A loop of elastic along the spine will allow you to store nearly any style pen without making your journal awkward on the bookshelf. Choose an elastic color that coordinates best with your journal cover. To secure the pen holder, choose embroidery floss that complements the journal cover or a color that blends to keep the holder low profile.
Things You'll Need
- One 3-inch-long, 1-inch-wide elastic strip
- 2 sewing pins
- Measuring tape
- Chalk
- 1/8 inch drill bit
- Drill
- Wood block
- Masking tape
- Crewel needle
- Embroidery floss
- Thick paper
- Scissors
- White glue
12 Steps To Add A Pen Holder To Your Journal
1. Fold 1/2 İnch Of Each End Of Your Elastic Piece Over Along The Elastic Strip's Length And Pin İt İn Place
This will leave you with a nice rounded edge rather than a fraying cut edge on your journal.
2. Measure Down 2 İnches From The Top Of Your Journal And Mark The Spine With Chalk
Wrap the elastic strip around the edges of your journal's spine with the pinned ends facing the journal cover and top edge at your 2-inch mark.
3. Adjust The Elastic Until The Edges Are Even İn Front And İn Back Of Your Journal
Stretch the elastic slightly, but don't pull it to its maximum stretch. Mark all the way around the elastic with chalk, and then set the elastic aside.
4. Open Your Journal Cover And Set İt On A Wood Block So The Block Supports The Part Of Your Journal Beneath The Chalk Mark
5. Drill Four Holes İnside The Chalk Line, Forming The Corners Of A Square That İs Approximately 3/4 İnches Square And 1/8 An İnch From The Top, Bottom And End Of Your Chalk Marks
6.
Remove Any Debris From The Drilling And Switch To The Back Cover Drill four holes with the same measurements inside the back cover's portion of the chalk line.
7. Replace The Elastic İnside The Chalk Line
Tape it in place with masking tape, if necessary, to keep it steady.
8. Thread A Crewel (embroidery) Needle With A 1-foot Strand Of Embroidery Floss (use The Full Floss Thickness Rather Than Separating The Fibers)
Size 4 or 5 needles work best. Beginning from the inside of the front cover, sew the elastic to the cover through your holes, forming an "X" pattern on the journal cover.
9. Sew Through Each Hole Twice To Reinforce Your "x," And Then Tie The Threads Tightly İnside The Journal Cover
10. Repeat The Sewing Process For The Back Cover And The Other End Of Your Elastic
11.
Cut Two 1 1/2-inch Squares Of Thick Paper İn A Color That Coordinates With The İnside Cover Of Your Journal Spread white glue along one side of the paper's surface and press a square onto the inside cover to completely hide the spot where the threads come through. Use the second square on the back cover.
12. Slide A Pen İnto The Elastic Loop Along Your Journal's Spine
The elastic will help hold it in place even if your pen has no clip to grip the loop.
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