I have just finished reading a book called "El misterioso caso del impostor del Titanic" (The mysterious case of the Titanic imposter), by Carmen Posadas. I am afraid it is written in Spanish, but if you can read Spanish, I highly recommend it. It was so intense I finished it in barely 4 days! My mother recommended it, and I was glad I listened.
I am not going to review it, or write a synopsis - you can research that for yourself. But I have always been a fan of the Titanic, and I have been studying and reading about it since I discovered its history. In this era in which recreations are possible, you can find plates, mugs, cups and saucers, towels, tickets, even stationery that are replicas of those that were used in that magnificent ship.
Well, to celebrate the book, I made a free printable for you: a sheet so you can make your own Titanic notepad:
It's very easy to make a notepad out of these sheets. I will provide instructions, or you can watch this great video to learn the method.
First, gather all your necessary materials:
- Titanic sheets - I usually print 10; that way you get a 40 pages notepad.
You can do more or less, your choice. Print them in regular copy paper.
- A piece of cardboard - I use 1mm cardboard; that's the same as cereal boxes or soda packets.
- White glue and a brush, or a palette, for extending it. If you have PVA glue or Mod Podge it works as well.
- A couple of clamps.
- A pencil, ruler and scissors, or X-Acto knife.
- Optional: double-sided tape, and a magnet, or an adhesive magnetic strip.
1) Cut out all your Titanic sheets. Cut inside the lines if you don't want any black showing.
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| These sheets have the logo a little off center. That is already fixed in the printable |
2) Use the ruler and pencil to trace a rectangle in the cardboard the same size as your Titanic sheets. Hint: it measures 12 x 9.3 cm. Cut it and set it aside for now.
3) Gather the Titanic sheets neatly, with all the borders aligned, and clip them with the clamps. I use a scrap piece of board so the clamps won't mark the paper.
4) Use the palette or the brush to extend a thin layer of glue on the top edge of the clamped sheets. Let it dry completely and repeat the process a total of 3 times.
5) When everything is completly dry, you can attach the sheets to the piece of cardboard you cut previously. You can glue them with the glue, or you can use double-sided tape. Naturally, you can skip this last step, but I prefer to do it so the notepad will be sturdier. But again, it's up to you.
Well, there you go! A very nice Titanic notepad for your desk!
This is optional, but it is another idea for you to consider. Use a piece of magnetic strip or a magnet, and glue it to the back of your notepad. That way you can put it on your fridge or any metallic surface. Use it as shopping list or to remind you of important stuff.
I hope you have lots of fun crafting these! Feel free to print as many as you like, make gifts for
friends and pass the file along to anyone; links back are nice too.
Just please do not sell the file or your creations. Thank you very
much, and enjoy! ♥
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