{"id":6991,"date":"2020-02-07T07:42:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T02:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/articles\/?p=6991"},"modified":"2025-10-10T17:21:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T11:51:19","slug":"how-to-make-decoupage-diary-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/how-to-make-decoupage-diary-book\/","title":{"rendered":"4 steps to make Decoupage Diary\/Book quickly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello Everyone,<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/arpitatornal\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arpita <\/a>here, today I will share with you all on how to make DIY decoupage diary or book.. Have combined 2 different kinds of Decoupage papers today in my project. Have used the burning technique to blend my Decoupage paper with the 3 ply Decoupage tissue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_87_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aa40c1363e21\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #333333;color:#333333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #333333;color:#333333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aa40c1363e21\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/how-to-make-decoupage-diary-book\/#here-is-a-brief-tutorial-on-how-to-make-decoupage-diarydecoupage-book\" >Here is a brief tutorial on how to make decoupage diary\/decoupage book<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/how-to-make-decoupage-diary-book\/#step-%e2%80%93-1\" >Step &#8211; 1<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/how-to-make-decoupage-diary-book\/#step-%e2%80%93-2\" >Step \u2013 2<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/how-to-make-decoupage-diary-book\/#step-%e2%80%93-3\" >Step \u2013 3<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/how-to-make-decoupage-diary-book\/#step-%e2%80%93-4\" >Step &#8211; 4<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/how-to-make-decoupage-diary-book\/#materials-used-making-decoupaged-diary\" >Materials Used Making Decoupaged Diary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"here-is-a-brief-tutorial-on-how-to-make-decoupage-diarydecoupage-book\"><\/span>Here is a brief tutorial on how to make decoupage diary\/decoupage book<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have chosen the Abstract Ethnic Prints Decoupage paper from Craftangles and a 3ply tissue that I felt would go well with the paper and they would complement each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-12.39.06.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6992\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-12.39.06.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-12.39.06-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-12.39.06-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"step-%e2%80%93-1\"><\/span>\nStep &#8211; 1<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have primed the surface of my Dairy with the snow White chalk paint. Then stuck the tissue diagonally<br>Using the Decoupage glue.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1635\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-12.37.39-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6995\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-12.37.39-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-12.37.39-1-768x613.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-12.37.39-1-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"step-%e2%80%93-2\"><\/span>Step \u2013 2<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using a lighter I burnt the edge of the paper to achieve an organic, beautiful distressed look. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-12.36.36-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6996\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-12.36.36-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-12.36.36-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-12.36.36-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"step-%e2%80%93-3\"><\/span>Step \u2013 3<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Again using the Decoupage glue stuck the other half of the book with the paper. Using a sandpaper sanded of the extra papers to  achieve a clean edge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-12.35.22.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6997\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/decoupaged-dairy-book\/picsart_01-31-12-35-22\/\" class=\"wp-image-6997\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-12.35.22.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-12.35.22-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-12.35.22-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"step-%e2%80%93-4\"><\/span>Step &#8211; 4<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gave it a top coat using the Decoupage glue then once the glue dried, sealed it with a coat of clear varnish.<br>For the binding of the book stuck a strip of burlap and using the air dry clay made a bookmark to go with the diary which made a beautiful embellishment as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is the final look<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-10.17.31.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6998\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-10.17.31.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-10.17.31-768x616.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-10.17.31-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-10.27.40.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6999\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-10.27.40.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-10.27.40-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-10.27.40-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1842\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-10.19.23.jpg\" alt=\"Decoupage Diary\" class=\"wp-image-7000\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-10.19.23.jpg 1842w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-10.19.23-691x768.jpg 691w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-10.19.23-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-10.19.23-768x854.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1842px) 100vw, 1842px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-10.26.09.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7001\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-10.26.09.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-10.26.09-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/PicsArt_01-31-10.26.09-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"materials-used-making-decoupaged-diary\"><\/span>Materials Used Making Decoupaged Diary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-decoupage-glue-120-ml-ctdg120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decoupage Glue<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-chalky-paint-bubblegum-pink-100-ml-ctcpbp100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CrafTangles Chalk Paint &#8211; Bubblegum pink<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-chalky-paint-snow-white-100-ml-ctcpsw100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chalk paint &#8211; Snow white<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-decoupage-paper-pack-abstract-ethnic-prints-a4-4-sheets-ctdpaea4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decoupage Paper-Abstract Ethnic Prints<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-gilding-flakes-120-ml-gold-dust-ctgfgd120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gilding Flakes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craft-supplies\/decoupage-materials\/decoupage-napkins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decoupage Tissue<\/a> <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hope you like this tutorial and I&#8217;ll see you next time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Everyone,Arpita here, today I will share with you all on how to make DIY decoupage diary or book.. Have combined 2 different kinds of Decoupage papers today in my project. Have used the burning technique to blend my Decoupage paper with the 3 ply Decoupage tissue. Here is a brief tutorial on how to&hellip;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/how-to-make-decoupage-diary-book\/\" class=\"button button-primary\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">4 steps to make Decoupage Diary\/Book quickly<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1033,3,18,1031,194,107,133],"class_list":["post-6991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspirations","tag-chalk-paint","tag-craftangles","tag-decoupage","tag-decoupage-dairy","tag-decoupage-papers","tag-gilding-flakes","tag-how-to-decoupage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6991"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":137785,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6991\/revisions\/137785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}