Every year at the beginning of the summer I take all of my photos from the preceding year and put them into an album. I think that there is something really special about having the tactile sensation of photos in your hands, flipping through the pages and the years. But the albums themselves weren't looking too special- so I came up with a solution. When I picked up a new album at The Container Store, I also grabbed a roll of kraft paper and a roll of white grosgrain ribbon (and altogether it was less
than $20!!).
Once I was home, covering the albums was a cinch- remember in grade school when you had to make book covers? I essentially did the same thing: folding a big envelope pocket and sliding the album into it.
Then I affixed the grosgrain ribbon with a dot of hot glue, and added the dates along the spine with a Sharpie:
I think they still look clean and neat and uniform, but they now have a warmer, softer, home-made quality:
I'm thinking about covering my books this same way...thoughts?
love this idea!
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