DIY Crafts PART 2: Faux Leather from a Plain Paper Bag makes a Distinctive Book Cover

PART 2: Make your own faux leather book "cloth" that's perfect for covering books of all kinds.
In this video you'll see how simple it is to transform a recycled grocery store paper bag into a wonderfully textured book cover.
Faux Leather Recycled Book Box Series:
PART 1: Starting the Cover • PART 1: NO HARDBOARD R...
PART 2: Making Faux Leather • DIY Crafts PART 2: Fau...
PART 3: Assembling the Cover • DIY Crafts PART 3: Ass...
PART 4 The Book Interior and Cover Embellishments • DIY Crafts PART 4: Boo...
PART 5: Constructing the Box & Magnet Closure • DIY Crafts PART 5: Box...
PART 6: Velvety Journaling Board - Coming Sept 20th

[@happymailmagic]

This is going to be awesome

[@sherryvanderpool8644]

Great project love this ❤

[@ChristinasPaperCreations]

Awesome. Love the leather look

[@sparkbirdstudios]

Thank you! It's a fun technique...

[@carolgrentzel1430]

It looks like you added a cool red. Add a warm red next time.

[@sparkbirdstudios]

Yep. You're right but after I boosted it with orange it became the perfect chocolate pudding brown...

[@barbarathurston4795]

Such a project - I have always wondered about this making a leather-look on paper, so thank you for fully explaining the process. I'm still debating why my Canon laser printer doesn't "stick" to some cardstock and I'm sure that it probably has to do with absorbability or something. I sealed a bunch of my covered paper clips with a clear sealer but then the insides still rubbed off on whatever I put them on. Anyway, all that aside, great video sequences here!

[@barbarathurston4795]

ps I went online and did order the HP Premium 32 lb. paper so I'm waiting for that to be delivered! :)

[@sparkbirdstudios]

Yes, the color laser printers are limited in a lot of crafting situations. As you've discovered... ☹️