• Find an old license plate at a flea market, a garage sale or an auto junkyard, I actually bought mine on ebay!

Mark the center of the license plate, and cut it in half crosswise with metal cutters. Sand the cut edges smooth with sandpaper. One half will form the front cover; the other, the back. The cut edges will be on the left side of the finished album.

• Punch two holes on the left side of the license-plate halves by hammering a metal hole punch into them. Be sure to line up the two halves so the holes match. Ribbons will be threaded through the holes to hold the album together.
  
• Trace around one half of the license plate onto pieces of construction paper to create pages for the book. Cut out the pages.
  
• Place the front cover on top of one of the pages, and mark the location of the punched holes with a pencil. Stack the pages together, and punch holes in them with a hole punch.
• Assemble the book by placing the pages between the covers and stringing a piece of ribbon from front to back through the top holes. Tie the ribbon in a knot. Thread a ribbon through the two bottom holes and tie a knot. Glue photos, stickers or stamps onto the pages--or write messages. You may want to use acid-free paper if you'll be adding photos.
  
• If you are more advanced and have tried out the easier way with the ribbon, you can also use metal hinges and use these to hold together the two parts of your new license plate album. For a thicker slbum, cut the license plate in three parts (using a thinner part for the spine).
• This album works well as a gift and can be personalized for everybody, I have had a lot of praises for these albums and they make great gifts especially for Dads....