How to decorate a folder organizer

In the modern world, many people are interested in studying their ancestry. In the process of collecting information, piles of securities are formed. Some store them in boxes, others in piles on the table. The stacks move apart, and you have to take everything out of the box every time. And it’s somehow rude to store your past in a simple folder. You can store documents in a thick organizer folder, but it doesn’t look historical at all. However, it is easy to decorate the front side of the folder with your own hands and create a worthy memory book for your family.

Materials for work:
• Folder – organizer – 1 pc.;
• Printouts of drawings – along the perimeter and center of the front side of the folder;
• Openwork braid – several pieces;
• Rope from blinds – a piece;
• PVA glue, liquid nails glue, gold paint, white gouache, eye shadow, rhinestones, scissors, brush.

Stages of work:

First stage: preparing the base.
We paint the front side of the folder with white gouache.

We print out pictures of straight and corner paper laces and cut them out.

We glue lace on PVA around the perimeter of the cover, combining angular and straight patterns.

We print out the picture we like for the center of the front side and outline its outline.

We apply gilded paint to all edges of the front side of the folder.We also apply gilding to the entire binding of the folder.



Second stage: we frame the perimeters of the paper inserts.
Take “liquid nails” glue and a piece of string from the blinds.

Pour glue into the lid. Dipping several beads into “liquid nails” we glue the string along the inner perimeter of the paper laces, carefully pressing them to the surface of the folder. Gradually moving the cap, we lay out a rectangle from the rope.

We glue the center image onto the front side of the folder, aligning the edges with the previously outlined perimeter.

We frame it with beads from a piece of blinds rope.

We tint the voids on the front side with eye shadow, rubbing it over the white paint.


Third stage: adding volume.
We take openwork braid in dark and light tones.

Use eye shadow to tint the light braid.

Cut the large openwork braid into pieces.

Dip pieces of braid into white gouache so that it fills all the gaps. Let's dry it.

Matte with eye shadow using the color of the previous tint.

We apply “liquid nails” glue to the inside of the braid and fill the voids on the front side with it.


We use gold paint to create the brightness of the braid, applying it to some areas of the unpainted braid and to the painted areas.


Fourth stage: decorate with rhinestones.
We take several large round rhinestones and three oblong ones.

We do not often apply rhinestones to the surface of the braid and into the voids using “liquid nails” glue.

This is how an organizer folder becomes a worthy family memory book. Now everyone to whom you invite to familiarize yourself with the precious information will carefully examine the cover and admire: how beautiful! how simple! Such a beginning of acquaintance with history will undoubtedly arouse respect for the internal content.