Girlfriend Deco Books

Things You'll Need

To make the books:

Bright neon card stock in colors of your choice (we used purple, pink, blue, green, yellow and orange)
1/8-inch circle paper punch
Brightly colored rat-tail craft cord
Brightly colored pony beads
Glue
Scissors
To decorate the pages:

Assorted small stickers, including alphabet stickers
Assorted small paper die cuts
Scraps of fabric and decorative paper
Colored pens, glitter pens, markers
Glitter, sequins
Charms
Colorful craft wire, ribbon
Small buttons
Glue, double-sided tape
Scissors

Before the Party

Make a book for each party guest. Each book should have at least one page for each guest. If you're having 10 guests, each book should have at least 10 pages, not counting the covers.

Let's Begin

Cut card stock in half down its length. Pieces should measure 4 1/4" x 11".
Fold each piece in half and run your finger along the crease. The folded pieces will measure 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches.
Open folded pages up. Using a pencil and ruler, mark two dots right on the crease. One should be 3/4 inch from the left edge. The other should be 3/4 inch from the right edge. Use the paper punch to punch a hole at each dot.
Repeat step 3 on all pieces of card stock.
Stack as many pages as you need for a book. The holes should line up.
Cut a 12- to 15-inch piece of cord. Thread one end through one set of holes, from the inside of the book to the outside. Thread the other end of cord through the other set of holes.
Knot the cord ends together outside the book, or tie them in a bow. Thread a pony bead onto the ends of the cord if you want.

At Your Party

Set out all the supplies -- glue, scissors, stickers, pens, ribbon and other things. Give a book to each guest. Then, have the girls pass around their books and have each girlfriend decorate a page or two in each book.