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DIY Glam School Supplies

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July 13, 2017

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Shopping for school supplies can be fun, but it can be expensive. And of course, the prettier the supplies the more you end up spending.  Fortunately, that doesn’t need to be the case if you use some of these simple glam school supply hacks!

DIY school supplies for back to school

Kids love shopping for their school supplies.  And of course, they are often drawn to the items that are not plain, but rather have characters, designs or other features to make them unique.  As much as you would like to get them, they are rather expensive.

That is where I come in.  I wanted to create some fun school supplies that would not cost a fortune but still allow your child’s personality to show on through.

HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN GLAM SCHOOL SUPPLIES

GLAM TAPE

You can turn any old scotch tape into a fun, and personalized tape with just a piece of scrapbook paper, and some scissors!

glam disassembled tape

Disassemble your tape. Remove the roll, and then remove the paper insert.

glam tracing the tape

Trace that paper insert on the back of the paper you want to use. Make sure you flip the paper insert from the tape to be upside down too. Trace it with a pencil and cut it out. Put the paper back in the dispenser and then add your tape and you’re done!

Back to School Shopping Hack - Glam up your supplies

Look how pretty that is! You didn’t have to pay extra for special, designer tape, but you have customized, adorable tape that took five minutes and next to no money!

GLAM NOTEBOOKS

Notebooks are pretty boring for the most part.  And, the ones with the glitter and designs are rather pricey.  Here’s how to glam up your notebooks a no cost at all!

Back to School Shopping Hack - Glam up your supplies

 

Use a sharpie (we used gold!) and some cookie cutters to transform these notebooks from plain to glam in no time!

Back to School Shopping Hack - Glam up your supplies

 

See how fun these turned out to be? Just a few minutes, and some cookie cutters, and these were totally transformed! Let the kids decorate their own, even, and their notebooks will be a work of art!

 

GLAM STAPLES

Even staples come in fun colors these days!  But, don’t spend a fortune buying them – make them yourself!

Back to School Shopping Hack - Glam up your supplies

Colored staples are my weakness. I don’t know why, but I always want to buy the brightly colored staples that cost four times as much. No more! Use a sharpie, any color, and just color those staples! Look how much they look just like the ones from the store!

 

DIY BINDERS

Binders get super expensive, super fast. Stick with the plain binders, and add a fun customized paper insert that will glam up any binder in an instant.

 

Back to School Shopping Hack - Glam up your supplies

 

 

CUSTOM PENCILS

Yellow pencils can be SO boring!  Make your own washi tape pencils in just minutes!  Get creative and have fun with lots of different ideas!

 

Back to School Hack! Transform your pencils with Washi Tape!!

 

 

CUSTOM LABEL

It is important to label your kids’ items.  You can create custom labels through sites such as Mabel’s Labels and apply them to anything and everything.  But, if you are on a budget, something simple works too!

Rather than use a sharpie to write your child’s name on things, you can print out this label to use instead! It works perfectly on books, lunchboxes and more!!  Use tape to apply it to a notebook or binder or find a luggage tag and attach it to your child’s backpack!

Back to School Shopping Hack - Glam up your supplies

 

 

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Comments

  1. Gina says

    September 7, 2016 at 8:33 AM

    Cute ideas, and a very frugal way to personalize for the new school year.

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