How to Make a Personalized Journal

Last Updated: September 15, 2021

Writing in a journal is fun and very helpful. Writing in a journal you have decorated can inspire you to write more often. This article will show you how to make and decorate your own personalized journal.

Steps

1
Get the journal you are going to decorate. A composition notebook works the best, but you can use another kind if you would like.
2
Open the notebook in the middle, and lay the book down flat so that the cover is facing up and the pages are facing down and are touching the surface you are working on.

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3
Get some aluminum/tin foil and cover your notebook with it, leaving a couple extra inches on the sides of the notebook so that you will be able to tape it later.
4
Carefully flip the notebook around and fold the edges of the foil (the extra inches) around the cover and tape them. (Now your outside cover should be completely covered by foil. The inside of the cover should have a couple inches over it that are taped down.)
5
Take your magazines and cut out letters that spell out your name, pictures you like, words you like, quotes you like, flowers, clothes, etc. Then you can tape all these words and images (and your name!) onto the journal. You can decorate both the front and back cover with these words and pictures.
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Take a clear packing tape and line the whole book with it. This is so that the pictures you have taped on will not fall off or get ruined. (Make sure you let a couple inches of the tape overlap the cover like you did with the foil so that the tape will wrap around to the inside.)
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Enjoy your personalized journal - no one has a journal exactly like yours! Write your dreams, hopes, fears, wishes, and feelings into this journal.

Community Q&A

Question

Can I paint the cover of my notebook?

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Community Answer

Sure! Just put some newspaper under the notebook and around you for easy cleanup.
Question

What is the best color for girl?

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Community Answer

Pink and purple are what people often consider "girl colors," but use whatever color you like the most, its your own personalized journal!
Question

Can't I just use newspaper/foam? Can I write on the cover?

Community Answer

Yes, you can! This is your journal, do whatever you want. The steps here are just ideas, use your own inspiration.

Warnings

Do not use magazines that aren't yours. You mom/dad/brother/sister will be very mad if you cut up a magazine that they still wanted. It is best to use your own magazines or old magazines that no one wants anymore.

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