Notebooks and folders

Today we suggest an article dedicated to combining Crafts partly with creative recycling, that we like, following the trend of "DIY" or what is the same, "DO IT YOURSELF".

With this video tutorial we will teach you step by step how you can tune your notepads, notebooks and folders, personalizing them in a very original and unique way. Your folders attract attention wherever you go.

Also, every time you break it a pair of jeans and have no longer possible solution, you can give a second life by recycling or reusing this very creatively.

You can use part of trousers you like. As can be seams, front pockets, only small pockets for tiny notebooks, back pockets, etc, etc.

In our case, we used a back pocket for the cover. And back for a leg, taking the seam throughout.

Pocket, besides being very original, is very useful to carry pencils, pens, markers, notes, ... even mobile.

Is there any part of the video that has not been entirely clear you?

Next we get both the necessary materials such as steps.


MATERIALS

To make the craft proposal will need the following materials:

    The book that we will tune.
    Jeans. Without recycling are better.
    Vinyl glue.
    Brush.
    Pliers.
    Pyrographer.
    Scissors.
    Pinking shears (optional). 

 

 

 

 

 

PROCEDURE

Come !! Let the mess !!

Step 1: The first is to remove the book. With the help of pliers remove, carefully and without damaging the wire coil

Step 2: We chose the part of the pant that we will use. As we said before, we have chosen a back pocket and a leg.

We estimate the amount that we will need. And cut so on. 

Step 3: Now let clean the fabric to use. Descosemos so that the stitches do not need on and, in this case, removed the trevillas out of the way after.

We have to proceed in the same way with both pastas. 

Step 4: With the help of a brush tail vinyl apply throughout the outer surface of the pasta.

So it does not sag, it is important that the pastes of thick cardboard. Keep this in mind when buying the book.

Then, glue the fabric. Stretch well, so that wrinkles or bags are made. 

Step 5: Then trim finished fabric leaving about 2 fingers on each side.

If you use pinking shears will prevent fraying cuts made ​​prematurely.

If you have not, use a normal scissors, do not you worry since then protect these areas with cardboard.

The corners of the cut off to these flaps 45, so when folded inside of the lid shall not be installed one above the other. 

Step 6: Next apply glue on the flaps and paste on the inside of the lid.

Needless esmeres you too. Then we will cover a large part of the inner face with a cardboard.

Now, before it dries, remove the excess glue with paper towels or toilet paper. 

Well ... is already taking shape.

 

Step 7: Now we proceed in the same way with the other pasta.

This time it will be more uncomfortable to work since, to catch one of the back pockets, we will have to include the waistband, which is double, with corresponding stitching.

In fact, to cut this part will have to use the ordinary scissors, since the sprockets can not with this fabric thickness. But there is no problem. You'll see.

 

Step 8: Now stick a white cardboard inside pasta.

This will achieve two things:

By hand, hide the flaws and irregularities of the fabric. 

 And secondly and more importantly, prevent the glue drying it causes the curvature of pasta. Applying glue to both sides, the tension produced on drying, is counteracted.

This is a detail of the union.

Step 9: Now let's put the paste on an object to withdraw from the desk, air leaving the party going to drill. This will avoid burning the table with pirobradador.

To guide us, we put in place a sheet belonging to the book, and we hold some kind of tape. We have used two pieces of duct tape, which has very good grip. 

We proceed exactly the same with the other pasta.

As you can see in the video, now costs more work drilling.

Step 10: Now we only reassemble the notebook. But do not be fooled by appearances, is perhaps one of the most complicated parts.

Why? Because the line the two pastes, we have made ​​as thick book, so the diameter of the wire coil, now goes enforced than before. 

We will align the holes Pasta and paper, and we will hold the assembly with 2 or 3 wires.

Step 11: Now we begin to enter the coil.

If necessary, help yourself with pliers precision.

Quite possibly costing you more work than expected. Do not give up! Be patient and find the best way to get it. 

Remember: whatever you do, there is always a way to get it.

Well, we're coming to the end.

Step 12: We subjected the tail end, leaving it in its original state.

Spiral finished introducing and bend the other end of same. 

It took time job, but it was worth, do not you think?

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