Paige CRAFTS! #5 Floral Bookmarks!

Welcome to Paige CRAFTS #5! Today she and I are co-crafting. :O)

I think we've talked before about how much Paige loves our local librarians. The other day she wanted to make a craft for them and I suggested bookmarks! Then she and I kicked around a few ideas and came up with these two designs. For the flowers she used this tutorial that we shared a couple of years ago. She did made hers almost all by herself! Including the glue gun action. (So grown up!) Here she is to tell all about the design above:

"Hello, this is Paige! How I made these bookmarks is, like, first you choose some fabric (ribbon) and then you...hmm, let's see...cut out circles and after those circles you fold them and you get a glue gun and put them on the fabric (ribbon) and in the middle you put glue in the flower and then put in the bead you want. When you're done, get some felt and then whoever you want to give it to, put their initials on it and then you give it to the person.

I gave them to Vicky and Roxane and Elly, the librarians. They are librarians. To be nice. They were surprised! I like them because they're good friends. They always be nice to me. One time with daddy she gave me a prize thing without me even winning it! I got a free ticket to go to taco time and they gave me some chocolate kisses, but I couldn't eat them. And she gives hugs, but she doesn't usually give kisses. I just found out what Roxane loves: fairies. Bye-bye! Love, Paige"

This next design was my idea, but Paige picked out the materials and colors. I like having a multi-strand bookmark for when I'm teaching bible class so that I don't have to waste time finding the scriptures I need, so I thought I'd make some flower bookmarks with "stem" markers! :O)

• Cut three different kinds of green ribbon or trim long to about 3'' longer than your book.

• Then cut two small, felt petal shapes on the fold for each flower.

• You'll also need two small felt circles (about the size of a half-dollar) for each bookmark.

• Twist each petal piece twice with a tiny dab of hot glue to hold the twist in place.

• Then glue one petal piece onto the other. Repeat for all flowers.

• Glue the top of each piece of ribbon to one of the felt circles.

• Glue the other circle on top.

• Glue all three flowers to the top of the circle.

Ta-da! :o)

Here is Paige with two of her library-ladies. They really are such, sweet, special women. I have to admit, a big part of the reason I take Paige to the library so often is because of them. They are always so upbeat and caring!

This is random, but when I was little it my absolute dream to be a librarian. (Have I told you this story before?) My sister and I used to sit in our room with piles of books and a hairbrush (as a "stamp" to stamp the due date...remember stamped due dates?!?) to check books out to each other. It was one of my favorite things to play!

Well, happy Friday, you!!

Love,

Paige and Disney

P.S. As always, feel free to leave a comment for Paige, she loves reading them!