I love paper, with its range of different textures, its designs, its smell... I use it on a raft of different items: furniture, boxes, other objects... I've also got a lot of it, in lots of different shapes and sizes and kinds. I used to store them in rolls. When I wanted to use them over a large area, it wasn't easy to work with because the paper kept curling up over itself. So I decided to buy a big portfolio. Then I saw the prices in the art supplies stores and I thought again. I decided to make my own portfolio. In the end, I'm really pleased with it and it keeps all my papers nice and flat...

I found a big cardboard box and cut it into the size I wanted. I strengthened the corners and folds with strong adhesive tape so that it was able to stay upright without any support.

Using cotton yarn, I made 4 ties with which to close the portfolio. I stapled them to the box and covered them with tape.

That's the bottom of the portfolio finished.

Naturally, using paper. For the outer covers, I used Paperpatch glossy glue/varnish because it glues and varnishes at the same time, therefore strengthening the cardboard even more. On the inside, I used wallpaper paste, which is cheaper than the Decopatch glue. The disadvantages are that it takes much longer to dry, the surface that's pasted really absorbs a lot of glue, the paper isn't as rigid/doesn't have the same stretch ne se tend pas as when you use Paperpatch glue, and there are lots of wrinkles.

I'll let you judge the finished product for yourself...