I haven’t done arts and crafts with the kids in quite awhile and so when my daughter commented that she needed a bookmark, I thought why not make one ourselves. Came across this idea of making bookmarks from felt and ribbon. Just perfect because I’ve got some felt that’s been sitting in my craft box for err… a few years now. Instead of ribbon, I have some lacy material that I’ve also kept for such an occasion. I’m like that. I would sometimes keep scraps and stuff thinking “oh, this would be handy for a craft project one day.” Except that “one day” hardly takes place.

Well, today I’m glad I have these “stuff”. Anyway, this is what we came up with:
Homemade bookmarks

It’s pretty easy to do. I didn’t follow any exact measurements. My daughter said she wanted them for her scriptures, so I just estimated how long the bookmark should be.

  • Cut out a rectangle felt.
  • Glue on the lace/ribbon. This part is slightly longer than the felt rectangle, so it’ll stick out of the book.
  • Cut out a big shape for the top and glue it to the top e.g. heart, flower, butterfly. You can make the bookmark suit a particular occassion by using a corresponding shape e.g. pumpkin for halloween, christmas tree for christmas, love for valentines, apple for teacher’s day etc….
  • Embellish it further with sequins, buttons, stars etc….

Older kids can do the cutting under supervision. If you want to make it easier for the kids, cut out the different felt pieces and ribbon/lace first and just have them glue it together. At first I tried using white glue but later switched to the glue gun which works better.

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