Plain Address Book Made Pretty

I have needed a new address book for a few years now.  It is one of those things that I keep forgetting about, until I have to pull it out to look for an address or phone number, and grab at the loose pieces of paper that are fluttering to the floor.  The pretty ones are just under $20.00, sometimes more.  So I bought this plain one at Big Lots for $3.50 {it’s large print, which I realized after I got it home, but, at this point in my life, it certainly can’t hurt!}. 

You might remember that back at the end of December, 2012, I updated a plain black 2013 day planner for myself here.   I used a bunch of scrapbook papers that I had and some other embellishments and prettied it up for myself.  I decided to do that again with this address book.

I used one of the pages I had left from my old Cavallini calendar for the front and back covers of the book.  One image from that calendar was enough to do the front, back and inside front cover. 

I traced the book on the image and cut.  The calendar page is about the same thickness as a piece of scrapbook paper, so I used the same craft glue tape as the day planner to adhere it.  I cut the front piece with my Victorian cut decorative scissors.  Since I wasn’t planning on doing layers, like I did on the day planner, I though the decorative cut would be interesting.

I added one of the Tim Holtz label holders I had in my supplies.  I printed out “Address Book” in Wonderland font onto ivory cardstock {which went with the background color of the image paper}.  I hot glued the label plate to the book and then added some bling to the sides where the brads are supposed to go.

I also did an inside pocket on this, like I did with the day planner, because I know I will have addresses and/or phone numbers on pieces of paper that will sit for a bit before I actually write them in the book.  The pocket will help contain them.  The pocket was some scrap Harlequin scrapbook paper.  The background image is also from the calendar page.

The back got a piece just centered and cut straight.  It was great to use the whole image to do this book ~ nothing went to waste.  I love when I have everything on hand to complete a project!

A pretty new address book within an hour!

Just to give you an idea ~ similar to the last one I was checking out on Amazon. 

This one is $27.76 and, not to take away from it {because it is beautiful}, I just didn’t want to pay that much for an address book.  This is something that basically lives in our junk drawer and is only pulled out every so often, but this is pretty enough to keep out!

Now I just need to sit down and write all the names, addresses, phone numbers and emails in it!

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