Book and Journal Covers

I started making these last April when I was stumped as to what to make or buy from my book-lovin' daughter.   She loved her cover.  She now uses it daily for her dictionary at school.  It looks so much better than the icky printed softcover it came with and it makes the much-used book more durable.

This is very much like her cover.   The girls call it "the pigeon" cover.  (fits 5.25" x 7.75")

I like the feel of the soft corderoy, so I used it for all of the covers. 

Unfortunately, there seems to be no standard for book sizes anymore.  My own books are all over the map in terms of size.   This one fits a $1 notebook perfectly.  The book is 6.25" x 8.25". 

Just because I had some cute rickrack that matched (I love rickrack, even the word), this one comes with a built-in bookmark. 

The tulip is probably my favourite one. It's just a touch bigger than the "pidgeon", which holds my most common paperback.  (5.25" x 8") 

The owl cover is best for a fat notebook, the kind my kids love to have scattered all over the house.  It's short and fat, like the owl himself.  (Fits 5" x 7.5")

And this is actually Beth's favourite, besides her dictionary cover.   She's not a terribly girly girl, I'm thinking. (Fits 5.25" x 8")

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Book and Journal Covers       $7

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Crayon Rolls

Aren't these so cute?  I love them. My own children are almost done with crayons, but it's a phase that lasts for years and worth organizing them.  It would make a great stocking stuffer.

I wish I'd done this years ago for ourselves.  I don't know how many times I had to quickly throw a handful of crayons into an ugly Ziploc bag before going to events or just going on car trips.

If the girls were lucky, I managed to grab a few different colors and not just happen on all of the shades of purple with no yellow, green or pink to mix it up a bit.  These crayon rolls stop that from happening, making life easier, kids happier and pictures more colorful.

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Crayon Rolls    $7   (with 12 crayons)
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Oh, and they also fit mini gel pens nicely if you've got older kids.  I'm going to make up a few for my kids for pencil crayons too.  It's been a special request.

And something a bit more manly!

When placing an order, state whether it's for a boy or girl.  I can email fabric choices then.

Birthday idea:  Give them out instead of candy treat bags to your little guests.