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Quick custom felt bookmarks made cheaply with a bit of felt and scraps!
I don't have much money this Christmas and wanted to make a present that could be customised for different people but also practical!

Forgive me if I miss things out or don't explain myself well, its my first tutorial!

In the tutorial I am making the fox bookmark.

Posted by Stephanie E. • Published 16th December 2009 • See Stephanie E.'s 8 projects »

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Step 1
First gather things together.
Cut a piece of card to approx 17cm x 3.5cm (made to fit the average softback book).
Either print out a head design from the internet or draw a design.
I just scribbled one here!
Make the design no wider than the width of the card and probably about the same high. So in this case the head is about 3.5cm x 3.5cm.
Step 2
Cut out head design and arrange on felt as I have done above the card, leaving about 3mm on the right hand side.
Step 3
Draw around head.
Draw around card leaving about 3mm on all sides but draw a tail on opposite end to head.

(Click on pic to enlarge to see what I mean)
Step 4
Flip the card over (leaving another 3mm from the dashed line).
Draw around card but include legs either end.

Cut out felt! (but not down dotted line!)
Step 5
Put double sided tape (or glue) on card.
Put in the centre of one side and fold felt over to cover (making sure there is still the 3mm gap).
Step 6
It should resemble this!

Get a needle and thread and blanket stitch around the edge (what the extra 3mm border was allowing for!)
and running stitch when you get to the legs/head/tail.

The sewing is half for decoration half to sew up the open side.
Step 7
Decorate!
Glue on bits of other coloured felt, or paint or draw on!
Step 8
Put in book!

Other ones I have done are a black dog and a pangolin (with him curled at the bottom and his tail wrapping around the top of the book - see other pics!)