DIY

Are you ready for back-to-school? “YES!!” Wow, that’s amazing!! I love your positive attitude! You know what would make back-to-school even better? “Cute notebooks?” Incredible — I was just thinking the same thing! Aaaand lucky for you, today I have four super kawaii notebooks that I’ll show you how to DIY! We really do think alike, huh? In any case, enjoy the video and I wish you all a fantastic first day of school!!

Supply List

• Composition books
• Construction paper
• Markers – I have the set of 80 markers
• Gudetama Image
• Gloss Mod Podge
• Glue Stick- I like the Uhu brand

Why use a glue stick instead of Mod Podge?

In my first trial, I used Mod Podge as the glue to stick down the notebook cover and I got tons of air bubbles once I brushed the layer of Mod Podge on top. I think it’s because the Mod Podge didn’t adhere the paper very well to the notebook cover, and the top coat layer of Mod Podge really revealed those spots. If you look closely in the video, you might notice that I actually remade the Pop-Tart cover! So instead, I recommend using a glue stick to stick down your paper, and just make sure you cover ever inch of your paper with the glue stick. I know, it seems excessive, but it really makes a difference once you brush over the top coat! If you get any air bubbles still, just heat up the cover a bit with a heat gun/blowdryer, and then press down on the air bubbles.

Helloooo friends! Today we are making some super kawaii school supply soap!! I know you guys love the soap videos AND the back-to-school DIYs, so I thought it would be fun to combine the two ? Enjoy!!

Supply List

• For all soap:
  • White melt-and-pour soap
  • Soap coloring / food color (if you use food color, just be sure not to use too much so it doesn’t stain your hands when you use the soap)
  • Soap mold – I use this rectangle one in the video
• For decorating soap:
  • 1/4 cup liquid castile soap
  • 1/4 cup baby oil
  • 6(ish) T cornstarch
  • Cocoa powder (If you need to dye it brown for faces. Do not use black food color — it will bleed over time.)

Artist Palette Template

Apple Template – print and pick whichever size is your favorite!

About the decorating soap…

Ever since I started making soap on my channel, I’ve been searching for a way to add small details to soap! Regular melt and pour soap sets waaaaay too fast to dot it on with a toothpick, and all the other solutions I’ve found involve some really strange ingredients. And that meant no kawaii faces on the soap! It’s still adorable, but we like maximum kawaii-ness here 😉 I tried royal icing (works fine, but it’s not soap), edible ink markers, edible paint, and more, but alas, no solution! AND THEN one day, I stumbled upon this Buzzfeed video which had a recipe for soap clay!! Fantastic!!! I tried it out and it worked beautifully, except the next day it turned very sticky and unusable. Shucks! So I did some messing around with the recipe, and the decorating soap recipe was born!!! And I am super super super happy to share it with you guys 🙂 Hope you like it!!

Sometimes all you need is a little book to jot down to-do lists, grocery lists, notes, reminders, and whatever else life throws at you ?

Supply List

• Mini Notebooks
• Construction Paper
• Acrylic Paint
• Gloss Mod Podge (you can use matte too, but I like the look of the gloss ?)
• Washi Tape (optional)