subject: Memo Pads As A Do-it-yourself Project [print this page] When was the last time you have made a small creative project? Was it yesterday? Or was it last week? Was it back in college or even high school? The demands of work or keeping house may leave no room for creative pursuits, but that does not mean you have no opportunities for those either. On your spare time, during a weeknight or during a Saturday afternoon, you can make do-it-yourself projects that can let your creative juices flowing. Small d-i-y projects, such as making print materials that have functional use, can be your option. These d-i-y projects would not take up most of your time. In fact, in just a few hours or so, you can finish making print materials, such as memo pads, for example.
Memo pads are functional materials for personal use. You can use these handy materials when taking down notes during work. At home, you can use these to write your tasks or to-do lists, budget and notes to self. You can put these near the telephone, so whenever you have to note schedules or appointments, these can come in handy. There are a lot of uses for memo pads, and you would not run out of things to do with these print materials. During events, such as seminars or symposiums, you can use these as give-aways. You will never go wrong with memo pads because of its functional use.
If you want to make a small creative project on your spare time, why dont you try making memo pads? The materials you need are simple: paper stock, cardboard, adhesive, and clamp. For you to make unique design templates, you will need design software. Of course, you have to have a personal computer with an inkjet printer. See, the materials can be easily found. You can even have all these at your home. You do not have to purchase new materials for your memo pads.
Once you have gathered your materials, read the following guidelines in making memo pads:
- Determine the paper size you want for you memo pads. You can make your memo pads as small as two or three inches in width and in length. You can also create one as big as a notebook. Set the paper size, and then plot the measurements on your design software. If you are going to make use of legal-size paper, this can contain an average of four notepad pages. Divide the document accordingly.
- On one section of your document, create the design template you will use. You can just copy the design template into the other sections. You can also have the option of making each notepad page different. However, this can entail detailed work from you. Make use of interesting design elements for your template. You can make use of lines, borders, images and texts. Just make sure that the design looks cohesive.
- Print a test page for your notepad. In that way, you will know if there are any changes you have to carry out. On the other hand, if the design template is good for printing, print all the notepad pages you need. Cut the notepad pages accordingly. Also, get your cardboard, so you can create the front and back covers. Stack your paper stock together and insert it inside the front and back covers.
- Apply adhesive on your notepad pages and front and back covers to bind them together. Use a clamp to hold materials. You can apply a second coat, but let the adhesive dry first.
