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.
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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