Make Your Own Doll-Size Composition Books

Xyra Getting Crafty

While the girls are at camp, I've been thinking about school supplies.

On a recent trip to Staples I saw this great plastic protector cover for composition books. It even has a zipper pouch to hold a pencil or other small items. They were only $1, so I bought one to try. [It's really a nice product; fits well and should extend the life of the book a bit. ]

I removed the cardboard insert and placed the plastic sleeve over my book and was struck with a brainstorm...the black marble parts of the insert could be used to make doll-size composition books.

What you will need:

• Composition Book Storage Jacket (You'll use that for yourself)
• Jacket insert
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Scissors (or paper cutter - get parental supervision for a paper cutter)
• lined paper

Since I'm making 4, I found that the center section of the jacket insert was perfect...3 inches wide. So I cut along the left side of the white box on the blue portion.

Then I cut along the right side of the white box on the pink side of the insert.

Flip the strip over so the plain brown side is showing.

Measure intervals of 2 inches on the long edges and draw a straight line between the two dots.

Cut along the lines to make four book covers.

I created and printed lined paper for inside, but you can use regular lined paper*. I trimmed the borders then cut down the center line so I had two strips 3" wide.

Take 12 of the 3x2 slips of paper and fold them in half.

Put one of the covers on the outside and staple.

Voila!

Enjoy!
Best wishes,
Xyra

*On the lined paper measure a strip from the left border line and make a mark at 3 inches and again at 6 inches. Do the same at the bottom of the sheet and draw a straight line between the dots making two strips.Then mark the the length of the strips at 2 inch intervals. Cut so you get twelve (12) pieces measuring 3"w x 2" h.