You are such a sweet lady. Always sharing. Just wanted you to know I really appreciate what you do. Merry Christmas and God Bless. Your friend from North Georgia Mountains.
I've watched both parts twice now. I'm going to watch them again as I cover my first binder (yikes!). I'm making a sort of smash book for a friend's daughter who's having her first baby. I am so very thankful for this tutorial. Honestly, this is the best one I've seen. When I get it finished, I may send you a picture :)
I do hand binding and was going to make a friend of mine a handbound book. Now I think I'll make a covered ring binder instead. Thank you for the clear instructions on how to make one. Do you have a way to make a pocket in the back (starting at the bottom) instead of a file folder?
Yay! I hope you have so much fun making a ring binder journal. They're so much fun and really versatile. I love that you can take the pages in and out and move them around. If I don't use the file folder in the back, I generally just cut a piece of design paper to fit the back cover, glue it or stitch it on (if you stitch it on, do it before you glue it down) and then glue it in to the back cover. Or, sometimes, I use a piece of very old quilt and just glue it in to the back cover. Those are a couple of different ideas you can use. If you want something a little easier, just simply glue in an envelope to use as a pocket.
I have just enjoyed watching your tutorial on a covered ring binder journal. Both parts were well done and the instructions were very clear. Now my question is, you kept referring to your Bulldogs. Since I am from the South too, is it Georgia or Miss. State? Looking forward to your answer.
I think it might be easier to have used the natural fold of the file folder since it is already scored and cut each side to the size wanted rather than cutting in half and then scoring for a fold. Just a thought.
haha! I saw your earlier comment and I thought you were working on it now so I went ahead and released the video so you wouldn't have to wait! Have fun!
This is a great tutorial! Thank you so much. I have a question: how would you cover the inside of a binder if the binder has pockets already? Thank you so much - Sylvia
Thank you! You have a couple of options. You can either use paper to decorate the pockets that are already there, or you can cut out the original pockets and create it the way you want it! I tend to cut out the pockets. Happy crafting!
loved this video; when it comes to these ring binders, how do you get the papers to fit the holes w/o having to individually make holes in each sheet? It seems like none of these ring binders are really standard sizes; any insight you can shed on that would be helpful. thanks!
actually, I punch every single one of them by hand because I do a lot of ring binder journals and none of them ever seem to be the same so it's hard to try to get a hole punch that would accomodate them. It's a process, but I do it in the evenings when I'm watching tv with my honey. Makes it seem less tedious that way lol
