Q&A for How to Create a Diary

You can put quotes, pictures or anything that you like on it. Personalize it to your liking.

Here is a simple cornstarch glue recipe. 1.) Pour 3/4 cup of water in a saucepan over medium heat. 2.) Add 1/4 cup cornstarch, 2 tablespoons light corn syrup and 1 teaspoon white vinegar. 3.) Whisk the ingredients together until they're blended well. 4.) Stir the mixture constantly until it thickens.

Glue will work fine as well. Or you could punch holes and tie a piece of string through the holes.

You have a safe place to express your private feelings. Having an outlet for your feelings is very good for your mental health, but they're not always the kinds of things you want to share with someone else. So, a diary is a place to put them. Of course, this may not be for you, which is perfectly fine.

If you can't stick to it, you probably don't want to write a diary. Make it fun to keep your interest, or only write when there is something interesting going on.

You can use any type of paper you want. Many people use lined paper, but sketch paper, scrapbook pages, and colorful paper are all good choices.

Most definitely not! Diaries are typically kept private. You can share certain entries -- or all of it -- if you like, but that's up to you.

Try to explain your feelings to them and tell them you need your privacy. You can also encourage them to make their own diary that no one else can read. However, they might just not understand. If necessary, hide your diary where they can't find it.

No, because the tape will come off too easily. Try stapling instead.

Simply tape up the pages at the spine -- do it 3-4 times to make the binding secure. Then design as desired.

Yes.

Respectfully explain your feelings to your mother and the importance of privacy to express yourself freely.

Align your papers and keep them between two heavy books or something that can keep the paper from moving. Then glue them together and leave it like that until the glue is completely dry.

Yes, you can use any paper, as long as it's not a dark colored construction paper, as you wouldn't be able to see the writing on it.

You can use old magazine clippings, doing a collage, doodling, writing a motivational quote and etc. The possibilities are endless. Plus it is all up to you on what design you want to decorate.

Use a hole puncher to punch three to six holes in 20-25 pieces of paper. Thread some yarn or twine through the holes and tie around the last hole to secure. Decorate the cover however you wish and you have your new diary.

You can use any amount of pages, but I recommend at least 10 so you don't run out too quickly.

Get some paper (however much you think you will need) and fold it in half. Then, use a piece of paper layered with duct tape to create a cover by folding it in half and placing it on the out side of the folded paper. Use string or yarn to bind the paper.

Lined paper is great! With notebook paper you can use string (poke it through the holes in the paper) to tie the paper together instead of glue or stapling, too.

If you go to school, ask your teacher if he/she has any paper. If you have an art class, the art teacher might have some great supplies. Tell him/her you want to make a journal and ask if they have any advice and if they can give you some paper and whatever else you need.

Yes, you can use your diary for as long as you would like to.

You can cut all the pages in identical cow shapes, then staple or glue under its tail. Decorate the cover like a real cow's body.

Make it look like a cookbook or a dictionary or some other reference type book.

Yes, you can. It's your diary, after all! You can do whatever you want with it.

You can poke a hole with a pencil, pen, scissors, or any other sharp objects.

You could do an introduction about who you are, start with the current day's events, or start with something that happened when you were young, like a childhood memory, and work your way up to the most recent times.

Of course! It's your personal diary, you can write whatever you want to! You can write about your crush, your future job, anything. Let your imagination go wild.

Hide it in your book bag, but never dare to take it. Or, hide it in your locker or in an old shoebox.

Yes, here are a few steps. Align the pages. If they don't stay aligned, put textbooks on both sides of your papers. Add a spine to your book. Glue is the most helpful, but you can also use a stapler, or punch holes and add strings. Add a cover. Use something secure such as cardboard, a book cover, etc. Decorate your cover and be creative, you can create it any way you'd like. Write interesting things in your diary.

Sure! A bag would work. If you want to carry it around, you should cover it so it looks like your school book. You could also put a school book on your lap and put your diary on it.