When I was a kid I loved collecting bookmarks sold at my schools book fairs and craft shows. Why not craft a few to sell to raise money for your school or give to teachers as classroom rewards. It is easy and all you need as a few inexpensive supplies to make a set like this:
You will need:
3″x5″ clear bags or clear packing tape
cardstock in white and red (or whatever color you choose)
Digital paper and clip art. I used a few sets from MyGrafico: Retro Jungle, Safari Animals and the School Paper Pack.
1/4″ eyelets, recycled tea tin or box, ribbon and stickers or other flat embellishments as desired.
To make these bookmarks simply layer the clip art over a sheet of the pattern paper keeping in mind the bookmark finished size of 3″x5″. You can get 6 from one sheet of 8.5″x11″ paper, they will be slightly narrower than 3″ but you will be matting them with a contrasting color, in my case red. Print the paper with the clip art on white cardstock and cut into 2.75″x4.75″ rectangles and slip into the clear baggies and seal or cover with clear packing tape to make the bookmarks durable. Add a 2-part 1/4″ eyelet to the top (you can get 2 part eyelets in a craft shop in the sewing section made my Dritz) and thread through ribbon or yarn.
To make a display for the bookmarks I simple covered an old tea tin with school themed paper and popped the bookmarks inside:
But if you prefer you could make a box for the bookmarks using the slider box template from the Teacher’s Helper SVG set.
It is easy to make small crafts for fundraisers and it sure beats baking a few dozen cupcakes!
Thanks for stopping by and til next time happy crafting!
