That above is what you will need - notebook, ribbon, Scrapbook paper (If you want some really cute free paper, visit shabby princess and print some off... that is what I did and it worked great!), and mod podge. I use mod podge in almost every craft that I do... I highly recommend buying it (I like the gloss the best) You will also want just a plain piece of white computer paper.
Coat the notebook with a thin layer of mod podge all over.
Trim the white paper to fit on the spiral notebook and stick it on top of the mod podge while smoothing it out so there are no bubbles. You only have to do this if you printed off the scrapbook paper or yours is really thin because you will be able to see the color of the spiral through the scrapbook paper if you don't. When you put the white paper on though it doesn't need to fit exactly.
Trim the scrapbook paper so that it will fit onto the notebook the way you want it to (I would suggest the way I did it above... it seems to work out in the end better this way) Then paint on another layer of mod podge on top of the printer paper and put the scrapbook paper on. Again, smooth it out so there are no
bubbles!
Wait 2 minutes after the step above before doing this one. Now do an extra coat of mod podge on top to give it a shiny glossy look. This also makes it slightly more water resistant!
Wait 5-10 minutes before doing this step. Now outline the ribbon all around the border of the scrapbook paper and inbetween were the separate paper meets and secure it with hot glue. When doing it around the border, leave a little extra on the sides to wrap around to the back to make it look better. I think it is really cute to use to different kinds of ribbon! (see below)
For the last step I just added some sparkle with rhinestones. It would be really cute to use buttons or fake flowers as well!
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