How to make a Bookmark from an envelope, is a fun craft activity for older kids who are headed back to school. An envelope corner is perfect for marking pages. Cut out a simple shape or silhouette on one side of the envelope corner to add your own creative touch to the bookmark.
The bookmark fits over the top of the page, making it easy to mark where you are up to.
What you need:
- envelopes – can be new or recycled as long as one corner is intact
- pencil
- eraser
- scalpel or craft knife suitable for cutting paper
- self healing cutting mat
Firstly cut a corner off the envelope. Ours measured 3 inches on each side, but you could make it smaller or larger depending on the size of your envelope.
Using the photo as a guide, trace a shape or silhouette on the envelope. We made little houses.
Insert the cutting mat between the layers of the envelope. Using your scalpel, cut out the shape.
Fold the shape over so that it stands up when the bookmark is inserted over the page. Rub out any pencil marks with the eraser.
Today is the last day of our summer holidays. Tomorrow Sarah heads back to school and I head back to work. Wishing everyone heading back to school a smooth start to the year!
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What a great idea girls 🙂
Cute!
Sweeeeet idea!
ANNi
What a cute idea 🙂
Greetings from Berne, mimi
P.S. The Tissue Covers are for a little Valentine-Surprise with a Love Story Movie and in case of tears you are prepared 😉
Oh this is just too, too CUTE!!! My girls would LOVE to make these. They are big readers 🙂 So they will probably make a village of books.
xo
Angelina
Oh this is just too, too CUTE!!! My girls would LOVE to make these. They are big readers 🙂 So they will probably make a village of books.
xo
Angelina
Nice!
What a cute idea! Love it!
Gosh you all have the greatest ideas! so cute.. Thanks for sharing..
So cute! So clever! I love this!
What nifty idea. So simple and so effective…. Another great little project girls….. Faye.