Whether you're using an autograph book to celebrate the last day of school, a wedding celebration or a star-sighting trip to Hollywood, the book should reflect both your event and personal style. Using tools found in craft stores, you can customize autograph books to fit any occasion.
Choosing a Book
Before customizing your autograph book, decide what type of book you plan to use. You have two main choices. The first type of book is blank with decorative covers and blank pages that come lined or unlined. Choose this book if you wish to use the autograph book for a special occasion such as the last day of school or a trip to Disney World. The other type of book is more common to scrapbooking and features the ability to insert additional pages with paper of different colors and designs. You can choose a cover that suits your personal style and then fill the inside with different pages depending on the autographs. Use paper that features specific cities for celebrity sighting in New York or Los Angeles. You can even divide the book into multiple sections such as one section for musicians and one for actors. The second format gives you greater control over the design of your autograph book.
Customized Covers
After you have purchased a book, start by customizing the cover. If you've chosen a blank book cover, you can purchase craft paint to trace out a title for your book. You can also purchase different stickers from craft stores that feature three-dimensional shapes and pictures. Arrange the stickers around the title of your book and don't forget about the back cover. If the autograph book is being used for a special event, leave room on one side of the cover to attach a photograph. Stay away from leather-covered books if you plan to decorate the cover, as these are difficult to paint. Standard cloth-covered books work best. Use the inside cover to include the date and location in which the book was used. Use a calligraphy pen for an added professional touch. If you're using the book for celebrity autographs or multiple events, create a table of contents after the book has been filled for easy navigation.
The Inside
Decide before you use the autograph book if you want to have one signature per page or multiple signatures. Having one signature per page will allow you to go back and add photos and stickers that are based around the person who signed the page. Use photos of your friends and memories you have of them for an autograph book of friends and create a page dedicated to the celebrity whose signature you have obtained. For a trip to Disney World, dedicate each page to a character with pictures you've printed from your computer mixed with photos of yourself with the characters. If you're including multiple signatures on a page, use paint pens and stickers to create a border around the page that matches the theme of your book or page. Add pages if you're using the scrapbook format to include more memories of the event or people involved. The autograph book doesn't just need to have autographs in it.
