Candy Wrapper Decorated Journal

Instead of throwing away your candy wrappers from Halloween, use them in a craft.

Materials:
*Spiral bound notebook
*20 Tootsie Roll wrappers (or similar wrappers)
*White paint
*Paintbrush
*A brad
*Iron
*Glue
*Scissors

Directions:
*Iron candy wrappers on low heat (only if you are using waxy wrappers like Tootsie Roll wrappers) to flatten them out.
*Snip off the ends of the wrappers and set aside.
*If your wrappers are somewhat transparent and you have a dark colored notebook, paint the backs of the wrappers white so that the notebook cover won't show through the wrappers.  Set wrappers aside to dry.
*Arrange the wrappers on the cover of your notebook in a pattern you find pleasing, then glue the wrappers to the notebook cover.  Set aside to dry.
*If your notebook cover starts warping from the glue, set the notebook underneath a heavy book until it dries.
*While the notebook is drying, gather up 20 of the wrapper ends you set aside.  Using your scissors, round the edges on one end.
*Carefully poke holes in the square ends of the wrappers.  Arrange the wrappers in an appealing color pattern, then slide onto the brad.  Fan the wrappers out to form a flower shape, then fasten then ends of the brad closed.
*Glue the flower to the notebook cover.