Cassette Tape Mini Journal

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  Step 1

  Carefully take the cassette tape apart. Older ones have little screws, but you can easily pry one open with a flat head screw driver at the seams.

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  Step 2

  Take a cassette single sleeve and use it as a template to cut another piece of cardboard. You can use the sleeve, but I like to use that for another type of mini journal.

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  Step 3

  Fold the cardboard the same way as the template. Make sure that any design is on the outside of the sleeve. It will be covered by the fabric you have selected.

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  Step 4

  Cut a piece of fabric big enough to cover the cardboard. Give it at least half an inch (about 1 1/2 cm) of allowance to properly sew it around the cardboard.

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  Step 5

  Iron the fabric around the cardboard. Fold the fabric twice then iron. This will give it a neat "hem". You may have to cut some excess fabric to neatly sew the fabric onto the cardboard.

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  Step 6

  Sew the fabric onto the cardboard. I used a contrasting color to give it more interest.

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  Step 7

  Take a very tiny drill bit and create holes on all 4 corners of the plastic cassette tapes.

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  Step 8

  Sew the tapes on the front and back of the fabric covered cardboard. I used embroidery string and a bead for the enclosure.

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  Step 9

  Please follow this tutorial from CraftyMouse on Craftster (Thank You!) to construct the paper journal. You can also try coptic or some other method of stitching.

  http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=6883.0

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Katie G.

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piefacetoldmeso · Dudley, England, GB · 19 projects 8th February 2013

Fantastic idea!

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Lima · Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, IT · 94 projects 15th August 2010

Wow this rocks! Luckily I saved the last Cassette tape from my mom's cleaning haste.
I'm so going to try this, thanks for the tut

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Lima · Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, IT · 94 projects 15th August 2010

Oh wow this rocks!! Luckily I saved the last cassette tape from my mom's cleaning haste, I'm so going to make it, thank you for the tut

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Jet H. · Haarlem, North Holland, NL · 108 projects 21st September 2009

awesome, thanks !

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Frustrated Crafter · 10 projects 4th December 2008

Love it!!

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Shivi · Perth, Western Australia, AU · 14 projects 8th August 2008

yay! a how-to! thankyou so much!

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reese52 · Chester, Virginia, US · 13 projects 6th August 2008

I finally finished the 2nd mini journal. I'll be converting this to a how-to/tutorial soon. It'll be my first one once I post it.

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Pinocchio · U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, US · 30 projects 30th July 2008

such a neat idea

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viciouscircle · U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, US 27th July 2008

this is verrrrrry good

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princesse X. · Kuwait City, Al Asimah, KW · 12 projects 25th July 2008

nice!

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