On Friday lunchtime, I decided to leave the office, and go for a little walk. Good decision. I somehow found myself in the aisles of Paperchase. Bad decision! I left the store with a heavy bag and a lighter purse, having bought all the notebooks and stickers!
One particular notebook I bought because I loved the tabbed interior paper design and the narrow lines (I'm not fond of the wide rule).However, I wasn't so keen on the bright yellow retro cover though - cute, but doesn't really fit with my aesthetic. But I decided to go ahead and pick it up anyway. This is how it was when I bought it:
So I decided to do a mini makeover in she creates it style.
First I covered it with some marble contact paper, back and front:
Much better already, and the original black binding looks much more stylish! I then added my current vision board to the inside:
I thought the cover could do with some subtle pops of colour, so I added a label and stickers:
And I didn't want the back cover to be blank, so I added a motivational quote to it:
To finish off I added an elastic book band to keep the book neat when I'm not using it:
I love how this turned out. Just enough of my personality to make it feel mine, and still keeping all the practical features that made me want to buy it.
So if you see something that you like, but it's not quite perfect - remember, you can always make it better and more you!
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