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Bookmark made of do-it-yourself paper for books. Step-by-step instructions + 300 photos

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Books must be loved, and to keep them longer, use bookmarks. Do you want to know, how to make a bookmark out of paper do it yourself? Check out a selection of 30 great examples. beautiful bookmarks for books with step by step photos. This is an interesting lesson for adults and an ideal craft for children.

Also, paper bookmarks for children A great way to stimulate reading, as ultimately a paper bookmark will find its place in a book that children will read. There are a lot of advantages in simple crafts, so you can easily interest children in simple projects. For example, paper corner bookmarks Perfect for starting origami kids learning. Crafts will be an excellent educational project, children can make them for themselves or present to parents and other family members.

 

Content:

  1. Paper corner bookmarks
  2. Origami bookmark heart
  3. Cardboard and colored paper bookmarks
  4. Wicker paper bookmark
  5. Bookmark cats
  6. DIY origami bookmarks
  7. Origami bookmarks for kids.
  8. Original bookmark for books

Simple paper bookmarks

If you are tired of losing the pages you were on while reading, or simply cannot pick up the bookmark you like, then this tutorial is for you! Here's how to make 3 simple paper bookmarks, each of which takes 10 minutes to create, but they look very cool.

Paper corner bookmark

paper corner bookmarkSelect the paper of the appropriate color that you want to use, in this case it is red. Draw 3 squares 6 x 6 cm. After that you need to cut the shape as shown in step by step photos. Mark the extra pieces from corner to corner and cut them. Add up two triangles on top of each other and glue. Finally draw what you like, like a scary monster, like in the picture and you're done! Paper bookmark will be on the corner of the page you want to lay.

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Patterned paper bookmark

patterned paper bookmarkDraw whatever you like on a piece of paper. To make beautiful bookmark for bookdo circle outline and cut it with scissors. After that, punch a hole at the top of the circle. Pass a thread or ribbon through the hole. Tie a knot at the end and you're done! This bookmark idea is wonderful in that you can draw anything, for example, on book topicwhich you are reading. Just make sure the bookmark is small enough to fit in the book.

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Paper bookmark arrow

paper bookmark arrowDraw an arrow shape on the paper you will be using. Cut carefully along the contour. Fold the back bookmarks arrowsas shown in the photos. You can decorate as you like and that's it. The great thing about this paper bookmark is that you can put it in a book in such a way that the arrow will point to the linewhere you left off.

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Origami arrow bookmark

origami arrow bookmarkIf you like the idea paper bookmark arrows, then here is an example of how to make more refined origami arrow. To do this, you need to make a matrix - that is, in a certain sequence, make vertical and horizontal folds on a sheet of paper, and then expand it. When such a workpiece is ready, you can start folding origami arrowas shown in step by step photos. To make everything turn out beautifully, make sure that the paper you use is flat square. The paper used here is 15 x 15 cm.

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Bookmark on the corner book

corner bookmarkThese lovely paper corner bookmarks can do in less than 5 minutes with any square piece of paper lying around in the house! Materials - paper, scissors and glue. Just cut the paper into a 12 x 12 cm square. Then divide it into 4 parts as shown.After that you need to cut out a piece, pencil shaded. Add on the pictures. apply glue and fold another part. In principle, the craft is ready. Add some more details to decorate corner bookmark made of paper and all! You can make them in all shapes, sizes and colors, this is the perfect gift for children!

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How to make a corner bookmark from paper

how to make a corner bookmark out of paperWant to know how fast make a corner bookmark out of paper? Then this instruction may come in handy. This cute and funny project is perfect. for any book. You will need scissors, a glue stick, a marker, a ruler and any assortment of paper colors that you want to use. In this case, the main color is red. Now take the paper and measure the width with a ruler. Measure the same length in length and mark. Cut evenly along the mark. Paper should be a perfect square. Fold the sheet in half in one direction, then in the other, you should get the letter "t" in the middle. First cut out one of the small squares. In the two squares next to the one you cut, take the corners and fold them inward to the middle. Cut into folds, you should get something like protruding foxes. Fold one of the "fox ears" into a crease and cover with glue. Fold the other ear on top of this and glue them together. The little “mouth” that was made is that where will the page corner go. All you need now is some details. This dragon has eyes, a horn, several teeth and a flame from his mouth. This is an example. You can depict anything you want.

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Bookmarks on the corner of the page

bookmarks on the corner of the pageBookmarks on the corner of the page are cute, practical and very poorly presented on the shelves of our stores. But most importantly, make a corner bookmark very easy, you can give them any shape, decorate as you like, and they will be favorably different from all the same flat rectangular bookmarks. For example, you can do Toothy Monster, as in this photo or come up with something of your own - a lot of options.

bookmarks on the corner of the pagebookmarks on the corner of the pageLower on step by step photos shows how to make two identical but different types of corner bookmarks. The first is a square covered by a triangle, second - a triangle overlapped by a smaller triangle. Of course, there are many nuances, so if necessary, you can read a very detailed instruction on the site, the link under gallery with step by step photos.

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How to make an easy origami bookmark

 how to make origami light bookmarkThis instruction is for those who want to learn how to do it. easy origami bookmark. This simple paperwork is based on the basic form. double triangle or as they call it, a water bomb. This base can be made by applying a “balloon fold” consisting of two diagonal folds of the valley and one horizontal folds by the mountain. All you have to do is apply a separate fold to the two inner layers. This model may be the easiest bookmark you have ever folded.

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Origami bookmark heart

origami bookmark heartMake paper origami bookmark easy peasy! When it comes to folding paper, this is one of the most simple forms of origamiwhich you can do. Believe me, as soon as you start to add bookmarks, they will fill the whole house. Here is how to do.

  1. Fold the paper in half and then cut along the fold. Now you have two little rectangular sheet of paper.
  2. Fold one of them in half.
  3. Open the creased sheet in the middle.
  4. Fold one side of the paper against the folded line. Repeat on the other side.
  5. Now flip the bookmark. Use a small piece of tape to hold both halves together.
  6. Fold the tops to begin to form the top of the heart.
  7. Fold the corners on either side of the top.

Turn the paper over and heart shaped origami bookmark ready!

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Bookmark origami hearts in 5 minutes

origami bookmarks heartsThese origami bookmarks in the form of a heart - the fastest crafts that you can do with your own hands out of paper. In addition, the item is extremely useful and ideal for little surprise gift. We need to take a few steps, but nothing complicated. You will need 10 x 10 cm square origami paper. You can use a different size, but this one Ideal for most books. To make the instructions as clear as possible, the author used double-sided patterned paper with great contrast.

origami bookmarks heartsThe red side will be outside, the blue inside. Farther all actions are shown in step by step photos. Maybe the first bookmark of origami will take you a little more time, but the rest can definitely do in five minutes. This is a very fascinating thing, so you definitely won’t stop on one copy. To make the process go faster, previously read the instructions on the website, find the link under the gallery.

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Bookmark origami heart book

bookmark origami heartThese diagrams show how to bookmark origami paper heart for the top corner of the page. The origami bookmark in the upper corner is a bit complicated, especially if you are new to origami. Try to learn the special folding methods associated with this model before you start making bookmarks. You need to know what is kite based on the basic form of origami kite. A balloon shape that consists of two diagonal folds and one horizontal mountain fold. As well as fold pocket is a folding method that applies a fold to the middle of the slide and two flat folds to two edges.

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Christmas bookmark

Christmas bookmarkIf you like original crafts, do origami bookmark Santa Claus, or Santa Claus, as you like. This origami bookmark is very easy to fold. One special technique that applies to this model is reverse foldthat flips fold lines made by the rotary fold. When we apply the fold in the opposite direction, we first need to make the fold a mountain, followed by a fold valley. Then unfold the resulting fold and use reverse bend, which consists of one fold of the valley, one mountain and one flat fold. In general, it’s easier to do than to tell - see step by step photos.

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How to quickly bookmark a book

how to bookmark a book quicklyWhat child doesn’t need the Minion looking at them from their book? Do you want to know, how to bookmark quickly paper minion? Fold a square sheet of 15 x 15 cm in a triangle. Fold the corners of the triangle (along the bend) to the tip. Expand the corners and bend one side of the tip of the triangle up to the first fold to make small triangle. Then fold the corners back and lay them under a small triangle. Now it's time for decoration! Make an eye (or eyes). One eye can be big.

how to bookmark a book quicklyIf you want the minion to have two eyes, make them a little smaller. Cut a circle (or circles) and draw a small black dot in the center. Circle the black dot repeatedly purple marker. Select the pupil with the small dot white marker paint.
Circle on a small piece of purple copy paper. Cut a circle and cut in half. Glue a semicircle on top of the eyeball. Circle the eye and eyelid with a silver marker. Cut a thin strip of black cardboard to make tape for glasses. Glue on the top of the bookmark and lay the part back on the back of the bookmark. Glue the eye. Starting in the center, just below the eyeball, draw your teeth. This is it!

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Cardboard and colored paper bookmarks

bookmarks made of cardboard and colored paperIf you prefer to do things at minimal cost, then here is a suitable option. Shown here how to bookmark cardboard books and colored brown paper. Whenever the holidays come, tons of gifts come with them, wrapped in beautiful colored paper. Plus take and cut a box of oatmeal. That's free bookmark material. Well, making a bookmark out of cardboard and paper is very easy, simple see step by step photos or read the instructions on the site.

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Wicker paper bookmark

wicker bookmark made of paperWicker bookmarks for paper books very fast and easy to do! You will need 4 strips of paper of the same width (great if you have a paper cutter) and some glue. Cut two strips of each color of your choice. Both sides of the paper will be visible - so plan accordingly. Then glue the dve strips of the first color. Make sure the ends are aligned perfectly. Then put the second color on the top strip of the first color and glue it. When dry, pull the upper right stripe down and align with the left side strips. Keep pulling and folding, alternating sides, always pulling the top color down to the opposite side. If you fold the stripes in the correct order, then save the beautiful pattern on the back. Just try a few different ways until everything looks right.

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Wicker bookmark

wicker bookmarkShown here how to make wicker bookmarks from paper for books with your own hands. First you need to cut two strips of 1.5 cm of each color that you use. The length of the stripes will depend on what size you want the finished bookmark for the ball. Then you need to glue two strips of the same color at a right angle and stick one of the strips of a different color next to the strip on the left. After that, stick the last strip on top of the rest, next to the strip on the right. Start braiding as shown in step by step photos. Continue until you reach the desired length. In general, quite simple. At first glance it might seem that this is not so, but as soon as you make the first wicker bookmark, the rest will go like clockwork.

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Bookmark woven paper books

Paper weaving is a fun craft for kids with amazing results, these little ones wicker bookmarks for books look just amazing. This collage shows how to weave a bookmark.

bookmark woven paper booksIf you need more information, you can see video on the site.

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Bookmark cats

bookmark catsInstead of using random cards and pieces of paper, do bookmarks for paper kittens books. Are you a cat lover? Good. Are you a book lover? Fine. So manufacturing problems paper bookmark you will not have. Draw a cat face on a strip of paper. Use pencil and markers to draw. cat silhouette. Make sure that the front legs are long enough to hold the page. Cut paws and ears. Then use a craft knife to make paw holes.

bookmark catsDepending on how sharp the knife may be, you may have to repeat the cut several times. Erase pencil marks and carefully stretch your cat's front legs. Everything is ready. These bookmarks are so simple that you could probably make a small army of cats that hold pages of a book while watching your favorite TV show.

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Bookmark kitten made of paper

Are you sad to read alone? Do bookmark kitten out of paperthat can stand, sit or lie next to you while you are reading, and will never go to bed before you.

bookmark kitten out of paperNo need to do anything, just download the template on the site and cut this cute kitty bookmark out of paper.

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Bookmark boat

boat bookmarkHere is a beautiful boat corner bookmark for all the little lovers of the sea. You will need blue, brown, and white origami paper, glue, and scissors. First, fold the paper diagonally in both directions. Fold the folds. Fold a triangle color side outside. Grasp the top of the triangle and fold in the direction of the bottom of the triangle (center alignment). Then grab one of the bottom corners and fold it to the center of the triangle. Do the same with a different angle. Bend and unfold. Take the same corners and move to the top corner.

boat bookmarkFold and fill the valves in your pocket. you did it corner bookmark baseThis is the sea and the sky. Now make a boat. Cut a triangle of brown and white paper - the size should correspond to the corner tab “triangular part”.Glue the brown triangle to the bottom. Cut the white sheet in half and glue the halves at the top of the bookmark.

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Origami Hedgehog Bookmark

origami hedgehog bookmarkSince autumn has already arrived, it's time to do corner bookmark made of paper hedgehog. These simple origami bookmarks are a great activity for children, this is a good way learning the art of origami. It is important that they are easy to make, so children will be engaged with interest. To make a bookmark hedgehog you need a sheet of brown paper for origami, as well as white paper, black marker, glue and scissors. The corner bookmark base folds standard way. Start by folding the paper diagonally in both directions. Then make a triangle with a colored side on the outside. Fold the tip of the triangle down (only one sheet), as shown in the photo.
After that, fold the left corner of the triangle to the middle. Make sure that you well bent on both sides and expand. Fold the right corner to the top. Repeat with the left corner. Insert both “valves” into your pocket.
Insert a sheet of dark brown paper inside the corner bookmark. Using a pencil, draw a contour of the spikes. Pull out the darker paper and cut along the drawn line. Apply glue and insert a bookmark on the corner.

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Octopus paper bookmark

Here is another one corner bookmark, for this octopus (which can also be considered a squid).

bookmark paper octopusThis craft is a simple origami for kids. To make a paper bookmark Together with the children, follow a step-by-step photo of the master class. If for you origami is something unknown, you can see video tutorial on the site.

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Christmas tree bookmark

bookmark christmas treeIf your children want to make their Christmas presents, origami corner bookmarks in the form of a Christmas tree fit perfectly! This is one of simplest origami projectstherefore ideal for beginners. It only takes a few minutes to make. Also great project for school crafts. To make a corner paper bookmark you will need green and brown origami paper and some decorations - sparkles, confetti, etc. Master class look at step by step photos.

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Bookmark Frog

paper frogOrigami corner bookmarks - This is what children need to start doing origami art. And if it encourages children to read more books, you will get a win-win situation. So what do you need to bookmark the frog. The first thing, of course, is green paper. Some more red paper for tongue pointers and common accessories - glue, scissors, a marker.

How to make a corner bookmark from paper

Fold the square paper diagonally, then, as in the figure in a triangle, and fold the top down. Which angle to bend, shown pink dots in the picture. Then fold one of the corners of the triangle (left or right) to the middle. Do the same with a different angle and turn around. After that, wrap the corners to the top. Fill the resulting flaps inside the bookmarks.
Take the eye sticker and draw on green paper contour. Cut two pieces and stick. Cut a long tongue with a pointed triangle on one side of red paper. Glue all the parts. Draw the nostrils and you're done.

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Origami Tiger Bookmark

origami tiger bookmarkSince tigers are one of the most amazing animals in the world, why not make bookmark for tiger book. Folding a bookmark is very easy, so it’s great for beginners in origami. There are many ways to decorate a tiger, and rest assured, your children will come up with a wide selection of their own designs. Naturally, this craft is not only for children! If you are an avid reader (or just an origami fan), then your books will appreciate a lot of fun homemade paper bookmarks. You can easily do a thematic paper bookmark for each book. How to bookmark an origami tiger, see below for step by step photos.

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Bookmark Owl

bookmark owlSee how to do owl paper bookmark based on a classic square origami bookmark. Prepare a sheet of square paper of the desired color (here A4 paper is cut into 2 squares measuring approximately 15 x 15 cm - but any size will do!). Start by creating origami base bookmark. Below is presented master class on step by step photosTrue, not very detailed. But you can watch Owl Bookmark video on the sitelink below! Although there is nothing complicated in this craft. Cut the two wings at the same time so that they reflect each other. Then two contrasting colored circles. Then the middle of the eye and the yellow or orange triangle for the beak. With eyes can experimentlet them be open or closed, looking left or right. Finally glue all the parts into place. If you wish, you can add details, for example, do small chevrons for wings.

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Bat paper bookmark

bookmark paper batDecided to have a Halloween party and you need simple projects for children? May they make these deliciously creepy bat paper corner bookmarks! A suitable fun origami project for the little ones.
You will need black origami paper, white paper and eye stickers. For bat wings, find thicker black paper. Fold the origami paper diagonally and then the colored side out into a triangle. Bend the top down to the center. Hold the left corner and bend to the lower center of the triangle. Do the same with a different angle. Expand both ends. Grasp the left corner and fold it to the top of the triangle. Do the same with a different angle. Insert the left “valve” into the pocket. Do the same with a different angle. Glue two stickers with eyes to the bat tab. Cut two wings out of black thick paper. Cut two fangs out of white paper. Glue them to your bookmark.

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Paper hare bookmark

paper hare bookmarkThis corner bookmark hare - perfect origami for kids and a good way motivate children to read, because it’s much more pleasant to open a book on the page where your favorite bookmark. For work, prepare origami paper or plain square paper. Marker, glue, scissors and eye stickers. You can see the instructions how to make a corner bookmark out of paper in this video tutorial on the site, link below. Or follow step by step photo master class in the gallery. Briefly describe the process, then you need to follow these steps. Fold the paper diagonally and unfold. Then fold the triangle (color side out). Grasp the top of the triangle (only one sheet) and fold towards the bottom. Fold the left and right corners to the bottom center of the triangle. Fold and unfold. Grab the corner again, this time folding it to the top of the triangle. Do the same with the other side. After that, fill the tops in your pocket. The corner bookmark is ready. If you want, you can fill the “white triangle” inside the pocket. All left turn the workpiece into a hare. Cut off the ears, teeth, muzzle and glue to the corner tab. Glue the eyes and the paper bookmark the hare is ready.

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Paper Shark Bookmark

shark paper bookmarkCheck out another simple origami example for kids. Here you will learn how to make corner bookmark for shark books. Make this colorful, yet cute shark bookmark with your children so your books are safe. For crafts, you need square blue paper (it is better if it is blue on both sides, in the master class blue paper is shown on only one side, so that step-by-step photos are clearer). Still need white and black paper. The base is folding same as in other examples. To decorate, cut out the fins, teeth and tongue and glue it to the bookmark. Stick two stickers with the eyes, and the shark is ready to eat in the next book, which you will read.

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Pressed bookmarks with wax paper leaves

If you are looking for a way to preserve dry leaves and flowers, then here is a great way. Bookmark your books with your wax paper herbarium. Or, as it is also called, wax paper, although wax paper, this concept is broader. However, it doesn’t matter, the main thing is that the bookmarks turned out beautiful and original.

bookmarks with leavesbookmarks with leaves So, first, collect leaves, flowers or something else, put in a book between the blotting paper, on top of something heavy and leave it for a few days. When your flora becomes flat and dry,can be used! How to bookmark, read the article on the website of the author of this project.

bookmarks with leavesOver time, the edges may crumble a little. You may be able to fix it a couple of times, but in the end the wax will be completely used up and you can no longer do this. If you really liked this bookmark, but the wax paper is falling apart, you can just peel the paper, collect the squeezed foliage inside and do it again with fresh wax paper!

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