us by offering downloadable templates.

Personalized Pictures Planner (Calendar/Agenda) Tutorial at The Paisley Abbey
"Making your own planner is easy. They also make great gifts! My friends and I got together to make our covers together, which was really fun!..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make an Upcycled Tissue Box Notebook

Oh how I love office/school supplies. Have you ever given any thought to the humble tissue box? Me neither. After seeing this fabulous tutorial, I think it's time we start.

Upcycled Tissue Box Notebook Tutorial at The Lavender Daisy
"Since I'm in a notebook frame of mind, I want to share a tutorial about how I use pretty tissue boxes to make notebooks. There are so many tissue boxes that have beautiful colors and patterns, and it's a fun way to use them..." Read more

Exchange Program Tutorial - How to Make a Copper Altered Book

Here's another fabulous tutorial created as part of my Exchange Program. Altered Book Lover made this incredible copper book using a steel forming block from EviesToolEmporium.

Copper Book Tutorial on Altered Book Lover
"I had proposed making an altered book from copper, left over from my counter top installation a few years ago. To fulfill my obligation, here is the tutorial I proposed to Michelle nearly a month ago. Please be aware this is a very detailed tutorial, with many photos and a ton of steps. I have tried to keep it as simple of possible, but this is not a project you can whip through in a few hours. As with all projects this month, it uses only recycled materials..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make an "All About You" Book

This is such a fabulous idea! Most kids don't need another toy. This is so much more special anyway!

Birthday Presents Tutorial at StudioJewel
"My youngest was invited to her BFF's party and we wanted to do something different. So we made her friend an ALL ABOUT YOU book. Truly...it was AWESOME, and extremely appreciated..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Notepad

Comes complete with a free printable! Cute and handy!

Notepad Tutorial at MaryJanes and Galoshes
"Today we are going to make a note pad, I make to do pads because I'm very forgetful! ..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Child's ABC Book

This is fabulous! I made ABC books for my boys. They were just composition notebooks with photos glued to the pages. They added some of their own drawings too. Yep, that was quite a few years ago now! Our books weren't as lovely as these but they were loved too.

ABC Book Tutorial at Smart-Bottom Enterprises
"When Peyton turned 3 years old, I made him a personalized ABC Book. I didn't do any fancy scrapbooking or anything at the time, so his was pretty basic. "A is for Art" with a picture of Peyton holding up a piece of his artwork. That sort of thing. But he loved it. And he still does..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Little Booklet

So many uses for this little cutie!

Little Booklet Tutorial at ArtMind
"I have so many bits and bobs of pieces of paper laying around. I just have a hard time throwing away paper & try to recycle as much as I can. I usually cut them on the same size and use them for grocery lists or just to doodle on.
My partner told me a great way to make little booklets from them and of course I wouldn't want to keep this easy and fun tip from you..." Read more