FI MessiahLifeways UnscriptedMagazine Spring2025 - Flipbook - Page 18
CRAFTING A BOOKMARK
1.
Measure and cut the watercolor paper into
2-inch by 6-inch bookmarks.
2.
Brush a thin coat of Mod Podge over the top
of each bookmark.
3.
While the Mod Podge is still wet, use tweezers
if needed, and arrange the dried flowers and
plants on the bookmarkâmingling colors,
textures, and sizes.
4. Once dry, apply another coat of Mod Podge
on top of the bookmark. Let dry completely.
5.
Punch a hole near the top of the bookmark
for your tassel.
M A K I N G A TA S S E L
1.
Using your pick of embroidery floss, wrap it
15 times around two of your fingers.
2.
Carefully slide the loop of strings you created off
your fingers and tie a knot around the top portion
of the loop, securing all the strings together.
After you tie this knot, leave the thread long, as
this is the thread we will use to connect it to the
bookmark in Step 5.
3.
With a separate piece of embroidery floss, tie
another knot about 1/4 inch below your initial knot.
Then, the thread around the knot you created four
additional times before tying a final knot to secure
the middle portion of the tassel. Trim this piece
of thread as close to the knot as you can.
4. Cut through the bottom of your loops to create
30 separate strings. Trim them to make them even,
if needed.
5.
Using the piece of thread left long in Step 2, loop
it through the hole you punched in the top of the
bookmark, tie it off, and trim any excess thread.
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