Back-to-School: Add Style to a Notebook with Ribbons and Bows

August 8, 2012
By Bowdabra Design Team

Add style and jazz to a simple notebook by weaving ribbon on the front and back cover.  The woven ribbon can then be used to hold paper clips, pens, or even to attach hair clips!  Need a quick hair bow?  – Just grab it from your notebook cover!  Return back-to-school with gorgeous woven ribbon notebooks!

Woven Ribbon Notebooks

 

Materials Needed:

  • Wireless Composition
    Notebook

 

 

 

 

Instructions:

1. Begin with a plain composition notebook.  You will need a notebook that is not spiral bound.

Woven Ribbon Notebook

 

2. Next, add strips of ribbon. First glue the ends to the back inside cover.

Woven Ribbon Notebook

 

3. Bring the ribbon around to the front of the notebook and glue the ends to the inside cover.

Woven Ribbon Notebook

 

4. Begin to weave larger pieces of ribbon lengthwise.

Woven Ribbon Notebook

 

5. Weave ribbon both on the front and back of the notebook.

Woven Ribbon Notebook

 

6. Glue the ends of the ribbon to the inside of the notebook.

Woven Ribbon Notebook

 

7. The ribbon notebook is completed and ready for use.  Have fun and make several!  Clip some hair bows onto the front this way you always have a bow when you need one! :-)

Woven Ribbon Notebook

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14 Responses to Back-to-School: Add Style to a Notebook with Ribbons and Bows

  1. Michelle on August 8, 2012 at 10:39 pm

    Hi,
    I’d love to have you link this up to my current linky party for back to school ideas and homeschool rooms! Such a cute idea!
    http://thenatureofgrace.blogspot.com/2012/07/reading-spot-and-homeschool-havens-link.html

    • Bowdabra Design Team - Susie on August 8, 2012 at 11:01 pm

      Thank you, Michelle!
      I was just searching for Back to School link up today! I will be there to link up!
      Have a great day!

  2. Nichi - The Mandatory Mooch on August 9, 2012 at 5:13 pm

    My girls would love this. I’d love to have you link this up to Tasty Thursdays on The Mandatory Mooch. http://mandatorymooch.blogspot.com/2012/08/tasty-thursdays-3.html

    Thanks, Nichi

    • Bowdabra Design Team - Susie on August 9, 2012 at 6:22 pm

      Great, Nichi! We are thrilled to have given you some inspiration! I’m on my way over to lin up!

  3. Joyness Sparkles on August 13, 2012 at 9:25 pm

    I love this concept, thank you so much for sharing it! The end result is very beautiful! :)

    ***Stopping by from the Creative Me hop, have a wonderful week.

    • Bowdabra Design Team - Susie on August 14, 2012 at 11:37 am

      Thank you, Joyness! We are thrilled that you like it!

  4. onelmon on August 14, 2012 at 8:03 am

    Thanks for sharing this!
    I love how you can grab this bow whenever you need one! ;)

  5. Erin on August 14, 2012 at 6:08 pm

    Love it!

  6. Heidi on August 15, 2012 at 12:26 pm

    I love this! I think it’s awesome even before the bows are added. Thanks for linking up.

  7. Nichi - The Mandatory Mooch on August 15, 2012 at 6:47 pm

    Thanks for linking up to Tasty Thursdays at The Mandatory Mooch. Hope you will link up again this week. The party just went live at http://mandatorymooch.blogspot.com/2012/08/tasty-thursday-4.html

    Thanks,
    Nichi

  8. Macy on August 20, 2012 at 12:09 pm

    Thanks for linking up to last week’s Tuesday Confessional link party! You’ve been featured and pinned to my Tuesday Confessional board on Pinterest!
    http://www.craftyconfessions.com/2012/08/features-from-last-weeks-tuesday.html
    Congrats!
    ~Macy

    • Bowdabra Design Team - Susie on August 20, 2012 at 2:22 pm

      Thank you so much!! We will check it out and thank you!

  9. K @ Claiming Our Space on August 20, 2012 at 1:26 pm

    What a great way to jazz up the usual boring notebook. Thanks so much for sharing on Tout It Tuesday. Hope to see you tomorrow.

  10. JDaniel4's Mom on August 30, 2012 at 1:59 pm

    What a pretty notebook!

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