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DIY Gratitude Notebook: How to Make a Folding Gratitude Journal
A morning pad and an evening pad in sticker-wrapped 1.2mm chipboard covers, wire-bound and hinged down the middle so the pair folds shut on the desk.
7 min read
DIY Sudoku Notepad: How to Make a Puzzle Pad at Home
Print a hundred sudoku puzzles, trim them to a 100mm square and pad-bind the stack onto a chipboard back with PVA glue — a pocket puzzle pad you tear a fresh grid from.
6 min read
DIY Refillable Journal: A5 Hardcover with a Hinged Spine
An A5 journal with a 1.2mm chipboard hardcover that folds on a 3mm hinge and two 18mm Chicago screws — undo them by hand and swap in a fresh stack of pages.
6 min read
How to Make a Daily Desk Planner
A top-bound A6 landscape planner with a page for every day: print and trim the inserts, wrap five chipboard boards in sticker paper, and bind the lot with wire.
8 min read
DIY Sliding Notebook with Tear-Off Inserts — Step-by-Step Tutorial
A slot cut into the front cover lets it slide along two Chicago screws, while the perforated inserts tear out cleanly and refill without undoing the binding.
7 min read
DIY Wire Bound Notebook: Half-Hidden Wire Binding Tutorial
A wire-bound A6 notebook whose printed spine strip folds over the loops, so the binding sits half concealed instead of exposed along the edge.
6 min read
DIY Planner Journal Booklet: Easy Step-by-Step Tutorial
A weekly planner journal folded from A4 landscape sheets, saddle-stapled through the spine with a long-arm stapler, then pressed and trimmed flush — the fastest binding method there is.
6 min read
How to Make a Weekly Desk Planner
A standing weekly calendar: one week per 7.5 x 21 cm page, wire-bound between two wrapped chipboard covers, with a folded paper strip glued inside that props the whole thing up on the desk.
7 min read
DIY Desk Calendar: How to Make Your Own Step by Step
A flip-through desk calendar with chipboard covers wrapped in printed sticker paper, wire-bound down both side edges so it stands on a desk and turns cleanly.
6 min read
DIY Standing Refillable Notepad: Desk Pad with a Fold-Out Easel Back
Seven chipboard panels wrapped in one printed sheet fold into a desk easel, and two Chicago screws let you swap the pages when the pad runs out.
7 min read
DIY Refillable Notepad: How to Make an A6 Pad with a Wrap-Around Cover
An A6 pad held on two Chicago screws in a wrapped chipboard cover — undo them by hand, drop in a freshly punched stack, and the same cover keeps going.
6 min read