I only have two more pages to fill up in my old notebook before I get to switch to my new one.  To get the new one ready, I hand-sewed clear vinyl pockets into it.  Because of it's thickness and rigidity, I can't sew it with the machine.

I pre-poked the holes with a pin.  I used the leaf pattern to make them evenly-spaced.  If you need to do this on plain paper, you could sandwich a piece of graph paper between the paper and the vinyl to use as a guide for poking your holes before you sew it up.

I left pins in the corners as I sewed to help me keep everything straight.  I used some floss from my left over floss bits box.