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Valentine’s Day Bookmarks
By DIY Modern Holiday
DIY Modern Holiday shared the most adorable Valentine’s Day bookmarks in the Spring 2014 issue of EPM! I can’t even tell you how much I LOVE these little bookmarks! When my third son saw them, he begged me to help him make them for his classmates. (The boy loves handmade gifts!)
Supplies needed:
Cardstock, Embroidery Floss, Thin Sewing Needle, glue, thin ribbon, hole punch and scissors.
1. Cut 2 of each desired card stock 2″ by 6″.
2. Using a pencil, lightly sketch your design on one of the pieces of card stock.
3. Punch small holes with your needle along your design–this will make it easier for the needle and thread to pass through the card stock and maintain your pattern.
4. Divide floss into pieces 2 threads thick (embroidery floss is generally 6 threads thick) and thread your needle.
5. Using a simple back stitch, follow your pattern until it is complete.
6. For the heart pattern, get 4-5 thread colors that will form an ombre pattern and separate them into pieces 2 threads thick.
7. Sketch a simple heart with a pencil and use the needle to poke one hole in the center of the heart and then multiple holes around the edge to make it easier to sew.
8. Starting with the lightest color, stitch long back stitches using the center hole as the start of all of your stitches.
9. Continue stitching a section of the heart with each color until you fill the entire heart.
10. Take the other pieces of card stock and glue them to the back of your bookmark so that the wrong side of your stitching is covered. This will help prevent damage to your stitches during use.
11. Punch a hole at the top of each bookmark.
12. Loop a length of the thin ribbon through the top and you are all done!
Happy Valentine’s Day! You can find more from DIY Modern Holiday here, and follow on Pinterest here and here!
Tags : Bookmarks, DIY, DIY Modern Holiday, Everyday Party Magazine, Valentine's Day
Oh, now those are CUTE!!!!
Thank you so much Ms. Aimee! xoxox