Tired of losing your place in a book and being recognized while you try to read in peace out in public? Oh I know. Me too. Luckily, this simple project I created solves both problems.
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Draw a mustache on your cardboard. I made mine about 6 inches long and opted for the Rollie Fingers/Old-Timey Villain/Phosphate Shop Proprietor style, but you make whatever kind of mustache you want.
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Cut out your mustache. This is your pattern. Hooray!
Pin it to your felt and cut that out too. I left about a 1/8
inch seam allowance as I cut it out. Make sure to cut
out TWO mustache pieces from your felt. -
Pin your mustache together with right sides facing. Sew around the edges (I just did it by hand because I’m still terrible at the sewing machine). Leave an opening for stuffing it later.
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Turn that mustache inside out! (Or, I suppose rightside out in this case). If you made a curly one like I did, this is the irritating part as it’s a little time- consuming to get the ends turned.
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Stuff your mustache. Fill it with a little bit of polyfil. A very little bit.You don’t want to make it so thick that it won’t sit right in your book. Just use enough to give it a little bit of body and life, a fine quality to have in mustaches real and fake.
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Sew up the opening you used for stuffing.
That’s it! Now you’re all set to read your book undetected out in public and hold your place when you are through.
It’s also very good for making “consternation faces” that will provide your loved ones with literally minutes of sidesplitting laughter. At you.
<--------- Sneaky disguise in action.
This is the first how-to I’ve ever done so if I left out any crucial mustache bookmark making-related info, I’m sorry. I’m kind of working on the assumption that anyone else nuts enough to want a mustache bookmark/disguise has a basic working knowledge of crafty things.
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ǝןןǝɥɔıɯ
06 Jun 14:22
Cuuuuttteee! :D
Yeah my friends and I as a joke wear mustaches around school all day sometimes. It is fun :D
duckyness
06 Jun 14:40
yesss don't worry my dear moustache-loving-friend! i am also nuts about moustaches. your project is such a great idea! not only will my moustaches be physical now, but squishy! i always draw one on my finger and hold it under my nose. it's a bit hitler-esque, but it gets the job done!
Rebecca
06 Jun 15:08
Thanks! I'm glad you like it. :D It was a lot of fun to make and a nice break between big projects.
Boo_its_Brittany
06 Jun 16:11
Bahahaha!
I love this!
<3!
The Wannabe Ninja
06 Jun 18:26
Hahaha, very clever!
Merdina
06 Jun 18:30
I adore this! It will surely solve all of my reading and facial hair related problems! Thank you very much for posting. =D
Arty KitKat
06 Jun 22:26
This is such a creative idea for a bookmark :) I love it \o/
Andy
07 Jun 00:57
hahahaha
I love it so amazing and it makes u looks so cool i love your pictures
\m/ >o< \m/
Heatherr Harajuku
07 Jun 13:10
I moustache you a question lolz
I crack myself up
Lovette'sz-xoxo
07 Jun 18:03
ahahahha :)
this is so great!
Amy Q.
07 Jun 20:25
Haha. I love it (:
Me and my friends are always messing around with fake mustaches, strage ino :D
I'm gonna have to make one.
Rebecca
09 Jun 13:05
Thanks again. I'm really happy you all got a kick out of it!
ennaneve
14 Jun 06:51
haha!!! this is hilarious!!
Nattila the Hun
14 Jun 17:14
I'm off to make one! Never will I lose my place again, or be interrupted in my peaceful book-reading! MWAHAHAHAHA!
Rebekah M.
02 Sep 01:09
This idea may have just saved my life in trying to find something cheap to make as a party favor for a surprise party... imagen my mother walking in to her surprise party and everyone has a mustache... it's on the top of my list of ideas now! LOVE IT!! Although I think I will just do it with paper so I can make mass quantities of them... we'll see. I may decide I'm too lazy and just make myself one.. haha >.<d
Alma Knack
16 Sep 14:53
eee! This made me so happy.
RedheadInBed
12 Oct 02:55
My goodness... This is freaking hilarious.
2009: Year of the moustache. It's official.
Gina K.
13 Oct 01:58
haha this is so funny and hilarious!
Sherlaine Y.
07 Nov 11:15
hahaha, thats smart, "oh noes, i need a disguise" *pulls out mustache bookmark* xDDD