DIY Bookmarks

 Hello all! Ready for another simple, quick, yet way cute craft? Good, because that is exactly what this is! Homemade DIY bookmarks! This is a great way to get your kids in on a craft with you, or if you just love to read and want a super cute way to hold your spot in your book! These are just perfect.

 Here are the supplies you will need:

• Paper
• Tape ( I have found that wide packing tape works best)
• Hot glue
• Needle and thread
• Scissors
• Buttons

Step One: Decide the length and width that you want your paper to be, and cut it out. I used card stock and scrapbook paper, but you can use whatever kind you would like!
Step Two: Get your tape, and cover the front and back of the paper. I like the wide tape because it is just one smooth piece on each side instead of having lines of tape, but either way works!

Step Three: This is where your needle and thread come in. After you thread your needle, string on your buttons or beads. Put a dot of hot glue on the back of the first button you string on so that they don't all slide off. when you have all the buttons or beads that you want it should look something like this.

Step Four: Attach your beads to the paper by poking a small hole with your needle and pulling the string through until the beads are touching the paper, like this!

Step Five: Add another dot of hot glue to the backside of the paper where the string is coming out of the hole so that it will stay attached. Note, you can tie knots if you are good at that sort of thing.. but that's not my forte so I'm sticking to glue.

Here is your finished product!

Have fun with them and make a variety for yourself, they can even be used as decorations of some sort!

Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo
Megan