Leather Bound Journal.................Done!!

Have you been assigned a craft project?

Well, then what about making a leather bound journal?

Of course! A stylish handmade journal may surely do the trick!

It is quite easy to make and expenses involved are also less, since it requires fewer materials!!

So, kids are you ready to start your fun project on leather bound journal? If yes, here are the steps involved:

• Firstly, take a good bunch of parchment paper. Then cut these papers down to 6 x 9 inches. Gently fold all the paper and eventually gather all the folded pieces of paper to make several signatures.
• How can you forget index page? So, to make the index page stand out from the rest of the pages in the journal use legal size paper. You can have some nice print out on this page and make it look more fascinating.
• Now, out of many signatures take one and open it and carefully mark the points where the pages are going to be stitched into the leather. Then poke holes into it with the help of a leather needle and a hammer.
• Take out some of your old leather bound journals and use its cover leather. Cut it in a size that measures 14 x 6 1/2 inches.
• Place the signatures one by one on that piece of leather. Carefully bind all the signatures on the leather piece.
• The journal gets completed with all the sewing in the binding. It’s really the easiest process with the straight stitching of each individual signature. Besides, if you vary the size, material and pattern, there are endless possibilities.
• For more embellishment, you can use the leather lace to keep the journal shut by wrapping the lace one or two times around the journal and then cleverly inserting the end under the top lace.

Woo-Hoo! Your handmade leather bound journal is ready!

Well, if you want to know what kind of journals are popular in the market nowadays, you can visit www.jampaper.com. You can get numerous ideas from the products being sold there!!

Have fun crafting!!!