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Crafty Wednesdays!


I'm ever so proud of my productive Wednesdays because I've no school and I start my day early. (-: I complete my readings for the rest of the week by 6PM and I've the rest of the evening to do other things.

Today! I did something I've always wanted to try for a long time and that is to revamp a notebook! Yes, I did it and I'm pretty satisfied with the end result because its my first time attempting.

A couple of weeks back, I bought an A4 sized notebook from Cotton On since they were having a discount. I paid $5 (or $10) for it but the cover was stained. As expected from (defected) goods on sale, but I wasn't bothered.

To get an idea of what my book looked like initially, imagine a baby pink hardcover notebook. Nothing spectacular but it was a pretty shade of pink just that it happened to be stained right in the middle. I bought it anyway.

Thereafter, I wrapped the book with brown paper twice.


So I ended up with something like that. It was even more plain than how it originally looked like but I was more contented with this look than the stained version. I didn't stop there however!

With a ruler, and lots of different colored markers, I began my revamp.


And there! I ended up with a rather colorful (or bright) cover instead with my name imprinted right in front. (-:

I drew random lines from corner to corner. (They don't have to be, though.) But the idea is to draw the lines randomly and then color them at random as well! I actually used crayons at first (explains the bright blue) but it didn't work well on the texture of my brown paper so I switched to markers instead. (-:

BEFORE | AFTER

I'd say it was a pretty fruitful piece of work. I admit I was getting slightly impatient towards the end because there were so many to color but seeing the end result, I'm really happy. (-:

I never imagined myself being successful on first attempts especially when it comes to crafty ideas like this one. I know its pretty straightforward and simple but I've never been much of an arts person. I was really more inclined to academics since that's what I've done my entire life. But I'm really, really glad I tried. And well, I could have done better but this is good enough on a first try!

I'm thinking of how I should design my ring file next. Its currently a bright shade of yellow but I imagine it would look nice with flowers and curls!

Will see how things go and update again!

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