I really like the recycled paper ones at Target, but I have a bunch of the plain plastic ones too. To dress them up I thought I'd try covering them with fabric. Just winging it, I managed to cover one last night with a combination of fabric, heat n'bond and fabric glue. Here are some pictures of the process.
I ironed all of the folds before I ironed the heat n'bond tape, and I folded the edge of the fabric under the metal binder thing so that it would look neat. I opted to cover the whole inside too, because I knew I would have to cover up at least half of the pocket anyways. I hope it stays together! So far, it's pretty sturdy. It's not adhered to the binder in any way, so I might try and take it off and wrap the binder in some batting and put the cover back on. I like it enough the way it is though, so I may not even try that. by the way, this is my bill paying binder. :) I keep all of my current bills in folders inside and a calendar of when they are all due.
Love this! I have on my personal-project list to design a cool recipe binder. I'm thinking about doing one that's already has the plastic cover on it just because I don't want to mess the fabric/paper up in the kitchen all the time. Decisions, decisions...
ReplyDeleteI love this post. I too am a binder girl. I keep everything in binders. Although I am a scrapbooker, I must admit that I have not decorated any on my binders at this point! Maybe you have inspired me.
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome! Very cool post! I might have to try that out sometime.
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ReplyDeleteI've used the plastic ones before and covered a piece of cardstock in fabric and tucked them inside of the clear view cover. That would stay clean in the kitchen! :)
Hooray!!!!!! I'm reposting this on my blog so everyone can see how awesome your craft is! =) love it! thank you x10000 =)
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ReplyDeleteSomeone once gave me a gift of a binder that had been customized like this and that was over twenty years ago - it still looks beautiful and is so unique. I love things like this!
ReplyDeleteOh, I'm a binder girl too! I even had a binder for my collection of paint chips. I love how you covered this one. So pretty!
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