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Okayyyyy. I'm crafting like crazy, trying to get everything done for Christmas.

Two questions:

1. I am making my boyfriend a book of sheet music. He's learning to play piano next semester and he loves Ben Folds, so I printed out all of the sheet music that I could find for Ben Folds/BFF songs. How do you suggest I go about making them into a book? The best thing I can think of is a binder type thing (but nicer than just a normal binder) with those clear sleeves. I don't really know much about book binding, but I have a feeling I won't be able to bind them anyway since the print goes pretty much to the edge of both sides of the page. I suppose I could glue them to bigger, nicer pieces of paper and bind those? But then I'd need help on how to bind, too. Eeeek. Any suggestions?

2. Also for my boyfriend (Yes, I spoil him. Not to mention I bought him 4 other presents aside from the 2 I'm making him. But one is technically for our anniversary, which is today! Too bad he's 4 hours away.... anyway) I'm making a kind of keepsake box thing. I got a wooden box and I am putting things that are special to us on it. (I found the pamphlet from the orientation where we met, so I cut out the activity where we met each other and then every other activity that we did together that weekend. And then I also have pictures, movie stubs, train tickets, etc.) Now... how do you suppose I go about keeping them on the box? I'm guessing some kind of decoupage thing? But I don't know what would be best. Help??