Day 82

The other day I was doing a search online for craft ideas and I came across a bookmark called "Honey Bunny" and I just knew I had to make it and who I had to make it for! 

My Ome (my mom's mother) calls me Honey Bunny, she has since I can remember, and still does, even though I'm in my 30's and honestly if she ever stopped, it would break my heart.  I couldn't believe there was a craft called "Honey Bunny" and it made me grin like a little girl when I saw it.  Here is the link on how to make it:  Honey Bunny Bookmark. 

I hope she likes it!  Here it is done:

Here is the template I printed on pink card stock:

And here are some of the supplies I used, chenille pipe cleaners, craft glue, also used scissors and contact paper to laminate the template:

Laminated the template with contact paper, cut it out and then cut out the face area:

Wrapped the top of the bookmark in the pipe cleaners:

Printed a picture of my face and glued it on the circle I originally cut out and glued into the hole:

Here is the back, I looped some pipe cleaners and glued them onto the back of my picture:

Day 56

After a super busy day I really didn't feel like doing an in depth craft, and plus Stan and I are watching our scary ghost shows, so I didn't want to interfere too much with our time to hang out together.  I decided on a bookmark and was actually going to do a flower theme, but I came across my star paper punch and decided to use it.  I took one piece of yellow card stock and one piece of green card stock.  I cut them in 2" strips and used the star punch to punch out the stars in various patterns.  I made sure not to overlap, so they stars don't match up on each paper.  I used a glue stick to join the two sheets of paper together at the top and bottom.  I then decided to take the stars that were punched out and layer them on each side.  On the green side I took a yellow star, put a green star on top uneven and glued it down.  I did five on each side.  I then laminated the whole bookmark in contact paper.  The pictures don't do a good job of showing the finished bookmark, because of the glare, but it really looks cute!

Here is the green side:

And here is the yellow:

Close up of the yellow side, and you can see the overlapped stars:

And close up of the green side, with the overlapped stars:

Day 48

So I was thinking all day that I just wanted to come home, do a simple craft and relax.  My first thought...bookmark.  I realized today that I had contact paper for a wedding craft I had planned and could use it as a laminate.  I mention all this to Stan and he helps me find a bookmark template online to make it even easier, just need to insert a photo and quote.  BONUS!  I tell him I want a picture of a moon, and he starts searching while I go to my trusty book of quotes to find something relevant.  I figure this will be done in no time...

Not so much...

Stan finds a nice picture, I find a good quote, we insert, print...and realize I had regular paper in the printer, so we print again, on white card stock.  Alright, no big deal.  I pull out my paper cutter, and the stupid thing is of course not cutting straight, so I try to fix it with regular scissors and I'm not straight.  I have a minor temper tantrum and have Stan trim for me.  Okay, I'm alright now, so I get out the hole punch and punch the hole at the top of the bookmark for the fringe string I want to add.  Low and behold I'm too close to the top, and end up splitting the hole open at the tippy top!  O..M..G...I fall to the ground and start slamming my head against the floor.  (Don't worry, we have carpet!)  I beg Stan to go downstairs and pop open a bottle of wine while I try to now cover the bookmark in contact paper to salvage the hole for the string.  I'm starting to hate bookmarks.  Alright, contact paper....I've never used it before, I cut a nice big square, put the bookmark face down close to the left side and fold the right side over to sandwich the bookmark.  Guess what??  I'm not straight, so the contact paper buckles and sticks...I toss the bookmark across the desk, and start swearing like a sailor.  Stan comes with wine...after a long silent gulp...yes, I admit it, a gulp...I feel better.  Stan takes over and trims it up for me.  Wine slowly goes through my body, I'm now feeling better.  I get the string and start stringing it through the now complete hole and can't get the knot to tie.  I keep trying while silently laughing manically in my head.  After about 5 attempts, I get it, I cut trim, I'm DONE!!!!

YAY!!!

And then I try to take pictures....sigh...our cat Cody decides he needs to help....sigh....I send Stan down for another glass of wine....here are the pictures..../headdesk

Bookmark with Cody trying to get the camera strap:

Close up or bookmark:

Another closeup and Cody:

Cody willing to rip my face off for the camera strap: