tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63947945947309646362024-03-12T19:37:59.859-07:00Catchpenny BooksF. S. Poesyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13201920550959255201noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394794594730964636.post-52386799520905225522022-11-02T09:04:00.000-07:002022-11-02T09:14:21.950-07:00Make an Upcycled Kraft Packaging Paper Notebook<p>While I have some specialized equipment that I use for making <i>catchpenny books</i> notebooks, none of that equipment is technically necessary to make your own upcycled notebooks. You can make notebooks with any paper (instead of packaging paper), a pen or butter knife handle (instead of a bone folder), a ruler (instead of a cutting board grid), box cutters or scissors (instead of an x-acto blade), a regular stapler (instead of a booklet stapler).</p><p>Here is a tutorial in pictures on how to make your own upcycled notebooks from the kraft paper you find in the packages you get in the mail.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWJTtqZulyalXUBAVjG9Q47-RLWgxBoLa0mdnzXIbNxfeGD1m1FzBniWFuZXj7-my6GbSUZuHcbPlziDJFwZyTTiqwDudNJqUidj7oM7SIKAIdtHGIYVUHd7R1prvVlHmt48QKafUAwNxtsEtHggT9hw9PMtl8J4eD5Fu3bqnq6ewgL9NUYyBh-U/s1250/BookletMakingProcessStep01.png" imageanchor="1" referrerpolicy="origin" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWJTtqZulyalXUBAVjG9Q47-RLWgxBoLa0mdnzXIbNxfeGD1m1FzBniWFuZXj7-my6GbSUZuHcbPlziDJFwZyTTiqwDudNJqUidj7oM7SIKAIdtHGIYVUHd7R1prvVlHmt48QKafUAwNxtsEtHggT9hw9PMtl8J4eD5Fu3bqnq6ewgL9NUYyBh-U/s320/BookletMakingProcessStep01.png" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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