How to make a Felt Cactus Bookmark
/Here’s a quick and easy summer craft that is fun for adults but easy enough for kids to make too. A felt cactus bookmark.
The kids could make their own bookmarks ready for a summer holiday reading project maybe. I don’t know about you but I always had a pile of books ready to read in the summer break when I was little and so did my kids when they were small. These days I put by a few good books through the year ready to take away on holiday with me, sitting in the shade by the pool with a good book is one of my favourite ways to relax. I do know a lot of people have moved to e-readers now but for me you still can’t beat an actual book in your hands.
All you need to make your own felt cactus book mark is:
Download the pattern, print and cut out your pattern pieces.
Then cut them out from your felt. The small pieces are a bit fiddly to cut out so some small sharp embroidery scissors are best.
Use the brush to paint a thin layer of the Tacky PVA glue on the felt and glue the pieces together. You want enough glue to cover the felt but not so much that it soaks right through.
Glue the smaller green cactus to the base shape first, then the pot, then finally the flowers and their yellow middles.
Leave it all to dry, I put a heavy book on mine to press the layers together until it was dry.
That’s it! Your book mark is finished!
You don’t have to use this felt cactus as a book mark of course. You could glue or sew it to a notebook or pencil case as decoration or glue a line of them around a lamp shade maybe. I’m sure there are lots more things that would be fabulous when decorated with a felt cactus too, do you have any more brilliant ideas?
I’ll be sharing this post at some of these link ups
This project is my contribution to the Summer Crafts Blog Hop, where I’ve joined up with a group of fellow creative bloggers to create some crafts that are perfect for summer.
Beverly | Across the Blvd
Gail | Purple Hues and Me
T’onna | Sew Crafty Crochet
Allyson | Southern Sunflowers
Joanne | Slices of Life
Julie | Sum of their Stories
Pop by and check out all the other summer themed craft ideas the others have shared:
1) Market Totes for the Summer with Cricut - Beverly from Across the Blvd made me laugh with one of these totes that she decorated using her Cricut. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve said to a checkout assistant that I’ve left my bag in the car!!
2) DIY Garden Accents - Gail from Purple Hues is just endlessly creating, she’s made sweet bug garden accents from plastic spoons of all things!
3) Free Lemon Printables for Summer Decor - Southern Sunflowers has 2 cheerful lemon printables ready for summer with advice on the best way to print them too
4) DIY Life is better at the Lake Vinyl Sign - My Slices of Life also busted out her Cricut to make a fun sign for those who love the lake life in the summer!
5) How to make a Felt Cactus Bookmark - this is my bookmark as detailed above.
6) Crochet Coastline Cushion - T’onna from Sew Craft Crochet made a beautiful C2C crochet cushion cover with an anchor motif, she shares the link to the free chart download too.
