To celebrate the cover reveal of BELA AND LILY (Published by Kokila, an imprint of Penguin). I created an upcycled DIY messy sketchbook project! 🌼 What is a messy sketchbook? It’s a no-pressure, creative space to doodle, draft, and play. There is nothing like scrap paper to say, “Don’t overthink it.”

Video Tutorial

Watch this video to see step-by-step how I created this DIY binder sketchbook.

Project Handout

Click Download to get a detailed overview of the “Upcycled Messy Sketchbook” project in the form of an art lesson! For the free printable step-by-step drawing guide I used to make the main character please scroll down to the next section.