11.18.2009

Cereal Box Notebooks Revisited

You may remember that I have made recycled cereal box notebooks before and I really liked how they came out, I just realized that this time I didn’t use any cereal boxes.  I found the tutorial on thelongthread.com.  These little notebooks came in handy for a lot of things, little gifts, giveaways, and just for fun and at the last couple of craft shows I have been to there has been a lot of interest in these simple notebooks.  (They are in the $2.00 to $4.00 range, which seems to be a popular price point, when you want to buy something, but not spend a lot.)  My supply was getting a little low, so I decided to whip up a few more.

cereal box books - more 1

The most time consuming part of this project is cutting the paper, notice all of my boxes are a different size and each insert needs to be measured and cut.  This round I used all plain paper, I’m not exactly sure where my stash of lined paper is, I’m sure it will turn up eventually.

cereal box books - more 2 These are my favorites.  The two in the upper left are from a Ritz cracker box and they are perfect for making lists, I love making lists.  The rest are just fun packages: Hungry-man TV dinners, Annie’s cheddar bunnies, atomic fireballs, bacon, and teddy grahams.  I’m thinking about putting these in my Etsy shop in sets of three for $10.00, what do you guys think?  They will also be making their way into a lot of Christmas gifts, frugal and handmade, how great is that?

2 comments:

julie k said...

Great idea for kids. My daughter loves to doodle in her very own notebook. I'll be giving these a try!

The Sewing Dork said...

I love recycling - these are cute. Your name is very catchy by the way!