Add style to any notebook by turning it into a Notebook Purse. Take notes with ease while fashionably toting your favorite notebook around town. Any student or teacher would love this study-friendly gift, and you are just the crafter to make it!

Difficulty level: Beginner

Things you’ll need:
Small spiral notebook
Decorative paper
Pipe cleaner
Bow/ribbon
Hot glue gun and glue sticks

Things to do:
1. Glue your decorative paper to the front of your notebook, making sure that some of the paper hangs over the sides of your notebook.
2. Flip your notebook cover open, fold your paper over each side and glue the folds onto the inside of your notebook cover. For the fold on the long side of your notebook, bend the corners of your fold at an angle before gluing the fold into place.
3. Glue your bow to the front of your newly covered notebook.
4. Twist one end of your pipe cleaner around one end of your spiral.
5. Repeat step 4 with the other side.
6. Add any other details to your notebook purse and slip onto your wrist to carry it with you.