Magnetic Bookmarks

Hey there!

I love books and that is why I love bookmarks, too. I like to make my own bookmarks out of ribbon remnants and paper clips, brown paper bags, old magazines, clothing tags, collage, and watercolor.

I spotted these magnetic bookmarks at a bookstore: 

These are a nice souvenir or gift to take home from a vacation.

These ones are adorable! I can see myself using them to mark cookbooks, craft books or a daily devotional. 

There are so many kinds. But I thought, "Why buy when we can D-I-Y (do-it-yourself)?"

I started off with thin sheets of adhesive magnets. 

I'm using washi tape and printed scrapbook paper as the design for my magnetic bookmarks. I trimmed the adhesive magnets so that they are the same size as the washi tape. Make sure to leave a 1/4 inch margin on the washi tape so that it can easily fold at the center.

I carefully attached the washi tape (or scrapbook paper) to the adhesive magnets. Try your best to align the edges but don't sweat it because the tape peels off easily and can be repositioned. Leave a small gap at the center of the magnets to allow the washi tape part to fold.

Here's what the magnetic bookmarks look like on the reverse side...TADA!

To use the magnetic bookmark, put one side on the page you want to mark, fold it at the center looping over the page until both sides of the magnet attract each other.  

Make several magnetic bookmarks because don't we read more than one book simultaneously? It's also a nice surprise to mail to a friend. 

The cute prints peeking out just brings me joy!

With very simple materials, I was able to turn blah to TADA!

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