David Russo's Blog: DIY Marble and Copper Stationery

Marble + Copper + Stationery = mind officially blown. This DIY office accessory from The Lovely Drawer is insanely cute. And easy. Did we mention cute? Whip up a whole batch to dole out to friends this holiday season and be prepared to become the new favorite gift giver. And while you’re at it make sure to save a few for your own home office.

Board #369288 Board #368799
Materials

Plain notebook
Marble self adhesive vinyl or contact paper
Brush copper self adhesive vinyl
Scalpel or scissors
Copper wire
Wire cutters
Pliers

Cut the piece of marble vinyl that will cover your notebook. Make the rectangle 1.5cm larger all the way round than the book.

Carefully stick the vinyl onto the notebook. The easiest way to do this is to lie the vinyl flat and peel some of the backing away. Hover the notebook over to place it properly and press down. Now you can turn them over and continue to pull the backing away from the vinyl whilst smoothing down as you go. Get rid of those pesky air bubbles.

Once it’s all covered cut away the corner of the vinyl, up to the notebook edge (see above) and cut away a rectangle where the vinyl hangs over the spine. You can now fold the paper over to the inside of your notebook one edge at a time.

Cut the copper vinyl wide enough to cover the spine and a bit either side and the same length as your book.

Then remove the backing and line your spine up over the top, pressing down in the middle when you’re happy. Smooth one side over and then the other, once again getting rid of any air bubbles.

To make the paper clips simply cut a length of the copper wire and you your pliers or even your fingers (that’s what I did) to fold lengths over to create edges. Work your way outwards to form a triangle shape the bends around itself.