https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/stretchy-ribbon-bookmark • Posted by Princess Pam-attitude
This is a cute little ribbon bookmark that is made with an elastic so that it will stretch to fit around more pages as you read!
This is a cute little ribbon bookmark that is made with an elastic so that it will stretch to fit around more pages as you read!
Gather your supplies! You'll need- 24inches of ribbon (less depending on the size of your book) Hot Glue Gun Needle and Thread Button(s) Pencil or Pen Scissors and Ruler
Start buy gluing your hair elastic to the ribbon. About 1 inch from the end,=. If it has a connector bit, like mine in the picture, you want to cover that part with the ribbon.
Then fold the short end of the ribbon over the elastic and glue the end down so it lays flat.
To find out how much ribbon you'll need, open the book, place the ribbon midway through the book, close it, put the elastic around the tip of a pencil/pen and stretch the elastic up to the other end of the ribbon and make a mark where the button should go. You want to find a good spot for the button, don't make your elastic stretch too much that it is hard to stretch, but you don't want it too loose that it might fall out.
Take the ribbon off the book and trim the long end 1-2 inches from the mark you made. Sew your button on where you made your mark.
Add hot glue to the end and fold it across the knot where you sewed on the button.
Voila! Your done :) Enjoy <3