Personal diary entries can be diluted with memorable photos and little things. The little things include candy wrappers, tickets, small surprises, for some reason important to the owner. It is necessary to correctly draw up the sheets of the notebook, then in a few years the diary will be able to bring a lot of joy and "discoveries".
What to strive for
For illustrative examples of the design of the diary, you should turn to scrapbooking. The art of creating unique commemorative books combines origami elements, design skills and artistic drawing skills. An example is the book for recordings as a gift to young mothers.
On the pages there is a place not only for notes, but also framed for photographs, envelopes, for example, for copies of certificates from the hospital. Such "unimportant" documents are often lost, but when a child grows up, he may be interested to learn as much about himself as possible.
Making beautiful bookmarks - corners for the diary
A beautiful corner bookmark will help not only to mark the place of an important record, but also to keep the sheets intact. The bookmark-heart can also serve as a kind of paper clip, in which you can put a ticket on a trip or going to the movie premiere.
Such an origami idea for a personal diary is simple to implement and requires no further explanation. You just need to consistently repeat the method of folding the paper of each step shown in the photographs.
Making photos in a notebook
The easiest way to put a photo in your diary is to stick it on a piece of paper. But then the photo can be considered damaged, because it will always be on the sheets together with personal notes, which not everyone is ready to share with outsiders.
Several origami schemes for your personal diary can solve this problem. You can make a cot from thick sheets of cardboard and fasten them together with corners folded from paper. At the corners of the cardboard, it is necessary to make cuts for the photo, then the photos can be taken out of the diary along with the cot, and personal notes will remain secret.
Another option for origami for a personal diary is to fold a frame for a photograph or letter. Following the photo-instructions, it is simple and quick to complete the circuit. Frames are best made from special craft paper, it is durable and comes with different patterns and ready-made inscriptions. But the idea of designing a diary using origami does not end there.
You can issue small photo cards made for documents with paper sockets. It is necessary to roll up a few paper triangles or rhombs and beautifully put into each other, fastened with glue. Photos of the baby or photographic tapes from vending machines in shopping centers can be collapsed in the form of books, as in the image above. This design will help save space in the diary and looks original.
Origami envelopes for personal diary
Envelopes easily and simply decorate pages of a notebook. There are a huge number of simple and complex schemes for folding small pockets of paper.
The origami envelope for the personal diary shown in the photograph is performed in just 4 movements, but with the addition of a pin-lock it looks very cute. It is easy to execute it in any size, you only need a beautiful square sheet of kraft paper. By combining various materials and techniques in the design of the diary, you can achieve amazing results. Envelopes can be folded not only from paper, but also from fabric. Details from beads, rhinestones, twine as ties and decals will noticeably enliven the notebook with notes.
Other schemes are not so simple and require much more time and effort, but the result of such efforts justifies itself. In the free access you can find many options for performing hexagonal covers with fasteners in the form of hearts, stars, birds and faces of various animals.
When folded, the envelopes look really impressive, and when unfolded, they look like flowers. The clever clasp of paper pockets allows you to put small travel souvenirs, pebbles, badges, buttons, magnets, small beads, memorable children's friendship rings and much more.