Make Your Own Instagram Journal

Looking for useful ways to display your iPhone photos? I used some of my favorite Instagram photos to recover a simple journal. I'm so excited to carry this book around all month and to jot down ideas and inspiration. You want to make one too? Here's how...

1-2. Measure the front of the journal you will be using then add 1/2 an inch to the length and width. Create a document that size in Photoshop and copy/paste instagram photos in different sizes all over the document. Print your image. Repeat one more time for your back cover. 3. Use scrapbooking adhesive all the way around the front cover of your journal. Be sure to get very close to the edge for the best result. 4-5. Adhere your photo to the cover, press down on all edges. Open the cover and use the inside cover as a guide to cut away the excess so that the photo matches the shape of your cover exactly. Repeat with back cover. 6. Use decorative tape to create a binding all the way down the spine with 2 inch pieces of tape. 7. Before you adhere your stickers to the cover, cut them out so you can experiment with placement. 8. Adhere stickers to the front cover and enjoy your new personal journal! 

xo. elsie

Notebook provided by Miro.

Comments

[Kathleen]

That's such a lovely idea! I always have some notebooks or journals with me, but they are mostly quite boring from the outside. That's perfect for prettying them up! Thanks for all your great DIYs and inspiration! I love reading your blog!

[tina]

CUTIE!

[Sabine]

Dear Elsie, as always a beautiful idea and so easy :) Thank you!

[Margherita]

Instagram is the best! I'm so happy that it's finally available on Android...I can't stop playing with it.

[Roberta]

wow So Cool!
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[Hannelore]

I used to do something similar for my planner! I'd buy the cheapest, (and most of the time ugliest) planner I could find, and make a cover for it in photoshop with photos or an artwork I liked. It's a great way to get something original and save some money!

[Ester]

the cover looks professional, how fantastic is that!!

[Zoe]

A lovely idea,, would make cute gifts also.

Zoe
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[Lucy]

What a great idea! I've only just got an iPhone but am already loving Instagram... would be great to use them in another creative way.

[Paulina]

Amazing! So simple & so cute! You're full of inspirations Elsie :)

What a shame that I can't download Instagram on my phone :(

[Kathryn from Schoolmarmstyle]

I do something like this with my students' writing notebooks. We take an extra step and "laminate" the entire notebook. If I catch a sale on clear contact paper we'll use that, but usually we just end up using packing tape.

[Guia]

such an awesome idea!! :] I think I'll try it out when I have more instagram photos!

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[Michelle]

Great! Love it! <3

[itziar]

Love love it so much!
I am in a project, instant photos with my phone, catch beautiful moments during the day
This will be a great idea to use them ; )

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[Rachel]

Now that I have instagram for my android phone. I can't wait to do this project. I have tons of idea book and this would be a nice addition.

Thanks!

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[Alyssa]

Love this idea! I recently printed off a bunch of instagram photos for my walls and I have some left over--this could be the perfect way to use them!

[Emily]

where do you buy your washi tape??

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That's so easy! And so cool!

[elsie]

Emily, this tape is from Michael's. It's part of the Smash Book collection (scrapbooking section). XO!

[Bizi Ferguson]

What a great idea! Very creative!

Bizi