Today I'm here to share a cute polka dot journal cover that you can make with your own photos. Like our Instagram Journal, this project is easy to customize with your own photos. It makes a great gift! Enjoy...
Supplies Needed: Journal (ours was provided by Miro), photos you don't mind cutting up (magazine pages work great too), scissors and glue. 1. Use a small bottle cap to trace circles on your photos and cut them out. 2. Use glue to adhere photos all over the front of your journal. Be sure to leave some circles hanging off the edges. Allow to dry completely and repeat this step on the back cover. 3. Trim circles along the edge of the cover. 4. Use washi tape (ours was provided by Freckled Fawn) to create a cute spine for your journal. Enjoy your new book!
We're back in DIY mode with week... can't wait to share another fun glass etching project, a DIY swiss cross wall art project and Emma's everyday makeup routine! xo. elsie
Very cute idea guys!
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Posted by: Natasha Fatah | June 12, 2012 at 01:19 PM
I love it!
Posted by: Céline | June 12, 2012 at 01:23 PM
very cute!
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Posted by: Tinacious.Me | June 12, 2012 at 01:23 PM
I'd love to know how many journals you get through in a year? ;-)
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Posted by: Elizabeth | June 12, 2012 at 01:24 PM
Awesome idea. How cute!
Posted by: LARY@ Inspiration Nook | June 12, 2012 at 01:27 PM
my friend is moving to colombia in two weeks and i wanted to make her something special! this is the perfect little project to add photos of her and me together onto a journal that she can write all her new adventures in! thanks for the idea!!!
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Posted by: ralizabeth | June 12, 2012 at 01:28 PM
I'm so inspired to create artwork and writing and just jot down notes!!! With a DIYd notebook like this, possibilities would be endless :)
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Posted by: rory | June 12, 2012 at 01:28 PM
What a great idea!! They would be so nice to give to friends especially if you used pics of special days together on them.
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Posted by: Chantal Hanna | June 12, 2012 at 01:29 PM
This is so cute! I love it.
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Posted by: Jenny Stokes | June 12, 2012 at 01:30 PM
This is such a cute idea! Thank you!
Posted by: Sandra | June 12, 2012 at 01:30 PM
Such a cute idea! I'm gonna have to make this! :)
Posted by: Melanie | June 12, 2012 at 01:31 PM
What Elizabeth said! I know I fill mine up with to-do lists and ideas I jot down for my novels and websites. (And the occasional game of hang-man with my boyfriend while waiting at restaurants. Classy.) I think I'll try this with either magazine clippings or my art!
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Posted by: Kat | June 12, 2012 at 01:31 PM
Looks really nice! :-)
Posted by: tinajo | June 12, 2012 at 01:32 PM
Ohhhh, it's Father's Day in England on Sunday, I could do this with photos.Rx
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Posted by: Rachael | June 12, 2012 at 01:34 PM
Supercute and so much fun!!
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Posted by: Eva | June 12, 2012 at 01:35 PM
Elizabeth, I tend to fill about one journal each month. More if I'm traveling. :)
Kat, same here... totally random stuff mixed with "important" ideas... haha!
Posted by: elsie | June 12, 2012 at 01:36 PM
yay for getting creative with the jcrew catalog! I was planning a scrapbook layout similar to this but with different sized polka dots of patterned paper and pictures :)
Posted by: Kelsey | June 12, 2012 at 01:38 PM
Awesome: I have a purple mokeskine I can decorate! This reminds me of creating & decorating text book covers in school.
Posted by: Kat | June 12, 2012 at 01:38 PM
I love your blog! No one can compete with you two!
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Posted by: Boo - Insane Bazar | June 12, 2012 at 01:41 PM
I love the colours and textures you've picked out for the circles - they look fantastic. And coloured edges on a notebook are always a Good Thing, too. :)
Posted by: Kirsty | June 12, 2012 at 01:43 PM