Making/altering a journal. Help!

[[Grendel]]

I want to take part in a journal/penpal swap over at craftster. I've seen the gallery of the previous swap and I'm in awe.

So have any of you had any experience with making or decorating journals.

One of my ideas is to get a hardback journal and cover it with fabric, what kind of glue would be best for that?

Any other ideas would be extremely welcome whee  

[I be me]

I think any kind of glue would stick. But I am afraid that the glue might seep into the fabric and show.

If you want to make a fabric cover then I recomend sewing one, wich isn't as hard as it sounds, and if you have access to a sewing machine it is even easier. They made me sew a bible cover for school once (suffered a very christian upbringing and went to chrisian school).





I wasn't inteding to create a bad paint tutorial but it seemed the only way to describe what I ment

Edit:
and ooh, you should totally decorate some pens. And if your journal is for a girl you should every couple of pages put in some sappy inspirational quote. Or if they are chrisian and a girl you could use bible verses (or equilivent per religion). And you should use stencils and those kids pens you blow into the arse of to make writing paper.
*just got idea'd to death*  

[[Grendel]]

I....I think I love you heart !

The journal is for a penpal swap thingy. You get signed up with someone and you swap the journal back and forth instead of letters 3nodding

I just bought some vintage kitchy fabric from ebay, so I have time and extra fabric to play with.

Thank you!  

[[Grendel]]

My material arrived today, and OMG fabricgasm!

whee 3nodding !!

 

[Trekkette]

wow that last fabric swatch looks totally emo...
personally, i like the poddle one  

[I be me]

I love the first bit of fabric,
and when I made that thing I was running entirely on memory.
It might pay to make a practice one first with a bit of fabric you don't mind ruining.