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How to make a Scribbler’s Notebook

Learn how to make a simple notebook from materials you have at home.
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Platform: Udemy
Video: 1h 42m
Language: English
Next start: On Demand

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Description

In this class you are going to learn how to create a quick and simple little Scribbler’s Notebook from materials that you most probably have lying around at home. At the end of this class you will have created a unique little notebook that has been bound or put together in a way that allows you to take pages out or put more pages in, whenever you need to.
Making these little versatile notebooks will also give you a chance to reuse and recycle materials that would normally end up in the landfill.
In the first part of this class, I am going to go through all the tools and materials needed to create a Scribbler’s Notebook, followed by the step by step creation of the basic notebook. At the end, I’m going to show you how you can add some simple little details to the basic notebook, the spine band and a little label.
In the second part of the class, I’m going to take the basic Scribbler’s Notebook a step further and am going to show you how you can turn it into a personalised notebook, made with a certain theme in mind. You will get an idea on how to add beautiful images from magazines, add envelopes to create pockets in your notebook and give you ideas on other kinds of paper you can use in your notebook
I will also talk you through any creative challenges you might encounter on the way, And I will be doing this, by showcasing little stumbling blocks I came across making this second notebook during the filming of this class.
In the third part of the class, I’ll be creating a new insert/notebook for my Travelers Notebook and you’ll be able to see how I create my own personal notebooks that I use on a daily basis.
Once you know, how to make the basic Scribbler’s Notebook, you might want to create one for a specific purpose or a certain size, you might want to start thinking of other options for your journal cover, of other kinds of paper you can use inside your journal or you might want to create a notebook as a present for a friend or family member.
In order to learn how to make a Scribbler’s Notebook, all you need is to watch the first part of the class, but if you would like to take the idea further or get some ideas of how to personalise your notebook or see different variations, based on the basic design, you might like to carry on watching the remainder of this class.
All music used in this class is by hooksounds

You will learn

✓ The Basic Scribbler’s Notebook lesson will teach you how to create a quick and simple little Scribbler’s Notebook use materials that you most probably have lying around at home think about recycling materials that would normally go into the recycling cut the pages and cover put a notebook together without actually binding it add little extras, eg a spine band and label
✓ Version 2 of the Scribbler’s Notebook lesson will teach you how to turn it into a personalised notebook, made with a certain theme in mind add beautiful images from magazines add envelopes to create pockets in your notebook ideas on other kinds of paper you can use in your notebook I will also talk you through any creative challenges you might encounter on the way
✓ Version 3 of the Scribbler’s Notebook lesson will teach you how to vary the sizes of your notebooks think about a certain purpose for the notebook think about different options for your journal cover use the idea of the Scribbler’s Notebook to create beautiful presents for friends and family

Requirements

• You don’t need any previous experience to be able to take this class, just a genuine interest to learn a new skill and a love for pretty notebooks.

This course is for

• This class is perfect for any stationery addict, and in particular lovers of pretty notebooks. You might also like working with paper, try and live a more simple meaningful life and want to reduce your impact on our beautiful planet.
Artist & Creator at The Forgotten Bookshop Girl
My name is Nina Vangerow and I’m  self taught artist and teacher and live in a small town in rural Wales, UK with my teenage son and out little terrier Mimi.
Under the name of The Forgotten Bookshop Girl I’m working as a mixed media artist, rebind old books turning  them into notebooks, create vintage style Travelers Notebook inserts, work with various forms of image transfers and love working with materials that would normally have ended up in the landfill or is just looking for a new lease of life.
 
 I have always loved anything vintage (I’ve got an MA in Ancient History) and am more of an analogue person, though I do love the internet and how it opens up the world to us. 
Most of my work has definitely a vintage feel or twist, and I’m also very much influenced by the Dada movement, well, the 20’s are probably my favourite era.
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Platform: Udemy
Video: 1h 42m
Language: English
Next start: On Demand

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