I thought it would be fun to make tiny notebooks to carry in a purse. They turned out so cute!

Products you’ll need

Two 2″ wood decorated buttons: https://tinyurl.com/ycxeevj3 or two pieces of thicker cardboard cut to 2″ circle and a sharp object like an awl to poke holes for your button holes.

You’ll need four pieces of decorated cardstock to cover both sides of the cardboard pieces

2″ scallop circle punch or 2″ circle punch or 2″ circle die

Matching embroidery floss: 36 colors at Joanns full price $5.49 use coupons available, usually at least 40% so it would be less than $3 for the set. https://tinyurl.com/zwrzkp88

Tacky Glue: https://tinyurl.com/yev5yzds You can also get a smaller bottle at Dollar Tree…use any kind of glue that dries clear.

Decorative paper scraps

Three options:

1. Using two 2″ decorated wood buttons

2. Using two 2″ plain wood buttons and covering them with decorative paper

3. Use thicker cardboard cut into two 2″ circles then using a sharp object like an awl, poking holes for the button holes.

Directions for all three options: These are the same for all three options. Take a piece of cardstock, (you could also use copy paper,) and punch as many 2″ scallop circles as possible out of one piece of paper.

Alternatives: Use a 2″ circle punch or a 2″ circle or scallop circle die. The circles fit inside the buttons better as you can’t see the edges like you can with the scallop circle. Next, take your glue and put a drop on two side by side scallops near the edge and then lay another scallop circle on top, making sure to line them up perfectly with the one beneath. Make sure your glue is always on the same two scallops so the paper pad is glued on one side only. If you use circles, make a 2″ circle template where you make a pencil mark where you want two spots of glue about 1/8″ from each other then line up the first circle beside your template and put the spots of glue where your marks are on your template, then lay your first circle with glue so it is facing the same direction as your template and continue gluing two spots and laying the circles directly on top of each other until all are glued together. Once you’ve glued them all together, put a clothespin on the glue spot to make sure they are well adhered then let them dry.

Option 1, cut out two 2″ pieces of decorator paper

Option 2 and 3 cut out four 2″ pieces of decorator paper. Glue decorator paper to one side of both of your buttons.

Option 3: Once the glue is dry, use an awl and poke two holes near the center of the button where you’d normally find button holes. All three options: Take about 10″ of embroidery floss using all strands and starting on the underside (where there’s no decorator paper on option 2 & 3) and either side of option 1 and pull the thread up through the underside then down through the other hole, then back up through the first hole, and down through the second…do this at least one more time or until the thread is thick enough for your taste. (While doing this process, hold the one end of the floss tight so you don’t end up entangling your floss strands.) Then double knot the floss on the underside and cut off one length to about 1/4″ and put glue all over that side of the button and pulling the other floss straight, glue decorator paper over that side. Use clothespins to hold the paper in place until it’s dry. Take your other button and repeat the process above with the embroidery floss and gluing the decorative paper over the floss making sure to pull your floss tight. Clothespin the edges to make sure the paper stays in place.

I put some glue between my fingers and run it the length of the floss to keep all of the strands together.

Take one of your buttons and put glue on the top and bottom of your stack of cardstock in the same spot as where you glued them originally then lay the button on top of the pile with the floss strands opposite from the glue spots. Take your other button and lay it the reverse side of the first button and again making sure the floss is in the same spot as the first button. Use clothespins to hold it together until the glue has dried.