Charmed Bookmarks {Homemade Gift Idea}

I mentioned on Twitter yesterday that I was working on these charmed bookmarks yesterday to be some homemade Christmas gifts. Someone asked how I did it and I promised to take pictures and that I’d share with all of you.

This is so simple it’s not even funny.

What you’ll need:

Charms
Connector ring thingys (that’s a technical term)
Needle nose pliers (maybe)
Tape measure (optional)
Ribbon
Coordinating thread
Scissors
Sewing Machine

I found most of the supplies at Hobby Lobby. And when I was there, both ribbon and the charms were 50% off, making for some very cute, very inexpensive gifts.

The great thing is that these can be as simple or as ornate as you want. I like the simplicity of one charm, but you can use a string of them together or add beads as well if you like.

First attach the charm (or charms) to the little connector ring.

Measure out 12-15 inches of ribbon. Double that length and fold the ribbon in half.

Thread the ribbon through the connector ring of the charm until the charm is at the half way point. “Eyeball” or measure about 1 inch down from the fold.

Sew a short line at about that 1 inch point. I like to use a tight zig-zag stitch.

Make sure you cut the ends into a pretty angle cut.

And you’re done.

The idea is that the charm and ribbon will stick out from your Bible or book just a little.

And with the ribbon being folded and stitched, multiple pages can be marked.

So there it is. Have fun!

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Edited on 12/8/09:

This post was linked up for Works For Me Wednesday at We Are That Family.