How to Make Butterfly Bookmarks. Creative and inexpensive! Great group craft idea.

Burlap Butterfly Bookmarks

  Who knew that combining Burlap, Lace, and a little Craft Foam would create such a cute Butterfly Bookmark?!?  So simple and inexpensive to make too!  Perfect for a group craft, book club, or girl party.  The creativity is endless when you start with a blank White Bookmark Insert!!!  Choose colorful Butterfly Shapes, your favorite color of lace, a small piece of Burlap, and simply attach everything to the insert with Glue Dots!  This means there is no drying time for this craft.  As soon Read more [...]
DIY: Heart Bookmarks for Kids to Make

Heart Bookmarks for Kids

DIY.. Heart Bookmarks that kids can make!  These bookmarks only require a few inexpensive craft supplies and make a great gift when finished.   Kids will enjoy making hearts with their finger or thumbprints and personalizing their bookmarks with markers and wiggle eyes!  This is a great classroom or library craft.   Perfect group craft for Valentine's Day, girl parties, or a fun rainy day craft for school aged children! Use a pre-cut white bookmark insert, ribbon &/or baker's cotton, tiny Read more [...]
Shamrock Bookmarks...a great classroom craft. Perfect for libraries too!

Shamrock Bookmarks

Make these adorable Shamrock Bookmarks for St Patrick's Day!!!  Shamrocks are made with "fingerprints" and finished with a few simple embellishments.  Great Kids Craft Activity for Libraries and Schools!  Both kids and adults will enjoy creating these Shamrocks.  Not to mention the wiggle eyes are sure to bring a smile:)  These Shamrock Bookmarks are a creative "make and take" craft for kids that can be made with just a few inexpensive supplies.  Best of all they will Read more [...]
ribbon bookmark ideas

Curly Ribbon Bookmarks

Here is a quick and fun weekend craft... Curly Ribbon Bookmarks!  These adorable bookmarks are made with Curly Ribbon, Large Metallic Paperclips, and Buttons.  Attach craft buttons with Glue Dots and there is no drying time required.   Bookmarks make a great gift for all the readers in your life.  Be sure to check out our last post to learn how to easily turn ribbon into curly ribbon for this project.  Once you have the curly ribbon made this craft takes only minutes.  Make a few for yourself Read more [...]
Photo bookmark inside book

Photo Bookmarks

Use wallet size photos to make these adorable bookmarks!  All it takes is Dimensional Magic Mod Podge, 6mm Foam, Pony Beads, Jewelry Bails, Ribbon, and a little patience.  Family and pet photos work well.  Of course, it helps if you have an adorable Yellow Lab (thank you Daisy for the cute pose)!  There is some drying time involved with this craft, however, the finished bookmarks are worth it!  Supplies Needed: Wallet Size Photos 6mm Foamies Sheets Dimensional Mod Podge Jewelry Read more [...]
Small Glass Gem Paperclip Bookmarks

Gem & Paperclip Bookmarks

Another Nail Polish Craft... These Glass Gem Bookmarks are super fun to make and adorable!  Simply paint small clear glass gems with nail polish, attach them to jumbo metallic paperclips, and you get these unique bookmarks!  Start by painting the back of glass gems.  Flip over and paint a small design on the top of the gem (flower, polka dots, shape, etc).  Attach 1/2" Foam Circle Stickers to the top of the metallic paperclips.  Lastly, attach the glass gem to the top of the paperclip over Read more [...]
Bookmark Tassels all colors

Floss or Chainette Bookmark Tassels

Do you know the difference between Floss Bookmark Tassels and Chainette Bookmark Tassels?  Over the years we have been asked many times so we thought a blog post might be helpful!  The short answer is the tassel at the top of the loop is different.  A Floss Tassel is made up of tiny, soft, shiny rayon strands.  Whereas, a Chainette Tassel is made up of twisted rayon that results in a larger tassel on the top. The loops and overall length of both Floss Read more [...]