Monster Bookmarks

I apologise to anyone who went searching for our Blog this Saturday... fortunately our Western Australian Branch is more organised than our Vic Blog Girl and we have a great tutorial for this week... (and isn't that the great thing about friends, someone always steps in)....How to make Monster Bookmarks (They are so cute!)

Thank you Jodi!

Thanks to Pinterest, I now have a few hundred idea’s pinned to boards.  Now that I am writing for the Blog, I am feeling guilty about my lack of crafting.  Most of the ideas are for cards, so I may have a post or two coming as I make some.

 

However, the ‘Craft Idea’ board is also exploding with ideas.  Some will take a bit of thinking about, others are quick and easy.  Today’s idea looked nice and easy.  My children both do readers at school and my daughter’s book is updated daily.  It can be time consuming for the teachers or parent helpers to have to flick through 22 books to write things down.  Both children are also big fans of some non-fiction books and we are reading some larger books now they are older.

Book marks are easy, and most people have some (or just use scraps of paper).  But when I saw the Monster Book Marks, I knew I wanted to make them.

1I began by marking three 2.5” squares.

2Then I drew a diagonal line (as shown) colouring in the waste triangles.

I I cut out the white template and transferred it to cardstock.

4Then using a bone folder I scored lines making the two triangles and square.

I I folded the two triangles over to form the section that will go over the page.  Then I cut out a coloured square, a plain coloured triangle, eyes and teeth.  I stuck the square down with glue.  Then I stuck the teeth down, before joining the two triangles together.  After which I added the eyes and my little Monster Book Markers were finished!

6I made multiple Monster Book Markers as I was going so there will be no fighting☺

A Space of One's Own

A special blog from The Room's Western Australian branch....

Recently I had the pleasure of being back in Donald and visiting ‘A Room of One’s Own’.  The room began after I left Donald, and I have spent time reading the Blog and feeling envious of the lucky woman who get to share this space.  My visit was all that I hoped for and much more. 

I spent a lovely evening enjoying the company of old friends and meeting some wonderful woman.  It was inspiring to see the crafts that they were doing.  Some just playing around with ideas, others with an idea in mind, but allowing the direction to flow where it wanted, and others with a firm idea in their mind of their current project.  I now get to enjoy watching these projects develop through the blog.

The ‘Room’ was all that a person could want.  Friendly, inviting, cosy, nurturing and creatively inspiring.  Whilst I don’t get to enjoy the ‘Room’ each week, it has inspired me to finally create a ‘Space’ of my own.  I enjoyed card making and scrapbooking before leaving Donald, but was crafting out of toolboxes, which didn’t do much to create a desire to craft.

Spurred on by the blog, I recently purchased an old roll top secretaries desk.  In here I have found my flow.  I now have many different cards on the go (thank you Pinterest).  The desk means that I can roll the top up and spend anywhere from 5 minutes to 5 hours working on things and then just roll the top down until next time.  It helps me gain a sense of fulfilment in my life having this space to let my creative side out. 

Unfortunately, I don’t get the wonderful conversation that seems to flow in the ‘Room’ although sometimes I have a stash of chocolate hidden in a drawer.  But I have found inspiration from these woman.  I might be 3000km’s away, but I feel part of something big.  Thank you ‘A Room of One’s Own’ for reminding me that even though life is busy, we all need time to do something we love to help keep us happy and balanced. 

Here is to many more hours crafting away and reading your blog J