Ok, so I feel like a total genius!!! I was at Target with my mom the other day and saw some really cute paisley coasters. Now, you have to remember that I am borderline obsessed with paisley. I had seen them there before, but this time they were on clearance for $.98, so I knew they were phasing them out. So I bought them. I came home and tried to figure out what to do with them (since we don't ever ever ever use coasters at our house) and then it hit me..... A CIRCLE ALBUM!!!!!!! Now, in all fairness, when I came online to find circle layouts, I found that it had been done before, but not with THESE coasters, so HA!
So here is a tut.
You'll need:
2 coasters
a hole punch
binder ring or keychain ring
enough paper for desired layouts
clear glitter puff paint
coluzzle if you have one. If not, a pencil and a good pair of scissors
First,
decide how many pages you want and cut out the circles. If you have a coluzzle, that's easy. If not, you'll have to trace the coaster and very carefully cut out the papers.
Second,
create your layouts
Third,
decorate your cover. I used clear and gold glitter to trace the design already there. It was great fun. I also added paper flowers.
Fourth,
punch your holes. First in your cover, then trace the circle onto each page, making sure the album will fit together.
Fifth,
put a keychain through all the holes
Great work! Looks very nice...
Posted by: album designing | April 26, 2009 at 11:15 PM
So super stinking cute!! Now I am going to have to get my cricut out and make some coasters so I can make an album!!
Posted by: Sarah | April 28, 2009 at 01:44 PM