• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

The Polka Dot Chair logo

  • SEWING
    • Free Sewing Patterns
    • Bag Sewing Patterns
    • Costume Sewing Tutorials
    • Apparel Sewing Patterns
    • Learn to Sew
    • Beginner Friendly Sewing Projects
    • Hand Embroidery Patterns
    • Sewing Tips
    • All Sewing
  • QUILTING
    • Quilt Block Patterns
    • Learn to Quilt
    • Free Quilt Patterns
    • Quilt Patterns
    • All Quilting
  • CRAFTS
    • Disney
    • Cricut
    • Printables
    • All Crafts
  • HOLIDAYS
    • Seasonal Projects
    • Valentine’s Day
    • Easter
    • 4th of July
    • Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
    • All Holidays
  • TUTORIALS
  • ABOUT
    • About Me
    • My Fabric Collections
    • Published Books
    • Press
    • FAQ’s
    • Contact
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • SHOP
menu icon
go to homepage
  • SHOP
  • TUTORIALS
  • SEWING
  • QUILTING
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • CRAFTS
  • HOLIDAY PROJECTS
  • ABOUT
    • Published Books
    • My Fabric Collections
  • CONTACT
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • YouTube
  • subscribe
    search icon
    Homepage link
    • SHOP
    • TUTORIALS
    • SEWING
    • QUILTING
    • SUBSCRIBE
    • CRAFTS
    • HOLIDAY PROJECTS
    • ABOUT
      • Published Books
      • My Fabric Collections
    • CONTACT
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • YouTube
  • ×
    Home » Crafts

    DIY Hogwarts Inspired House Notebooks; Harry Potter Craft Idea

    Published: Jul 28, 2016 Updated: Jul 22, 2021 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 29 Comments

    Today I’m excited to share with you a tutorial to make these DIY Hogwarts House Notebooks as a part of the Happy Harry Potter Series at Rae Gun Ramblings.  (I’ve even included a free printable of each of the notebook covers for you).

    DIY Harry Potter Hogwarts Notebooks; with free printable covers for each house on polkadotchair.com

    This is my third year participating in the Happy Harry Potter series. (you can see some of my other Harry Potter Craft Ideas HERE).

    Table of Contents
    • Free Printable Hogwarts Notebook Covers & Harry Potter Craft Idea
    • Supplies for DIY Harry Potter Notebooks
    • Construction Steps
    • More Harry Potter Inspired DIY Craft Ideas

    I will have to say, that we are just a tiny bit Harry Potter obsessed at our house. We have the movies on iTunes and I think my 15-year-old daughter watches one almost every day. Nothing to watch on tv?? Just put Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on (that one is our favorite of the movies).

    DIY Harry Potter Hogwarts Notebooks; with free printable covers for each house on polkadotchair.com
    5 Fantastically Fun Facts that you might not know about the Florida Universal Parks!

    Last year we visited the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios. I’ve mentioned before that I think that place is AMAZING. In addition to all of the great rides and atmosphere, the shopping there is pretty cool too. You can buy house robes, t-shirts, hats, wands, owls and even a sorting hat.

    Free Printable Hogwarts Notebook Covers & Harry Potter Craft Idea

    5 Fantastically Fun Facts that you might not know about the Florida Universal Parks!

    While we were perusing some of the shops I spied a set of House Notebooks and thought it was such a clever idea. The perfect thing for a “Muggle” to take with them on the first day of school (so they can imagine that they are really going to Hogwarts instead).  

    I made a mental note to try to DIY them “someday”.  This Harry Potter series seemed like the perfect time to check that project off of my “to make” list.

    DIY Harry Potter Hogwarts Notebooks; with free printable covers for each house on polkadotchair.com

    After I finished the project, my daughter saw these and snatched them up right away. She is planning to take them to school to use as notebooks for her classes.

    The notebooks are SO easy to make, all you need to do is cover a composition notebook, you can find them all over the stores right now. Most of the ones I’ve seen are about 50 cents in the back-to-school section.

    DIY Harry Potter Hogwarts Notebooks; with free printable covers for each house on polkadotchair.com

    Are you ready to make one? NOTE: there was a typo in the notebook shown in the photo. The typo has been corrected in the file.

    Supplies for DIY Harry Potter Notebooks

    –Composition Notebook

    How To Get the Printables

    Option #1:

    -Free Printable Covers (get for FREE on the TEMPLATES page when you join our Newsletter) –

    Option #2: You don’t have to join our newsletter, and can buy them instead for a very small fee

    Additional Supplies

    –UHU Glue Stick

    –X-Acto Knife

    –Craft Mat

    -Lightweight Cardstock

    Construction Steps

    DIY Harry Potter Hogwarts Notebooks; with free printable covers for each house on polkadotchair.com

    Begin by printing out your notebook covers on cardstock. You will have a front and a back for each notebook.

    DIY Harry Potter Hogwarts Notebooks; with free printable covers for each house on polkadotchair.com

    Trim off the excess paper from the left side of the printout for the front cover.

    Cover the notebook cover with UHU Glue.

    Align the trimmed notebook printout with the binding on the composition notebook. Make sure the printout is covering the entire notebook cover.

    Smooth it out to secure the glue.

    DIY Harry Potter Hogwarts Notebooks; with free printable covers for each house on polkadotchair.com

    Flip the notebook over and use an x-acto knife to trim off the excess paper, even with the edge of the notebook.

    DIY Harry Potter Hogwarts Notebooks; with free printable covers for each house on polkadotchair.com

    Repeat for the back cover.

    That’s it!!

    More Harry Potter Inspired DIY Craft Ideas

    Exploding Eyeballs Cookie Recipe

    How to Make Quidditch Robes

    Free Harry Potter SVG Files and Pencil Pouch Tutorial

    Quidditch Mom SVG File

    DIY Harry Potter Hogwarts Notebooks; with free printable covers for each house on polkadotchair.com


    More Projects You May Enjoy

    • colorful fabric and paper gift tags on white wood table
      Simple Scrappy Fabric Gift Tags
    • More than 25 Cute things to make for Back to School - from backpacks to lunch boxes, notebooks and more!
      30+ Cute Things to Make for Back to School
    • red white and blue star tea towel
      DIY Quilt Block Tea Towel Tutorial
    • How to Make a Vintage Folded Fabric Star Ornament

    • Share
    • Email

    About Author

    Melissa Mortenson

    Melissa Mortenson is a blogger, designer, and content creator. She is the Polka Dot Chair blog founder and has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love.” Her work and designs have been featured on HuffPost, TODAY, Pioneer Woman, HGTV, BuzzFeed, Better Homes & Gardens, and many other established publications. Her first fabric line, “Derby Style,” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  Additional fabric collections have followed it in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Jennie says

      July 28, 2016 at 5:29 pm

      Such a clever idea! Love these! 🙂

      Reply
    2. Sarina says

      July 29, 2016 at 11:44 am

      What a clever, darling idea! Awesome!

      Reply
    3. JoAnne T. says

      July 29, 2016 at 11:07 pm

      Thank you for the Hogwarts notebook covers. My daughter is a teacher and crazy for Harry Potter, she will love taking these notebooks to school in a couple weeks!

      Reply
    4. Katie says

      July 31, 2016 at 8:57 am

      My partner HATES Harry Potter and I just showed my step-daughter all of the movies, (she still has trouble with reading) I’m going to make these for school starting, haha, it’s going to drive him nuts!

      ….ALSO a few for myself, he won’t be able to escape Pottermania! HA HA HA

      Reply
    5. Kristie says

      August 04, 2016 at 12:48 am

      These are perfect!!! And I love the timing with the great school supplies prices.

      Reply
    6. Clara says

      August 21, 2016 at 7:42 am

      Reading the labels..I have to ask: isn’t it “wizardry” ? Or is that an American English/British English thing?

      Reply
    7. tara pittman says

      August 22, 2016 at 3:43 pm

      My boys would love these notebooks. They are starting to read Harry Potter

      Reply
    8. Jill Robbins says

      September 10, 2016 at 7:30 pm

      These are darling. My husband and I went back and forth on buying our kids journals at the Wizarding World. We’ve wanted to get them journaling our adventures and they love Harry Potter stuff. We ended up deciding not to drop that much cash on a notebook so these are perfect!!!

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        September 12, 2016 at 1:44 pm

        Oh that makes me so happy! I’m glad I could help. Souvenir buying with kids is the worst! Mine can either never make up their minds or they want something at every store. Drives me batty 🙂

        Reply
    9. Deborah Middleton says

      January 22, 2017 at 10:08 pm

      Thanks so much! My son was sorted into Hufflepuff and wanted all black & yellow ones. I bought some Hufflepuff yellow cardstock and converted the image to B&W and printed them that way. Needless to say, he was super happy and I’m excited to hear what his friends thought of them when he gets home from the first day of school today (southern hemisphere schedule). I can send you a photo if you would like.

      Reply
    10. adamari leon says

      February 07, 2017 at 9:33 pm

      what is the password?

      Reply
    11. Jillie says

      April 11, 2017 at 5:07 pm

      I cant not find the link to download the notebook template ….. I have the password but cant find it sorry if someone could help me that would be awesome

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        April 11, 2017 at 5:18 pm

        Where the supplies are listed there is something that says “download on the templates page” click on those words.

        Reply
        • Leah says

          April 18, 2017 at 8:20 pm

          Hi there, I would really like to make these for my daughters 12 birthday in June but the place where you said the link is, is not there. The words are there but there is no link. When I click on the words “download on the templates page” nothing happens. I have tried on both my tablet and on my laptop. Would you be able to help me with this? It would be very much appreciated.
          Thank you

          Reply
          • Melissa Mortenson says

            April 18, 2017 at 8:40 pm

            Try it again. I made the words bold, to make it easier to see where to click for the downloads

            Reply
            • Leah says

              May 04, 2017 at 10:40 pm

              Hi Melissa. It worked! Thank you so much for making it easier to download the book covers. Now I just have to print them. ?

    12. valeria says

      April 12, 2017 at 11:54 am

      como descargo la plantilla de los cuadernos?

      Reply
    13. Ana says

      May 23, 2017 at 6:20 pm

      Thanck you so much! I loved!

      Reply
    14. Jessica Walker says

      June 01, 2017 at 6:18 pm

      This is such a great idea. I love notebooks and harry potter and crafting. I think I have a new project now!

      Reply
    15. Steph says

      August 30, 2017 at 4:20 pm

      I hope you don’t mind I’m converting them over to jpegs for easier use, I like to print things out via microsoft word so I can ensure a perfect fit for the notebooks!

      Reply
      • Steph says

        August 30, 2017 at 4:37 pm

        I’m not going to edit them or redistribute them in anyway, I promise. I just want to make sure they fit onto the notebooks properly is all!

        Reply
    16. Stephanie Sparks says

      December 07, 2017 at 3:54 pm

      I followed all the directions, and went round and round in loops. It didn’t download for me. Cute idea. Too bad it’s not working.

      Reply
    17. Nessa says

      December 25, 2017 at 11:39 am

      I’m not a creative person, and I’m really excited to come across your post. I’d like to purchase the notebooks, but am wondering if is $1.99 per notebook, or forthe whole set?

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        December 27, 2017 at 4:09 pm

        No, The cost is for the printable to make them yourself. I don’t sell finished notebooks.

        Reply
    18. Sarah Underhay says

      July 28, 2018 at 10:02 am

      I have subscribed to the newsletter but when I go to the templates page it wont let me on and asks me to confirm my email address which I have done a number of times.

      Any help would be appreciated

      Reply
    19. Nicole says

      December 19, 2018 at 8:18 pm

      Finally made my first hufflepuff. Have had it printed for ages. Don’t know what took me so long. Thanks so much it came out adorable and my daughter’s friend will love it!

      Reply
    20. Robin says

      July 18, 2019 at 7:43 pm

      Hello, Melissa. This is a super cool idea (rather than making fabric covers). I was curious about the label you used on these notebooks. I looked all through your printables, but didn’t see them. Were these also available for our use??? Appreciate all the freebies you provide!!! Thank you.

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        July 19, 2019 at 4:33 pm

        They aren’t labels, they are part of the printable. So they are already on the paper.

        Reply
        • Karina Mae Goyette says

          November 18, 2020 at 11:54 am

          I am so obsessed with Harry Potter!

          Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Primary Sidebar

    Hello! It’s nice to meet you.

    I’m Melissa. I like to design things, like fabric, printables, and projects.

    I’m also a Mom and a Maker. I am like most of you, just trying to do my best every day. Some days I succeed, many days I fail.  I find joy in creating, if you do too, then I hope that you find something here bring a little “happy” to your life.  Find out more about me here.

    COPYRIGHT POLICY

    All my images and text are copyrighted. You may NOT use any images from this site in any kind of Video (this includes YouTube). If you would like to feature my work, you may use ONE (1) NON-COLLAGED image and must “follow” link back to my original blog post. You may NOT edit, crop, or change my images in any way without written permission. You MAY NOT print out or copy and distribute any text, images or patterns from this site. All patterns, content, instructions, and templates are for personal use ONLY! Thank you! Violators will be reported.

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    About

    • Privacy Policy
    • Disclaimers
    • About Melissa
    • Instagram
    • Facebook
    • YouTube
    • Pinterest

    Newsletter

    • Sign Up! for emails and updates

    Contact

    • Contact
    • FAQ
    • Press
    • Published Books
    • Fabric Collections

    Welcome to the Polka Dot Chair! Here you’ll find easy, step-by-step, sewing, quilting, and crafting projects. We design projects for Makers of all skill levels. Beginners are welcome!

    DISCLAIMER:

    While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the content on this website, the information is made available without warranty of any kind. The Polka Dot Chair accepts no responsibility or liability, whether direct or indirect, as to the currency or accuracy of the information, nor any consequence of its uses. This website is not intended to substitute the advice of a professional.

    Copyright © 2022 Polka Dot Chair