HOW TO make a Faux Leather Notebook or Journal | TUTORIAL

Here's how I like to make a faux leather notebook or journal with a sheet of baking paper for the texture.

MATERIALS & TOOLS I USED

° 160g / 59 LB Cover kraft paper
° Normal paper for the inside
° Baking paper
° Burnt Sienna / Burnt Umber / Bronze Metallic Acrylic Paint
° Stapler
° Cutting mat
° Heavy duty craft knife
° Metal ruler
° Vintage bronze label holder and brads
° Ribbon
° Scissors

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[vectoriadesigns]

What would you like to make with this faux leather paper? Let us know in the comments!

[NortelGeek]

I did this but I made several layers and mod-podged them together. After that, I rubbed some beeswax onto it. Total leather replacement without hurting the ani-mules 😂🤣 Thanks for the great video!

[penelopemarshall]

Lovely little notebook, these would make nice men's gifts!

[MichaelLyne-rfhf]

Thank you so much for sharing your very interesting leather look alike book cover, looks absolutely amazing, thank you

[telmabermudez]

WOW! Gorgeous faux leather. I love it. Thank you for sharing your clever technique with us

[conishkee]

5/3/23: I made two on yesterday and they came out great. I love the crumbled paper method 'cause it makes it look and feel more like leather to me as opposed to just using plain brown paper bags. And after I put the Decoupage on top, WOW, the final look was fantastic. Thank you for taking the time to post this project. I will now make many in various sizes for photos and such.

[gigamulmei]

Oh what a wonderful video of making a cheap and quick feaux leather. I will check it out and cover a wallet with this feaux leather. Yes you inspired me. Thank you very much. Greetings from Bavaria 😀👍

[jacYouTube]

I love the vintage antique look of paper, so I'm definitely going to try this, thanks for the how-to demo

[inesdiaz]

Très joli et très bonne idée de cadeau. Je vais e réaliser. Merci beaucoup pour ce partage

[rosannagajdanelson]

So much easier than the glycerin method! Thank you!

[adrianaariza-jones]

Beautiful! Thank you for this well-done tutorial! 🥰

[raundar]

I love new words, I will be using your new word..."crumps"! Love this idea I will be giving it a try!

[TheVal]

Thank you very much for this awesome tutorial. I am going to make a watercolor book with my cover.

Beautiful day ahead🎉🎉

[karmaleenash]

This is going to be my first real make. So lovely! 🦋🦋🦋

[lynnwilton]

This design is really lovely. I am putting together a cardboard fireplace for every day use and I am going to try this leather design in inserts on the front. Thank you for the inspiration!!

[PaigeNicoleKomar]

What everything is dry on your cover where it was wavy on the edges from tacky glue, just cover with parchment paper and iron over it really quickly! You did an absolutely stunning job ❤

[Raven.flight]

I've seen similar techniques but I like yours more because you can have any thickness of 'leather' by having a thicker or thinner backing board. I want to make some leather folios that I'm going to use foam core boards (so 5 or 6mm thick). This would just wrap around nicely and create a nice thick leather board. The only real limit is how wide your baking paper is.


Good job.

[secondhandrose]

Thanks for sharing, how very generous of you! Bisous et calins de Montréal ! xxxooo

[lifeofatruckerswife]

I've priced the faux leather material at my local craft stores..and its really pricey...love this inexpensive idea. Thank you for the tutorial

[aliciajaurena]

Me encantó esta otra forma de hacer falso cuero!
A tener en cuenta en la próxima artesanía! Lo amo!