One of the fun things that I get to do being a Ribbonista for Mayarts is to play with the companies that they partner up with and play with their cool products. One of those was Helmar glue. I have had so much experience with bad glues for fabric so I was absolutely in love with the Helmar glue. It really does the job and dries nice and even.
It works wonderful not just on paper but also on fabric and ribbon. This is a simple and fun craft for Thanksgiving and beyond. Leave it on the table with colored pencils for everyone to decorate a page of what they are thankful for. You could also make individual ones as Christmas or Hanukah gifts. I printed out a label on Fabric paper to give it that super personalized touch.
Supplies:
Notebook
Helmar Glue
May Arts Ribbons
Fabric
Needle & thread (if desired)
Check out the other projects from other Ribbonistas
Day 1 – November 19th
- Charlene Driggs: http://www.paperandinkplayground.com/
- Letitia Grace Lauer : http://www.gracesscrapattic.blogspot.com
- Alexcia Patterson-Schroll:http://makeandmingle.wordpress.com/
- Kate Vickers: http://www.scrapsation.com
- Christina Colón: http://www.thetwistedmuse.com/
- Jen Matott: <—— are=”are” br=”br” here=”here” you=”you”>
- Gini Williams Cagle: http://www.ginicagle.blogspot.com/
- Carisa Zgloblicki: http://ladyguineveresinkyfaeries.blogspot.ca/
- Emily Lanham: http://createserendipity.blogspot.com/
- Jen Shears: http://jenshearsdesigns.blogspot.com/
- Jingle: http://www.justjingle.blogspot.com/
Day 2 – November 20th
- Karen Baker: http://thebalddragonfly.blogspot.com/
- Martha Richardson http://themermaidscloset.blogspot.com/
- Kendra Wiggins: http://scrappincricut.org/
- Lisa Wilkinson: http://www.createfor7.blogspot.com
- Leah Farrar-White: http://1alabasterowl.blogspot.com/
- Sally Lynn MacDonald: http://www.sallylynnmacdonald.com/
- Monica Edwards: http://scraps2treasure.blogspot.com/
- Amy Lassiter: http://sparklinggnome.wordpress.com
- Nicole Martel: http://www.nicolemartel.blogspot.com/
- Virginia Fynes: http://www.fynesdesigns.com/
very pretty
I can definitely feel your pain with the bad fabric glues! Glad to know Helmar does it right
Oh you don’t know how many glues I’ve tried. Happy to finally of found a winner!!!!!
Love your project. I just got some fabric glue – glad to know it works like this!
What a simple, easy project. Love this idea!
Super cute idea!
Love these retro and fun notebooks!
Cute and easy – that is my kind of project!
I hear you! Could not agree more.
Love it!
Wonderful idea! How neat to have everyone write something they’re thankful for.
Love the patterns you covered for the notebook and fun for everyone to decorate every page.
-Luanne
Yeah I think it would be a nice token to look back on. Thanking messages might get more ridiculous as the night progresses…
Fab project & tutorial – so glad you enjoyed the 450 Quick Dry, it is my GO-TO adhesive
Love your fabric cover and layered ribbons, they make the book into a real keepsake!!!
Adorable books and love your video
Thanks
It’s my sweet daughter who puts the videos together for me.
such a fab ideal to cover notebooks and give as gifts. appreciate the inspiration.
ava g
Sweet project for my girls that I teach at church.
Yeah because it is so easy it’s a great activity for a group. Put out some fabric scraps and do dads and there you go
Thanks for the tips on gluing the cover on. I’m always intimidated by that aspect!
What a super project and the use of the glue is great. thanks for sharing
so cute!
What a great idea – Thanksgiving notebook. These are so cute. Love the fun colours and ribbons. Thanks for sharing how well Helmar glue is on fabric.
This is such a good idea! A family journal, like a written scrapbook. So cool.
I love to alter notebooks as gifts and this is a great way using ribbon. I agree that Helmar makes the best glue for working with fabric, among other things. Thanks so much for the video tutorial, I always enjoy seeing how others create.
So happy I discovered this stuff. Thanks for the kind words
Great idea and thanks for the endorsement of this glue for fabric.
It truly is good stuff. Don’t know why a good fabric glue is hard to do – but Helmar nailed it!
What a great idea for Thanksgiving!
Great idea for a family Thanksgiving tradition. TFS
What a great family project and such a fun and colorful design!
This looks like a quick and simple little project! Reading the comments it’s really good to know that this is a great glue for fabric, those of us who work with fabric know how frustrating it is to watch the glue soak into the cloth and do nothing except make the fabric stiff!
How true! I am always saying to my students that I wish that I could go back to school so I could concentrate more on science just so I could create a good fabric glue! So I was over the moon happy to find this one.
Very cute project thanks for posting and also for the tutorial.