Decorated notebook

Today I was looking for a notebook to draw some quick sketches in, but all my notebooks seem to be lined or squared. Why do I need squared notebooks? Anyway, I found a cheap A5 notebook from the works - 99p! However, it looked a bit plain and boring. So I decided to spruce it up a bit! The front has my name in letters cut out from magazines, and 1940's style clothes tags I printed out from The Cottage Market.

The back is decorated in a modern style, with bright colours I picked out from magazines and adverts. It went a bit wrong... I forgot to smooth out the bubbles! Despite this, I still like it, and it's a lot better than a plain cardboard cover. Do you like it?

Wall decor ideas

This is my bedroom wall, and I just thought that you'd like to have a look at it. My tips for decorating are:

1.  Be bright, bold and colourful
2. Put keepsakes up on your walls. I prefer it to a scrapbook, because I can see them all the time!
3. Do what you want! It's your own unique twist that makes your space interesting.

Remake a folder

This is super easy! Simply take an old, clear or coloured folder, a bottle of tacky glue, a paintbrush, a load of fabric scraps and a few vintage buttons. Spread the glue over a bit of the folder, using the paintbrush (so much easier than squeezing it out!), and stick down a few of the fabric scraps. Repeat until you've covered the whole folder. At this point you could cover it in sticky back plastic if it's going in a schoolbag or leave it be if you like the textures of the fabric. Stick one large button in the centre of the front- decorative, but also to remind you which side the front is, since it's pretty hard to tell. get smaller buttons, in all different shapes and colours, then stick them down the spine. Leave it to dry and you're finished!