Notebook Decoration Ideas You’ll Want to Make

This adventure themed notebook is the perfect gift idea for everyone from hostesses to teachers to kids! So simple to personalize and perfect for a travel journal.

Learn how to decorate your notebook with a laser cut overlay and Mod Podge. Keep all of your notes, calendar, or journal inside. So cute!

Want to reorganize and refresh for the new year? How about some vision boarding? Learn how to decorate a journal with a cool quote just for this purpose!

Transform your stationery with this easy DIY notebook cover guide! You can personalize any notebook with simple materials and techniques. Perfect for planners, journals, and handmade gifts.

This is such a fun tutorial that uses temporary tattoo paper to decorate a notebook! If you don't have a cutting machine it's okay - you can still use temp tattoos from a site like Tattly.

Use a glue stick and wrapping paper to decorate notebooks - then add some glittery letters! Simple, easy, and perfect for gifts.

When I picked up this cute map notebook, I thought it would be perfect for embellishing with a stitchy quote! This embroidered notebook makes a great gift.

Decorate back-to-school notebooks, binders, folders, and book covers with these printable notebook stickers! Choose one of the trendy designs, draw on the details, and watch those boring school supplies transform into colorful desk decor.

A collage doesn't have to be complicated. In fact, Marisa shows you how to do several on the front of notebooks with old magazines. I love her colorways! Make them for a recipe book, shopping list, mind mapping, vision boarding . . . the possibilities are endless.

What pretty papers on the front of these notebooks! You can use this tutorial to add large paper sheets, wrapping paper, and more to some covers. Would these be perfect for gratitude journaling?

Sometimes you need a little bit of a pick me up, or at least something to keep you motivated. That's the point of these cute covers! And if you don't have a cutting machine, it's okay - you can get pre-printed vinyl quotes on Etsy.

How cool would it be to have a notebook that changes colors? This is a super exciting craft to take back to school.

If you're using your journal for travel or sketches, a cute way to decorate it is with postage stamps! You can use real ones that you get online (eBay has them), or print some images off from online. Either way, the theme is cute!

I feel like I always forget about stencils, and I'm not sure why! Today's stencils come in some pretty cute designs, perfect for adding to the front of a custom notebook.

Fingerprints make the cutest pencil erasers! The washi tape pencils on the front of this notebook are perfect for back to school, no matter your age.

Grab your Mod Podge for this notebook - you're going to cut some catalog pages into hexagons, and then decoupage them to the front. Super easy!

If your composition books are of the mini variety, this is the perfect tutorial for you! Larissa provides a template and tutorial to make a cute little cover with a closure.

Okay it's not real wood, but it sure looks real, doesn't it? Contact paper makes a great notebook cover idea it turns out! This would be a cool idea for a hobby journal.

If you like sewing, Amy is ready to teach you how to make a fabric covered notebook with this free pattern. She’s even added a bit of applique detail to the cover making this the perfect simple summer sewing project!

Amber has some free printables for you so that you can decorate a notebook the easiest way possible! Grab her cute covers, some glue, and you'll have new notebooks in minutes.

This is another simple sewing project to cover your notebook! The best part about this DIY is that it adds pockets in the front for pencils. Perfect if you like to sketch!

Cathy uses a variety of materials including Mod Podge, washi tape, paper, letters and more to decorate her notebooks. I love how they turned out.

If you've never stitched on paper, it's actually pretty fun! I love the results, especially on these cute notebook covers.

Whether you’re covering a binder, a book, or a composition notebook, recycled denim is a great way to go! It would be fun to make these from colored jeans. Bonus: built in pocket in the front.

Amber has come up with a super simple way for you to create your own galaxy on the front of a journal with exactly ZERO crafty know-how. All you have to do is smudge and splatter. Foolproof!

I'm all about the unicorn trend and I don't intend to ever give it up! I love the party flair that was added to the front of these notebooks, complete with unicorn ears and a horn. Perfect for any list of ideas!

Have you ever used chalkboard paint? It's actually quite easy. This notebook cover idea is really cute especially if you use them decoratively. And you can change the messages out regularly too!

This idea is cute because not only do you cover your notebooks, but you add washi tape to the pencils as well. If you like it when things coordinate, this will be right up your alley.

I've never used a foil letter kit, but it looks really simple - plus you can make the notebooks say anything you like. And then once the gold is added, your journals are instantly cute.

There are too many Potter fans out there not to include these Hogwarts inspired covers! Melissa provides a free printable, so you'll be good to go in minutes.

Turn your journal cover into a surface for origami! This embroidery is such a cute way to decorate a cover, and I love the geometric shape.

Cindy turned a notebook she got at Hobby Lobby into a cute gift for her niece! Add a bit of trim and some tabs and I guarantee it will be a big hit.

You can make a notebook cover look almost like stained glass with the help of vinyl and some watercolor! I love this idea, especially the book is going to be an art journal.

Turn a composition notebook into a personalized journal with Mod Podge and magazine clippings. Both kids and adults can decorate their journal covers with a collage of images and words that inspire and motivate them.