About a year ago, my mom decided to go back to school to get her master's and become a high school math teacher. (She will be an excellent teacher, by the way. I should know since she homeschooled me through the 6th grade. Thanks, Mom!) I'm so proud of her, and since the fall semester is about to start back up, I wanted to make her a little something - in particular, something she could use while in school. I wanted something practical but also handmade and kind of cute. How about a bookmark? Yes, that will work.
So, here are the bookmarks that I made. I'm going to pick out a few and send them to her. Hope she likes them!
(I don't know if Mom will look at my blog again before these bookmarks make their way to her, but if she does, sorry to spoil the surprise! Pinky love!)
Anyway, I think this makes a good little gift, so here are the ridiculously simple instructions in case anyone wants to make ones like mine.
Materials -
- Clear beads ($1.99 for a huge pack)
- Flower charms ($2.67 for a dozen)
- Ribbon ($2 - you will need 6 inches for each bookmark)
- Cute cardstock or paper (price varies - I just used some I had on hand);
- Paper box used to package food (e.g., cereal box)
- Elmer's glue ($1)
- Scissors ($1 - 2)
- Hole punch (maybe $5?)
Time - approximately 10 minutes per bookmark
