Step 1
Fold the 5" by 4" piece of cardboard or card stock in half (like a card).
Step 2
Affix your fabric to the outside of the cardboard by hot-gluing around the edges of the flattened cardboard and centering your piece of fabric on top. Then fold the cover to make sure you didn’t adhere it too tightly.
Step 3
Once dry, make diagonal cuts in the corners of the fabric that sticks out, so you can fold the excess fabric to the inside.
Step 4
Hot-glue a thin line around the inside edges of the cardboard, then fold the fabric and affix to the inside cover. You may need additional glue where the fabric overlaps.
Step 5
For your journal’s pages, cut a short stack of paper about 4½" by 3½". Cut with pinking shears if you want your pages to have zigzag edges. Fold the stack in half (like a card) and staple twice in the crease to hold the pages together. Be sure not to use too much paper or the cover won’t close.
Step 6
Hot-glue a line down the inside center of the cardboard. Align the edge of your folded-paper pile with the crease; hold till dry. Further secure the pages by gluing the first and last to the cardboard.
Step 7
Make the inside covers pretty by gluing origami paper or additional fabric over them.
Step 8
Excerpted from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006I16SII/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B006I16SII&linkCode=as2&tag=craftfocom-20">"The DIY Bust Guide to Life"</a> by Debbie Stoller and Laurie Henzel, published by STC Craft.
