Make Your Own Book

  This project is from my art class last year as well. I loved doing this project because it allows you to be really creative and unique. You can make it into a journal or just a decoration for your room like I did.

Materials needed:

• Cardboard (for the cover)
• Thicker paper (for the pages)
• Any decorative supplies you want 
• Paint 
• String to bind the book

Steps:

1. Measure and cut the cardboard however big you want your book to be
2. Design the pages you want to put inside the book. Here are examples of what mine look like:
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Line the cardboard and pages up and then punch holes into them so you can make the binding
4. Use string, yarn, or some other material to bind the book together. If you make the string longer, it can double as the binding and a book mark

You could also make your own paper to put in the book. I chose to make my own paper because it was a requirement for the class, but you can do whatever you want.