A large gift bag like that reminds me of msking textbook covers from brown paper bags for school. Those are removable though. And you can doodle on them and use stickers
My school did not allow us to put stickers or doodle on them. We only had to write our name, grade, and subject of the textbook neatly in a corner. We also got into trouble if any of our books did not have the cover. I don't think I even remember now how I used to make them!
@@utterlycynthia that's ridiculous!! It's your paper bag and your efforts. You can doodle all over it and flip it over and it'll be clean again. They're really easy to make. Paper bag that is taller and wider than the book by several inches. Fold it down to get the same height as the book. Then fold over the back flap. Tuck the back cover into the slot. Make sure the book can close before folding the front end over the cover. Slip the front book cover into the paper bag cover. I had more practice when my kids were small. In college I purchased a clear plastic cover for my collected works of Shakespeare. It has fused to the book cover
I love it when I see a paper I love and then the crafter uses it. I was eyeing that one with the snowflakes on the red paper with circles. I liked that one out of all the pages.
This has been so fun!! I love the way you talk to your self.. I really enjoyed watching your process. Brilliant job in plugging that hole! Thanks for sharing!
I really liked your commentary, as well as the overall project! So many little tips. The green string looks perfect with the red and green plaid tape. I so appreciated the tips for stopping the metal ruler from sliding. Simple fixes that I never even thought of! (Said with accompanying head slap!) Thanks
Hi, I found your channel by accident, and sooo glad I did! I do journal and plan. I use a lot of stickers, too. Decorating a composition notebook for Christmas planning (***or wedding planning, or any major event***) is a super fantastic idea. I think I will use scrapbook paper on both sides of the covers, as i have more of that. Thanks!
I love, love this notebook. You done a great job. It makes me want to make me a diet/weight loss journal like this. It's great when you have all the right tools❤
Oh you could have taken the Christmas bulb tag and glued the ribbon to the center area and it could be used as a page marker.Kinda like an attached book mark.
I love picking up gift bags from the dollar store. I have been using them for covering all the things, but mosting a planner covers and dividers. I love the wedding ones for making planners as gifts for new brides to be. And for more guy centered themes pr more professional looking color combinations
I adore your videos!!! I love how you question yourself to make sure you're on the right track or that you've got the right piece. I do the same when i'm doing projects!!
What a fun video! I love watching your crafty thought process come to life. I'm looking very forward to seeing what else you add to it. I am pretty sure that I have that same exact gift bag with the car on it. I am going to have to track it down and craft with it somehow. 😊When I bought it I remember thinking that it would be pretty in a frame with fairy lights behind it. But I love it on the back cover of your journal! The gift bags look nice and smooth on the covers, and like they will hold up really well.
Hello, I just happened upon your channel & I am hooked. I love making these, but it always takes forever. I love the way you do this. Thanks for sharing your talents.
I love how you created and repurposed this composition book. I'm also thinking that the remaining bag could be used to create tabs in your book, but of course, you'd have to remove some pages to keep down bulk🎉 1:14:26
❤ loved it! The pockets are next for mines, and you’re right, what a great way to use all those old $5.00 hot buy paper pads from 6-7 years ago, wow, that’s about how long I’ve been following your channel Rachelle! 😊Happy Crafting lady!
I love this notebook!! It's so perfect!!! Another small thing you could do is to punch a hole near the top binding and insert one of the ribbon handles to use for a page marker!!! Or if the book will be used by a child use the bag handles on the covers of the notebook for handles!! Just a thought!!! Thank you!!
This is the first time I’ve seen your videos. I absolutely love your notebook cover. I’m big on keeping notes from year to year. And I love this idea. Thanks so much for sharing your time and thoughts.
I loved your outcome & easy to follow instructions. This was my first video to watch of you but I am now subscribed. It would be fun to make these for each holiday season or month.
Hey there, this is a new subbie, just want to say I’m just very intrigued what you’re making here, I could listen to your voice for hours it’s very calming, have a blessed day
I have never used a ruler to guide my cut. That is a great idea! I’m so excited about learning something new to improve my notebook conversions. ❤ I watch a lot of crafters and have not seen that. Thank you for sharing!
PS thx sooooo much for the unexpected lesson in how to use an envelope punch board! Bought mine last yr and have messed up many papers…… so I had given up!
You explain everything so thoroughly, but keep it simple & uncomplicated...thats not easy to do!!!😊 I'm so in love with this Christmas Journal. Side note...I was watching this before bed and i was getting tired and you said "I dont want that little white bit showing"....I thought you said something else at first😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
My first time watching you, & I absolutely love what you did here! And, OMG, all your gadgets & tools are so much fun!! I am a gadget junkie, so I was totally drooling the whole time you were using them!! That Fiskar cutter is insane!! I subscribed so I don’t miss out! I have 3 books sitting here that I was just going Mod Podge fabric on, but now you have me thinking!!!
Hi! I have been binge watching composition notebook conversion videos this afternoon. Yours is by far the cutest and best made! Really enjoyed your tutorial and I will watch you again. Keep up the great work. 😊
Hi thank you so much for getting back to me about the recipe book I would really appreciate that if you could work on that that's something I have a lot of recipes and would like to put them all in one but I want to decorate a cute thank you very much for everything you do sincerely Deborah Koger 😊❤
I just did a short on a composition notebook that I did with some dolls, it was a tad crooked and I couldn’t move it (double sided tape) but I’m the only one that’s going to use it so. ❤
I LOVE how this is turning out! I think I have that bag with the snowman family! Question: Why did you use Fabric-tac on the inside? Was it because the insides don't have the glossy texture of the outside? In my LONG crafting life....I have never used Fabri-tac (I clearly need to go back and look at your adhesives video!!). BTW, I think the green eyelets and twine are perfect with all of the red...great choice! 👍
Thank you! I used the tape on the outside because that area gets the most wear and tear, and i want to be sure every inch, including edges stick. The inside is usually closed, so that automatically helps to keep the covering in place. So I'm not as worried about it lifting around the edges.
Hi I just came across your video on decorating your notebooks for Christmas that is such a good ideal I never thought of that I'm going to make me one I think it's very cute but I also would like to do one for a recipe book if you have any ideas on how to do one for a recipe book like on paper what to use please let me know thank you very much I loved your video sincerely Deborah Koger 😊😊❤
Thanks so much Deborah! 😊 I'm not sure how I would use a Composition book for recipes. I'll have to think about it, and if I come up with something, I'll definitely share a video of my ideas.
A large gift bag like that reminds me of msking textbook covers from brown paper bags for school. Those are removable though. And you can doodle on them and use stickers
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I remember those days
My school did not allow us to put stickers or doodle on them. We only had to write our name, grade, and subject of the textbook neatly in a corner. We also got into trouble if any of our books did not have the cover. I don't think I even remember now how I used to make them!
@@utterlycynthia that's ridiculous!! It's your paper bag and your efforts. You can doodle all over it and flip it over and it'll be clean again.
They're really easy to make. Paper bag that is taller and wider than the book by several inches. Fold it down to get the same height as the book. Then fold over the back flap. Tuck the back cover into the slot. Make sure the book can close before folding the front end over the cover. Slip the front book cover into the paper bag cover.
I had more practice when my kids were small.
In college I purchased a clear plastic cover for my collected works of Shakespeare. It has fused to the book cover
I enjoy this video just like I enjoy all your videos. Keep more altered composition notebook videos coming!
🤗 Thank you!
@@scrapcraftastic What size bag did you use?
This was a fun video and I LOVEEEEE how you shopped your stash and repurposed your BTS supplies for something useful and fun.
Thank you so much!! ❤️
This is so exciting to watch. So many elements to making over the notebook, I love it. 💜
😊 Thank you!
Me too.❤
What a great idea. I never thought about using gift bags. Love this! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for watching! ❤️
On the edge of my couch, waiting for the next episode, Rachelle 🎄
I'll be back soon! 😊
This was DEFINITELY a tutorial for me! I simply LOVED it!!
🤗 Thank you!
I’m going to pull some supplies and start making one this week.
Have fun! Thank you for watching!
Great idea for using up those big decor pages in the paper pads. Love it!! Great job and so cute!
Thanks so much! 😊
You are so creative. Never thought of using a gift bag. Grat job! Thanks for sharing...😊
Thank you! 😊
Loved how thorough and exacting you are. 👍🏼✂️✏️
Thanks so much! 😊
I love it when I see a paper I love and then the crafter uses it. I was eyeing that one with the snowflakes on the red paper with circles. I liked that one out of all the pages.
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This has been so fun!! I love the way you talk to your self.. I really enjoyed watching your process. Brilliant job in plugging that hole! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much! 😊
Love this idea always looking for new ideas to recycle bags😊
Thank you! 😊
I really liked your commentary, as well as the overall project! So many little tips. The green string looks perfect with the red and green plaid tape. I so appreciated the tips for stopping the metal ruler from sliding. Simple fixes that I never even thought of! (Said with accompanying head slap!) Thanks
Thank you! 😊
What a great idea. I don’t think I have the patience to do the beautiful job that you did, but I might give it a try.
You can do it!
What a great idea! Sure do like the pockets and envelope. I enjoyed watching you transform the composition notebook. It looks wonderful!
Thanks so much!
Hi, I found your channel by accident, and sooo glad I did! I do journal and plan. I use a lot of stickers, too. Decorating a composition notebook for Christmas planning (***or wedding planning, or any major event***) is a super fantastic idea. I think I will use scrapbook paper on both sides of the covers, as i have more of that. Thanks!
Welcome! Thank you for watching! 😊
I love this!!
❤ Thank you!
Your good explaining this. Love your journal.
Thank you so much!
I love, love this notebook. You done a great job. It makes me want to make me a diet/weight loss journal like this. It's great when you have all the right tools❤
Thank you so much!
I love the gift bags for these notebooks! They offer so many different decorations and make the books so Christmasy.
Definitely!! Thank you for watching!
Beautiful! I love how you talk your way through the project and really show your creative process.
Thank you so much!
I m so glad you mentioned the scoring i never paid much attention to that.
😊 Thank you for watching!
Excited I found your channel today and I subscribed !!! You are a great teacher. Thanks so much !
Welcome! Thank you so much for subbing and watching!
Nice job! Listening to you design as you go along was fun!
Thank you! 😊
This was fun, interesting and educational, thank you, new subscriber here
Welcome! Thank you for subbing and watching!
Oh you could have taken the Christmas bulb tag and glued the ribbon to the center area and it could be used as a page marker.Kinda like an attached book mark.
Great idea!!
What a cute idea! Thank You!
Thank you! 😊
I like how this turned out. I’m a big fan of trucks and love the back cover best. The pocket worked better than I thought it was going to.
Thank you! ❤
This is sooo cute & clever!!
😊 Thank you!
I love picking up gift bags from the dollar store. I have been using them for covering all the things, but mosting a planner covers and dividers. I love the wedding ones for making planners as gifts for new brides to be. And for more guy centered themes pr more professional looking color combinations
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I think the green twine looks great.
Thank you! 💚
I really like the way this turned out!! And your right, those scissors are the best🎉
Thanks so much! 😊
You are very clever and artistic
Thank you! ❤
This is such a unique idea. love it. Thanxs so much for your video.
Glad you liked it! Thank you!
You have a new fan!! Love your video, you explain your thoughts very well.
Thank you and welcome! ❤️
Thank you for helping me make things look so cute ❤
No problem. 😊 Thank you for watching!
Very cute!
Thank you! 😊
This is very nice. Looking forward to seeing what else you do with it. 😊
Thank you! 😊
So cute!
Thank you!
Love your work, can't wait to try this!
Thank you!
So cute! I’m going to use those to make my writing journals! Snowflakes would have been cute to cover the holes.
Great idea!!
I adore your videos!!! I love how you question yourself to make sure you're on the right track or that you've got the right piece. I do the same when i'm doing projects!!
😂 Thank you so much!! ❤
Your notebook turned out so cute. Very nice!
Thank you so much!
This turned out very nice! Gift bags make durable covers and are my favorite.
Thank you!
Absolutely love this so fur .very interesting. Looking forward to the next part. Thank you for sharing!!!
Thank you! 😊
Enjoyed your video Rachelle! Your notebook turned out beautifully! Great use for the pretty gift bags! Just subscribed to your channel!
Welcome! Thank you so much!
What a fun video! I love watching your crafty thought process come to life. I'm looking very forward to seeing what else you add to it. I am pretty sure that I have that same exact gift bag with the car on it. I am going to have to track it down and craft with it somehow. 😊When I bought it I remember thinking that it would be pretty in a frame with fairy lights behind it. But I love it on the back cover of your journal! The gift bags look nice and smooth on the covers, and like they will hold up really well.
😊 Thank you for watching! ❤️
Love this!
Thank you!
Hello, I just happened upon your channel & I am hooked. I love making these, but it always takes forever. I love the way you do this. Thanks for sharing your talents.
Welcome! 🤗 Thanks for watching! 💕
I found your channel today and can't wait to see more of your videos!
Welcome! 🤗 Thank you for watching! ❤️
Im new here so I'd like to look through your channel. You have surely peeked my interest by repurposing that gift bag. I love that🎉
I love how you created and repurposed this composition book. I'm also thinking that the remaining bag could be used to create tabs in your book, but of course, you'd have to remove some pages to keep down bulk🎉 1:14:26
Thank you for watching! 😊
Great job and the green is perfect. ❤😊
Thank you! 🤗💚
You’re welcome
I love it 🥰
Thank you!
Great tips!
Glad you think so. Thanks for watching!
So, so cute!
Thank you!
❤ loved it! The pockets are next for mines, and you’re right, what a great way to use all those old $5.00 hot buy paper pads from 6-7 years ago, wow, that’s about how long I’ve been following your channel Rachelle! 😊Happy Crafting lady!
Thank you! Wow, it doesn't seem like that long. Thank you for being here! ❤
Very nice!
Thank you!
This was the first video of yours I've seen and love how adorable your notebook is and can't wait to see Halloween 💕
Thanks so much 😊
So pretty! Very inspiring. Getting me in the mood.
Thank you! 😊
I love this notebook!! It's so perfect!!!
Another small thing you could do is to punch a hole near the top binding and insert one of the ribbon handles to use for a page marker!!! Or if the book will be used by a child use the bag handles on the covers of the notebook for handles!! Just a thought!!! Thank you!!
Great tips! Thank you for watching!
Loved your tutorial!..I also used a valentines gift bag for one of my comp notebook junk journal
Thank you! 😊❤️❤️❤️
@@scrapcraftastic welcome
This was so much fun! I can't wait for your Halloween one🥰🥰
😊 Thank you for watching!
This is the first time I’ve seen your videos. I absolutely love your notebook cover. I’m big on keeping notes from year to year. And I love this idea. Thanks so much for sharing your time and thoughts.
Thank you so much! ❤️
I just subscribed to your channel. I love the altered comp book project. Looking forward to seeing more.
Welcine ans thanks for subbing!
Learned a lot!!! Great ideas Thank you
😊 Thank you for watching!
I love your book, it is so beautiful!
Thank you so much!
I love your work, I love that you do the inside cover nobody else has does that.
😊 Thank you!
VERY PRETTY
Thank you for watching!
I loved your outcome & easy to follow instructions. This was my first video to watch of you but I am now subscribed. It would be fun to make these for each holiday season or month.
Welcome! Thanks for subbing!
Very nice. 👍🏾
Thank you! 😊
Awesome idea. 👌
Thank you! 😊
Love it. It turned out amazing. Awesome idea 😊❤
Thanks so much! 😊
Hey there, this is a new subbie, just want to say I’m just very intrigued what you’re making here, I could listen to your voice for hours it’s very calming, have a blessed day
Hey, are use art glitter glue, I will replace all my tape runners
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Terrific! I have soooo many gift bags. I can open a gift bag store lol.
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I have never used a ruler to guide my cut. That is a great idea! I’m so excited about learning something new to improve my notebook conversions. ❤ I watch a lot of crafters and have not seen that. Thank you for sharing!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching! 🤗
😮…about to have me buying gift bags and doing this for a class journaling project🥰… just need to find some that’s public school friendly
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Love it and thank you ❤
Thank you! 🤗
GREAT IDEA
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PS thx sooooo much for the unexpected lesson in how to use an envelope punch board! Bought mine last yr and have messed up many papers…… so I had given up!
Glad I could help! Thanks for watching. 😊
New sub. This is beautiful! Blessings
Welcome!!! Thanks for subbing and watching!
You explain everything so thoroughly, but keep it simple & uncomplicated...thats not easy to do!!!😊 I'm so in love with this Christmas Journal. Side note...I was watching this before bed and i was getting tired and you said "I dont want that little white bit showing"....I thought you said something else at first😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
😂 Thank you for watching! ❤
My first time watching you, & I absolutely love what you did here! And, OMG, all your gadgets & tools are so much fun!! I am a gadget junkie, so I was totally drooling the whole time you were using them!! That Fiskar cutter is insane!! I subscribed so I don’t miss out! I have 3 books sitting here that I was just going Mod Podge fabric on, but now you have me thinking!!!
❤️ Welcome! Thank you so much for watching!
love it1 Great Job :)
Thank you!
Thank you!!
You're welcome. Thank you for watching!
I would use red or on the back. Green or blue on inside🎉
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I would love to see you do the inside as well.
I've already started a few spreads. The latest is here th-cam.com/video/Zvj6HzF-FA8/w-d-xo.html
This was a wonderful tutorial one of the best, thank you. What are the measurements for the cover on the Walmart brand composition notebook?
Thank you! Sorry for the delay. The composition book measures 7.5" x 9.75"
You do a great job on everything.
Thank you!
Hi! I have been binge watching composition notebook conversion videos this afternoon. Yours is by far the cutest and best made! Really enjoyed your tutorial and I will watch you again. Keep up the great work. 😊
❤️ Thank you!
Hi thank you so much for getting back to me about the recipe book I would really appreciate that if you could work on that that's something I have a lot of recipes and would like to put them all in one but I want to decorate a cute thank you very much for everything you do sincerely Deborah Koger 😊❤
You're welcome! 😊
Enjoyed your video. Any other suggestions for a monthly calendar if not able to print out monthly calendar?
Check your dollar stores and the back to school section of all the stores for monthly planner only that you can cut the pages out of.
Thank you! Yes, I've picked up a few calendars from Dollar Tree for that purpose. Video coming soon!
@@scrapcraftastic thank you
Try a sanding block to round you corners???? Then maybe ink???
I don’t have a problem with using the scissors. A corner rounder works too.
I just did a short on a composition notebook that I did with some dolls, it was a tad crooked and I couldn’t move it (double sided tape) but I’m the only one that’s going to use it so. ❤
I saw it! ❤️❤️❤️😊
Just now this evening found ur channel an subscribed to it. Just LOVED THE NOTE BOOK!!! AWESOME JOB!!!! couldn't take my eyes off u working!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
😊 Welcome! Thank you for subbing and watching! ❤️
U r very welcome!! U r really talented!! I went to ur channel an I love all the videos u do ur crafts shopping just everything! ❤
I LOVE how this is turning out! I think I have that bag with the snowman family! Question: Why did you use Fabric-tac on the inside? Was it because the insides don't have the glossy texture of the outside? In my LONG crafting life....I have never used Fabri-tac (I clearly need to go back and look at your adhesives video!!). BTW, I think the green eyelets and twine are perfect with all of the red...great choice! 👍
I use the fabri tac on all my comp junk journals
Thank you! I used the tape on the outside because that area gets the most wear and tear, and i want to be sure every inch, including edges stick. The inside is usually closed, so that automatically helps to keep the covering in place. So I'm not as worried about it lifting around the edges.
@@scrapcraftastic Ah....ok. I see now. Thank you!
Hi I just came across your video on decorating your notebooks for Christmas that is such a good ideal I never thought of that I'm going to make me one I think it's very cute but I also would like to do one for a recipe book if you have any ideas on how to do one for a recipe book like on paper what to use please let me know thank you very much I loved your video sincerely Deborah Koger 😊😊❤
Thanks so much Deborah! 😊 I'm not sure how I would use a Composition book for recipes. I'll have to think about it, and if I come up with something, I'll definitely share a video of my ideas.
Dollar tree has adhesive cork wich can be applied to the back of a ruller
Good to know! 💕
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