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Groovy Flower Packing Tape Bookmark

9/20/2020

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A bookmark with a flower made out of different colored paper dots rests on top of a book
A cute little bookmark for you to make! The materials are mostly just office supplies, and the most important skill is a bit of patience! First the video version, or scroll down a bit for the still pictures and words version. Have fun!

Video


How-To!

A picture of supplies: a fan of colored index cards, packing tape, a hole punch, scissors, tweezers, and embroidery thread
You will need:
Card stock weight colored paper (I just used index cards)
Packing Tape
Hole Punch
Scissors
Tweezers
Embroidery floss or ribbon (if desired)
A few different pieces of paper in different colors with many punch holes in them, a small silver tin with many different colored paper dots, and a silver hole punch
Grab your paper and punch a bunch of holes! It's easiest if you have a little container to catch the dots.
A roll of packing tape, a piece of the packing tape on the work surface, and a container of colorful paper dots
Tear or cut a piece of packing tape, a little longer than about six inches. Or so. It's your bookmark, you can make it as long or short as you want! Place it on your work surface, sticky side up. Fold a bit of the sticky side down to secure it.
A pair of tweezers and container of colorful paper dots on both sides. In the center on the tape, a wavy line of green dots is placed on tape.
Using the tweezers, place the paper dots on the tape to make the grass and stem.
A container of colorful paper dots, by packing tape with a green paper dot stem and yellow, pink, and orange paper dots in concentric circes making the beginning of a flower
Now start making the flower! Start with the center, and then place the dots in circles around it
Same as last picture, but more dots have been added around the flower
Continue adding dots in alternating colors.
The flower bookmark now with leaves on the stem, it has been finished with another piece of packing tape and trimmed. There are nonstick scissors in the picture as well.
Use green dots to add leaves. Cut another piece of packing tape and press it down on your flower and smooth it out. (I find it works best if you cut it a little bit longer than your base piece, and then try to match up the sides as close as you can manage. Pull up from your work surface and trim the top and bottom.
Picture
Punch a hole in the top and add a ribbon or other cord with a lark's head knot. All finished! Now go find a good book to read so you can use your new bookmark! My current favorites are the Newsflesh Trilogy by Mira Grant, The Hollow Ones by T. Kingfisher, Space Opera by Cat Valente, and the Brothers Sinister series by Courtney Milan. I've also revisited Mind of my Mind by Octavia Butler recently, and am planning to start in on Parable of the Sower soon!

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