Homemade Notepads

You will need:

• Paper
• white glue
• paintbrush
• cardboard
• heavy weight objects
• a straight edged knife

Directions:

• Take 8 1/2x11 inch pieces of paper and cut them into fourths. I use paper that has been used once, but blank on the backside, to recycle it.

• Create stacks of the paper. Only one side needs to be even.

• Pack the stack of paper firmly against a hard surface and lay it down on a hard surface.

• Put a piece of cardboard that is bigger than the stack on the top and bottom of the stack.

• Take whatever you have that is heavy and put it on top of the stack. I have used a case of water, which is heavy enough.

• The side that you packed is the side you will use to put the glue on. Take your brush (a sponge brush works well) and pour the white glue on it a little at a time and brush it on the flat edge of the paper. Make sure to get the edges, too. Let it dry and then put another coat on. Do this twice.

• After it is completely dry, take the knife and run it through between the sheets for the thickness of the pads you want. The knife will separate them cleanly.

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