By
Aryanna LaMarco
In this article, you will learn how to re-design your school supplies to cheer up your school day and stay organized. Good luck!
In this article, you will learn how to re-design your school supplies to cheer up your school day and stay organized. Good luck!
DIY
Colorful Notebooks
You
will need:
A notebook
Patterned Paper
A notebook
Patterned Paper
Washi
Tape (optional)
Sharpie
Glue
Cut paper for notebook cover. There
are two ways to do this part. You
could either take your notebook and measure it, then measure the paper of your
choice and cut it out, or you could just place the notebook on the back side of
the paper, trace it, and cut it out.
Glue the paper onto the notebook cover. I recommend
leaving an extra 2 inches on all of the
sides so you can bend and glue it down on the
inside cover.
Get creative and design. You can do a sideways frame
around the notebook, a vertical stripe going down the side, zigzags, or washi
tape going down each corner diagonally. Use your imagination. If you want to
add more designs, you can get another piece of
paper and cut it out (fancy or clean cut edges), and tape down to cover your
notebook.
Label your notebook. Use your
sharpie to write down the class the notebook is for, or you can just plain
write it down with the sharpie, and frame it with washi tape.
Also, you can get a paper nameplate and
use glue to paste it on the front of the notebook to write the class it is for.
Just get creative, and have fun.
DIY Erasers (3 ways)
First way:
DIY Erasers (3 ways)
First way:
You’ll
Need:
Glass
or plastic bowl
1 oz/30ml of water
1 oz/30ml of water
1
oz/30ml of rubber
1oz/30mm
of vinegar
Spoon
Spoon
Combine the water and the rubber into the bowl with
a spoon. Add the vinegar into the rubber and
water mixture, and mix slowly and carefully. The ratio of water, rubber,
vinegar should ALWAYS be 1:1:1. You can always add 1 teaspoon of sand, which will add a grainier texture to your
eraser so it will work more efficiently.
After you are done, shape it into a regular
rectangle, or a fun shape or animal. Fill
another bowl with cold water and place your finished eraser in the cool water. When bubbles appear, pop them with
your fingers. When no more bubbles appear, you can take the eraser out of the
water.
Allow to air dry. Sit it on a counter or a windowsill.
If you attempt to speed dry it any other way, you will ruin your eraser. The air-drying
process may take up to several hours, once dry you may use it.
DIY
Erasers (3 ways)
Second Way:
Second Way:
You’ll
Need:
Eraser
Clay
Knead the clay until it becomes readily moldable. To make kneading it easier
just break off the piece big enough for the eraser
you plan to create. The nice thing about
eraser clay is that you can mix/knead
colors together.
Shape your eraser. Now you can either use a mold or shape your eraser with your fingers. If you use a mold, you will need to spray that
mold with some water, so that the clay does not stick. After this, read the clay’s instructions. It will need to be set
with heat: either the microwave or oven. After it is set, it is ready to be used.
DIY
Erasers (3 ways)
Third Way:
You’ll Need:
Third Way:
You’ll Need:
Melamine Foam
Scissors
Scissors
Trim the melamine foam into proper eraser size. You
may also use an Exacto knife instead.
Rinse it under lukewarm water to wet and loosen the
melamine foam. This is not a pencil eraser. This eraser erases crayons, colored
pencils, scuff marks, and more. Just wet it whenever you need to use it.
Jewelry
Holder/Catchall
You’ll
Need:
A
singular cupcake plate
Washi
Tape
Exacto
Knife
Decorate your catchall with washi tape. Place
different colors and patterns of washi tape onto the cupcake plate, and use the Exacto
knife to cut off the extra tape.
This little room decor is perfect for when you just
get home from school and need somewhere to throw your rings and keys and take a
nap. Trust me; you deserve that nap.
Patterned
Binders:
You’ll
Need:
A
binder
Patterned Paper
Patterned Paper
Cut paper to size. Take a piece of
patterned paper and cut it to fit the flap on the cover.
Decorate paper. Tape whatever you would like onto the paper,
such as magazine cutouts, printed words on that subject, etc.
Simply slip it into
the cover of the binder, and you are
done!
Patterned
Pencils:
You’ll
Need:
Pencils
Washi
Tape
Wrap the washi tape around the pencil and make
patterns with the tape. Use different colors and patterns!
Love
Emoji BackPack:
You’ll
Need:
Yellow,
red, and black felt cloth
A
white backpack
A
hot glue gun
Fold the piece of yellow felt in
half
and cut out a half circle. When you unfold it after it should be a circle. Do
the same thing with the black felt, but make the circle much smaller and cut it
in half. Glue that to the bottom half of
the circle. This will be the mouth of the love emoji. Take the red felt and cut out two hearts for the eyes. Glue those
slanted a little to look more like the emoji. Let it dry, and then glue it on
the backpack. Once it’s dry it’s ready to
use!
Get creative with back to school DIY! Decorate your
school supplies to add some personality to everything.
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