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You may remember that Sytyc took the long break over the holidays in part because i was moving from Minnesota to Kentucky. Well, i unpacked my last box last Sunday. The next day my husband called me from work and told me we had 2 days to repack and move to Boston. He was being transferred…again.
I had a minor heart attack, but we made it here to Massachusetts on Saturday safe and sound. However, i have no internet access for a while (thank goodness for smartphones so i can at least get this post up).
So now to the point: the first challenge of the season 10 All-Star round will be on January 30th.
I’ll see you all then!
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*Hey everybody! Season 10 of So You Think You’re Crafty is going to be the most fantastic one yet. It’s the All Star round so many of you have asked about. We’re having some past favorites and winners going at it again! It will be starting January 16th. I have a great schedule of guest posts and shop spotlights lined up from now until then. Happy New Year!*
Hey Y’all! So happy to be visiting today! Isn’t SYTYC the best?!?! I’m Alicia and I blog over at The Creative Vault.
There are so many possibilities. You can even use your own leftover cards or pictures to make gifts for the grandparents or rip through your old magazines. I mean what tween doesn’t want to be staring at Justin Bieber while reading that book for English class? And yes, I’ll admit the super creepy bookmark of Edward Cullen is mine. What can I say? I just can’t read Twilight without it.
But I digress… let’s get back to the Christmas cards. These not only are great because they are personalized but they are durable, and cute. I also like that they are large in size so you’re not losing it, but not so thick that you warp your book
Step 1: Cut out picture from card and attach to card stock with glue stick. Cut the entire piece to be about the size that you want your bookmark to be.
I have my own lamination machine. It was very inexpensive {around $25 from Sam’s Club} and I use it for everything. If you don’t have a lamination machine and if you don’t know a teacher who can hook you up, you can go to a copy store or parent teacher store. You can also buy laminating pouches that don’t require heat. Or you can just cover the front of your picture with clear packing tape.
**This step can be skipped but I find that protecting the picture keeps smudges off the photo as well as makes it water resistant.
Step 4: Lightly use glue stick to adhere scraps of fabric around the picture on the front of the bookmark. You just want a small amount of glue to hold the fabric in place long enough to keep it in place for the next step.
Step 5: Using your sewing machine, sew around the photo to secure the fabric to the bookmark.
Step 6: Trim up the fabric creating about a 1/4 inch boarder.
Step7: Attach ribbon to the back of bookmark.
Step 8: Cover the back of bookmark with another piece of fabric.
Step 9: Sew around the entire outer edge
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If you put two pictures together you can use ribbon to separate each picture, like I did in the photo below.
This is a super versatile project and you can really get creative and make this your own. So grab those cards and fabric scraps and get creative!
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