I found the idea for these bookmarks on Pinterest (looove Pinterest). Using leftover fibers from my scrappin' days, and some jumbo paperclips I found at the local dollar store, I made some of my own. They cost all of $2.50 to make. I just love these. They are beauty, whimsy, and madness all in one! Ha!
And they make school time a bit more enjoyable for me, too. :) I made quite a few of them and use them to bookmark our workbooks, readers, read-alouds (pretty much anything I can find!).
You can see just how jumbo these puppies really are - here they are compared to a regular size paper clip. Fun, huh?!
The Fine Print: I'm going to guess you too can find these jumbo clips at a dollar store near you, but for those who can't, I'd like to gift a set of 6 jumbo clips (ribbons not included) to one of you! Just leave a comment and I'll pick someone at random on Monday (Feb. 6) morning. Holla if you love freebies!! :)
The Fine Print: I'm going to guess you too can find these jumbo clips at a dollar store near you, but for those who can't, I'd like to gift a set of 6 jumbo clips (ribbons not included) to one of you! Just leave a comment and I'll pick someone at random on Monday (Feb. 6) morning. Holla if you love freebies!! :)
** This giveaway has ended**
~Thank you for your comments!~
They look great! We are big readers in our house, might even try some for myself :-)
ReplyDeleteWelcome back!! I would LOVE a set of these!
ReplyDeleteSo happy to see that you're back! Would love the freebies but not sure it's open to Uk resident!
ReplyDeleteAnyway, happy to read you again. I will be in the same boat in a few weeks with a baby and a 4 years old!
What a great idea!
ReplyDeleteThose are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to win a set of paperclips, I too have seen this on pinterest and love the idea!
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so cute!!! I pinned these too; they'd be fun for my books as well as my oldest's books (since he's just moving into little chapter books)! Thanks for offering a set out to one of us readers.
ReplyDeleteSOO glad to see you back! I only recently found your blog... around the time you took your hiatus, but I've been loving all the ideas and have used several!
ReplyDeleteAnd the clips are a great idea! Would love to win! :)
What fun! They do look great when all the books are piled together and you see all of the ribbons together. Pinterest is a major time-suck, but has SO MANY neat ideas. :-)
ReplyDeleteohh I so love these. I have seen them a bunch but since Sammy isn't reading yet I hadn't made any.. but using them for workbooks and read aloud books.. well you would think I would have thought of that! :-P
ReplyDeletegreat idea!! thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteholla!
ReplyDeleteLove these!!! What a fun gift, too!
ReplyDeleteAs a member in a home full of voracious readers, this is a GREAT idea! And hey, yay for freebies!
ReplyDeleteHolla! ;)
ReplyDeleteVery cute! Welcome back to blog land. We've all missed you, but I know how those family times are so sacred.
ReplyDeleteWow so cute and so easy! I love pintrest!!!!! Did you know that there is a linky party for the pins that you actually do? It called Pinning it Down and the goal is to not just pin things, but do them too! Its fun and a good modivation to do something! ;) If you want here is a link to it
ReplyDeletehttp://everydaysnapshots.blogspot.com/2012/01/pinning-it-down-volume-4-valentine_30.html
Oh and we would love to do the paper clips here! Thanks and welcome back! :)
Those are adorable! I'd love to make some! I'm never happy with my bookmarks - they fall out, get lost, etc. I always end up dog ear-ing the page... which isn't good when they are borrowed books!
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute idea!
ReplyDeleteI really have to try these! My 9 yr old is a huge reader and he loves bookmarks! Thanks for the idea!~
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! I can't seem to ever have enough bookmarks with all our homeschooling books, fun books, etc. I would love to win them. But if not, I sure hope I can find them somewhere around here. Thx!
ReplyDeleteMy son will love it! Thanks a lot
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad to read you again! I'm not sure if you'll ship to Canada but, if so, I hope to win these great clips for my avid 7 year-old and my budding 4 year-old readers!
ReplyDeleteI saw these too and thought they were super cute!! Maybe I should make some, hmmm... thanks!!
ReplyDeleteOh I do love these. Will have to make them with my two charges! Glad to read you posts again!
ReplyDeleteThose are so stinking cute. How fun. I would love to win. Thank you for the give away!! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea!!! :-) Totally missed you!!! :-)
ReplyDeleteI bought regular sized colored paperclips to do this project but never got around to it. I have 11 little girls sleeping over tonight so I am going to make this one of their projects! Thanks for the good timing :) Jumbo paper clips would be awesome.
ReplyDeleteThose are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute idea! We would love to add those to our books.
ReplyDeleteHow cute! I could think of lots of uses for them besides as bookmarks! How about fine motor, color matching or counting activities?
ReplyDeleteoooOOOh! I would love me some jumbo paper clips. =)
ReplyDeleteOur dollar store doesn't carry these.
ReplyDeletehope I win. Great idea.
Cute! I would love to do this, the napkin I'm currently using is just not as cute ;)
ReplyDeleteOh wow such a brilliant idea, for our preschoolers' books and for my own college books, I would def love the, especially to mark favourite quotes!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway :)
ReplyDeleteWe're glad you're back; we've missed your activities - so inspiring! The bookmarks are great, and yes, isn't Pinterest too TOO addicting?!?! I get so many ideas from there (I may have to learn how to sew some day!) Cheers!
ReplyDeleteAwesome!! Cute - my 9 year old set up a "secret valentine" project for our family -- I have her name and she would love them!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat idea! I'm on a book binge and hoping for new bookmarks - this is a great craft that's quick and cute but most importantly, functional!
ReplyDeleteI was going to leave a comment saying MY FATHER'S DRAGON!! We checked it out from the library so many times we decided to buy it.
ReplyDeleteThen I saw the fine print - freebies are always good :)
Very cute!
ReplyDeleteAdorable!
ReplyDeleteSo much fun! My kids will love this!
ReplyDeleteI always seem to lose my boring paper bookmarks, but these babies would never leave my sight! So cute and a great MD or FD gift! Thanks for sharing them!
ReplyDeleteMe encantan.
ReplyDeleteGracias por mostrar todas estas cosas tan hermosas en tu blog, eres una gran inspiradora en nuestras actividades.
Bonne Idée!! cute :)
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