<p>Last time we showed you how to make a pen holder and paper calendar from scratch. Hope you had fun making them. This week, we will tell you how to make two more quirky and thrifty stationery items.</p>.<p>What you will need: A4 papers of different colours, cardboard from old notebooks, scissors, glue, pencil, scale, sketch pens and poster paints. </p>.<p><strong>Pocket notebook:</strong></p>.<p>Take an A4 size paper. Fold it into two halves, then further fold it again into two equal parts. </p>.<p>Open the fold and cut it into four equal strips. Take each strip and fold it twice again. Open the folds. </p>.<p>Each paper strip will have four parts. Stick the last fold of one strip with the first part of the other strip. </p>.<p>Follow the same process with three A4 size papers of different colours. </p>.<p>Stick together the strips of different colours. This forms the book. </p>.<p>Cut the edges from the sides, to give the book some dimension. </p>.<p>Take a white paper and cut it according to the size of the pages of the book. </p>.<p>Stick it on the first and the last page. </p>.<p>Design and decorate the white paper as per your wish. These will be the front and back covers of the book. </p>.<p><strong>Colourful scale:</strong></p>.<p>Cut two pieces of cardboard from an old notebook, 18 cm long and 3.5 cm wide. </p>.<p>Stick the two pieces of cardboard together. </p>.<p>Cut an A4 sheet of paper according to the shape of the cardboard and stick on it.</p>.<p>Now take a scale and mark the measurements from 0 to 15 cm. </p>.<p>Draw your favourite cartoons or designs on another paper, cut them and stick them on the scale to decorate.</p>
<p>Last time we showed you how to make a pen holder and paper calendar from scratch. Hope you had fun making them. This week, we will tell you how to make two more quirky and thrifty stationery items.</p>.<p>What you will need: A4 papers of different colours, cardboard from old notebooks, scissors, glue, pencil, scale, sketch pens and poster paints. </p>.<p><strong>Pocket notebook:</strong></p>.<p>Take an A4 size paper. Fold it into two halves, then further fold it again into two equal parts. </p>.<p>Open the fold and cut it into four equal strips. Take each strip and fold it twice again. Open the folds. </p>.<p>Each paper strip will have four parts. Stick the last fold of one strip with the first part of the other strip. </p>.<p>Follow the same process with three A4 size papers of different colours. </p>.<p>Stick together the strips of different colours. This forms the book. </p>.<p>Cut the edges from the sides, to give the book some dimension. </p>.<p>Take a white paper and cut it according to the size of the pages of the book. </p>.<p>Stick it on the first and the last page. </p>.<p>Design and decorate the white paper as per your wish. These will be the front and back covers of the book. </p>.<p><strong>Colourful scale:</strong></p>.<p>Cut two pieces of cardboard from an old notebook, 18 cm long and 3.5 cm wide. </p>.<p>Stick the two pieces of cardboard together. </p>.<p>Cut an A4 sheet of paper according to the shape of the cardboard and stick on it.</p>.<p>Now take a scale and mark the measurements from 0 to 15 cm. </p>.<p>Draw your favourite cartoons or designs on another paper, cut them and stick them on the scale to decorate.</p>
