Here's a simple and quick way to pretty up a plain notebook. We love adding lace patterns—like this coffee table project here! This technique works best on canvas or fabric covered notebooks. Here's how you can make your own:1. Supplies: Notebook with a fabric or canvas front, fabric spray paint, lace, scissors, packing tape, and a trash bag. 2. First, cut out a piece of lace slightly larger than the front of the notebook. 3. Tape the lace firmly to the insides of the front page. This will prevent the paint from accidentally slipping, smudging the design. 4. Place a trash bag underneath the notebook to keep your workspace from getting paint on it. Also, tuck one edge of the trash bag between the front cover and the pages to prevent it from leaking through. Then, spray away! Make sure to coat every part of the cover evenly. 5. Once the paint begins to dry, slowly remove the tape and lace. 6. Let it continue to dry for the next couple of hours before using the notebook.Have fun making your own lace patterned notebooks! xo. emma and elsie
Notebook provided c/o Miro.
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Uh, Awesome! I think about stuff like this, but never do it! This is so easy though!!!
Love the black!
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Cute!! I Love lace 🙂 Will have to try this one 🙂
xo Heather
http://ahopelessnotebook.blogspot.com/
this is a cool idea! thanks
What a fun idea! I love the color! xo, rv
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This looks lovely! I would be fun using this technique on the top of a coffee table or on a cork board:)
-Joi
http://joyful-wife-joiful-life.blogspot.com
This could be a cute activity with my peeps.
Thanks guys!
xoxo
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Cute idea, making this!<3
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really cute!!!! you make it seem so easy with your clear explanation…thanks for sharing!!!
Ana
that’s cute!
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Wow, that’s it? So chic! Love it.
What a cool idea! So simple, too. 🙂
Great tutorial!
So, so adorable!
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Pretty! I’m always looking for good ways to spice up cheap journals, and lately you ladies have been rocking with the DIY’s. I love it! So inspiring.
Wren
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great idea! I wanna try this
Thats genius! GREAT JOB!!
Oo0oh so cute and easy!
Thanks for sharing as always.
xO, Vicky
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i love it!
i wanna try this
<3 tisa
Great idea!!!!!
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This is such a simple idea. I would never have thought of it. I bet they’d make great gifts too. Can wait to give it a try x
Oh, I love that! *runs to market to buy some lace*
I love lace! This is so cute 😀
I made something like this a while back, it’s so cute and simple 🙂
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PERFECT
PERFECT
super cool DIY elsie
XOXO from MUNICH
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waow… cooool!! love the idea.. can’t wait to try it..
kuti
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cute! <3
Such a great idea! Thanks girls !
Xo, Alinor
Love, love, love this!!
i love your design, my sister will love it
Very cute. Love it.
lovely look -will ceratinly try it out – ps- whats the book in your bag ? looks interesting x
what a great idea!i guess you can also do this with other shapes too?i have some unused notebooks that could do with some pimping up!xxx
Neat and quick idea! 🙂
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Cathy
Turquoise Flamingo
Beautiful project, I definitely will be doing it since I have white lace leftovers after my detachable lace collar project http://bit.ly/GVoyzx
Love it!
I have to do this, will be great for my diary, i write a lot of them…I am thinking about colors!
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I absolutely love your blog, it has been such an inspiration for my photography and my own blog and I love all your creative diy’s 🙂
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Awesome idea.
So simple but it looks great!
oh i LOVE this. i am gonna try on a shirt i think!!!!
I’m not a big DIY-er but this is a fabulous idea!! Thank you for sharing it.
so cool, thank you for sharing!
This is so smart! I’m going to do this to a notebook I have lying around that is in serious need of some beautifying!
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This is SO fun!!! What a great idea.
-ashley
http://pencilleddaydream.wordpress.com
Such a lovely tutorial! Thanks for sharing 😀
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So awesome!!!!!
I have so many notebooks, I can’t wait to try this out!!
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Great! Look really cute!
xx
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so simple
so sweet
going on my pinterest “good idea” board
🙂
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I am now thinking about the lace offcuts I have and doing this on fabric to repeat the pattern onto a cushion cover…. thnks for the inspiration!
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gorgeous project
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thanks for sharing. I´m going to try this on a pair of shoes =)
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