Cover It Up!

COVER IT UP!

Cover up any book, journal or planner with cloth, paper or a 

Dollar Store bandana.

For this project I used one bandana, the pocket and part of the waist band from a pair of jeans, a glue gun and a sharp pair of scissors to cover a wide ruled student journal for my 10 year old Grand Daughter.

The great thing is that when she runs out of room in her journal and is ready for another one, the cover can be used over and over. 

We might even iron on some patches and perhaps I can teach her how to stitch on it.

Here is a view of the back. No cutting involved or measuring.

Fold the bandana in half and hot glue the two finished long edges together. This will give you the bottom and the top of the cover.

Place the journal in the middle of the bandana. Open up the journal cover and fold over the bandana to create a pocket for the cover to slide into. Hot glue the corners .

The journal covers will fit snug inside of the pockets.

Cut the pocket from a pair of jeans.

I cut the Levi Strauss & Co. tag from the waist band.

And hot glued the tag to the pocket.

The waist band is cut into 2 pieces to form a closure for the cover with the button on one side and the button hole on the other. Both sides are glued to the back side of the pocket.

The pocket is placed in the middle of the bandana cover and hot glued. Only glue the pocket. You want the closures to be left unglued.

The pocket stays in place while the straps are free to be buttoned and un buttoned.

When closed there is enough room for expansion as things are placed in the journal.

I included a beautiful tag bookmark created by Visual Faith Ministry Webmaster Diane Marra.  At out last Visual Faith Ministry conference Diane sent dozens of beautiful tags as gifts to all who attended. This is one that I chose. I love the verse that she paired with this tag. 

I am tucking one of my Scripture Doodles in the cover of the journal. This scripture pairs well with the history of the dream catcher. 

The back of the Scripture Doodle with some fun facts about Dream Catchers and the inspiration in creating the Scripture doodle.

I covered the Enduring Word Bible with a pair of jeans using a similar process. I fringed the bottom edge for a vintage 60's-70's look.

I cut the waist band off to create a closure and cut the length of the jeans to cover the length of the Bible. Fold over the sides to create pockets for the covers. Glued the corners with hot glue.

The band gives room for expansion. 

She is "Double Digits" now....

....and lives 12 hours away. I can share from my heart and hands, a faith walk that she can be reminded of each time she opens her journal no matter how far away we are from each other. 

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