Embroidered Fall Leaf Bookmark & Fabric Window Falling Leaves Bookmark
First cut strips of card stock. I cut mine about 2 inches wide, and 11 inches long.
How to embroider card stock.
I love the look of embroidered card stock. There are probably a lot of ways to go about it, but this is the method that I used. It really was very easy.
First lightly pencil the outline of your leaf. Then draw in lines.
Next, use a large needle to poke holes where you will be sewing. Make sure that you do not poke holes too close together, or the paper might tear. Carefully erase the pencil marks.
Using only one strand of thread, go through and embroider the leaf. Be careful to not bend or tear the card stock.
To add the round tab at the top of the bookmark, cut a half circle with a cutter. I also punched a rectangular hole in the tab.
Wrap some embroidery thread around four fingers. (I only ended out using about half of this). Cut each end. Pull the pieces of thread through the hole and tie a knot.
To make the fabric leaf bookmark, simply lightly pencil the outline of your leaves. Use a cutter to cut out the shapes. You can test different fabrics before you choose one. Cut out a small piece of fabric and glue it to the back of the bookmark.
I glued the front and back piece of the bookmark together. You could also add magnetic strips inside the front and back of the bookmark.
This is such a cute little project! I love how you made a bookmark look really pretty. 🙂
This is awesome..Love it..So much creativity lives here..Officially following ya with smiles..I would love for you to link/share to my Pinspiration thursdays linky party happening now pweease..(I see soo much in loving) TY. http://theartsygirlconnection.blogspot.com/2011/10/pininspirational-thursdayspin-it.html
I love the fabric one! I am a big reader and always lose my spot in my book and can never keep track of a post-it to put in it. Today seems like a good day for a fall project so I may have to give this a whirl.
So pretty! They would be a great item to send in the post to someone who just needs a little pick-me-up. 🙂
These are so pretty- I love embroidery! Thanks for sharing the idea-
Valerie- http://www.occasionallycrafty.blogspot.com
These turned out great! Love the bookmarks!
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Vanessa @Â {nifty thrifty things}
Such a lovely handmade gift! I am excited to try these. Thanks for sharing.
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This is wonderful, thanks for sharing – I love bookmarks, and I think it's always a great little extra gift for friends.
These are gorgeous! Thanks for the tutorial!
WoW. Simple & fanulous! Thanx!