DIY Chalkboard Labels

I made a new discovery at the National Bookstore Warehouse House earlier this year... self-adhesive blackboard! Sorry if I've been living under the rock but I didn't know such thing existed. Haha! Well, it's not really blackboard but it's a black sheet with a rough plastic-y surface. Here's a closer look at the sticker...

I bought it for only P25 for a pack of 6 8.25x11.75 sheets. (Original price was P55.) Also, it might interest you that they also have self-adhesive whiteboard.

First thing I did with the sticker was to make chalkboard labels. I thought of using chalk pencil but realized that it smears and gets erased over time, so, I used a white colored pencil instead. Here's what I came up with...

What do you think? Close enough to the real thing, right? Next time I'll try using pastel pencil for more vibrance and I'll play with other colors, too.

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2nd Hand-bound Book

Here’s my second attempt at making a hand-bound book. So far, so good. Both first and second attempts were successful and just needed a little improvement (the second one much much better than the first, of course)… It’s a learning process, I'm slowly getting the hang of it and I'm loving it.
Here are some photos of my second handbound book.

 

I’m going to use this book (and the first one that I made) for the tangle patterns, another hobby I have yet to post about. (Now, you’re starting to see how craft-crazed I am! Haha!)

If I’m not mistaken, this one's called Case Binding. The size of the book is 4.5″ x 5.75″ and 0.5″ thick. The inside pages measure 4.25″ x 5.5″. I used kraft paper for the lining and jute for the cover, two of my favorite materials.

You might want to look at photos of my first hand-bound book… you can find them on my Facebook page (You might want to “Like” it, too… I don’t have many friends there, yet. Shameless plugging here. Haha!), link on the sidebar. :D

P.S. I followed the very detailed instructions by James Darrow which you can find here.