Diy Leather Journal

How to make a leather journal handmade gift diy step 1 cut the leather to size.

Diy leather journal.

I made this journal with small left over scraps of paper and recycled leather. Leather covers vintage styles embroidered designs and hardcover patterns all these journals are unique and. Take down the measurements of your journal. Paper i used standard printer paper for this journal and cut it in half to 5 1 2 by 8 1 2 dimensions.

The journal also needs a 2 inch flap to fold over the notebook to clasp in place. Great men and women throughout history have been known to possess a good leather journal ernest hemingway james joyce virginia woolf to name a few. It is a simpler version of a journal with no need for really specific tools. The way the journal cover is designed you can simple replace a filled journal with an empty one when need be.

I show you the process that i go through to make a complete leather journal. Over the past few months i ve been trying to make a leather journal for myself a unique vintage and practical leather journal. This will also fit most half page sized journals such as a moleskine. This cover will make any journal look fresh chic and desirable to write in.

Now add inch to the height for mine it s 8 5 inches add the. Link to matt karl s first attempts at journal making. Another leather journal cover tutorial this time in a stunning white leather. That s a lot of diy journal ideas.

Before starting i searched a lot of tutorials and videos on the internet either the leather journals are too simple or the tutorials are too complicated i didn t find one that would sat. It takes just a bit of sewing and cutting to make a convenient portable and classy journal. I chose these mostly because they are cheap. This project is a super simple leather cover stitched directly to a few signatures units of folded paper.

My notebook measured 8 inches tall 5 inches wide and 1 inch deep. I d like to walk you through every step i took to make these diy leather journal covers. Be part of the gang with these diy journals which feature an elegant leather touch.