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Altered journal

Altered notebooks, the cheap version! I use the composition notebooks you can purchase at Walmart for .89$ or at the Dollar store for $1! Supplies list: Composition notebook 2 sheets of 12 x 12 paper/cardstock 2 sheets of coordinating 8.5 x 11 paper Glue stick, adhesives, or hot glue gun Misc. ribbon, buttons, or charms to decorate Step one: Decide what colors will be used for the outside cover. Step two: For the color where the yellow is, cut it in half, creating 2 6 x 12 sheets of paper. Step three: Take the paper you are using (where I used the flowers), fold in half to go around the front and back side of the notebook. Using the glue stick, glue the paper down to the notebook. Step four: At the bottom and top sides, where the notebook is, you need to cut a slice in the paper to allow you to fold the excess to the other side. Glue the paper down. Step five: The papers you cut in half, you will be glueing to the front and back cover, again, folding the excess...