Handmade bookmark.

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Hi all. :)

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Ok, first make back after a long break, i thought i'd better make it simple. No not like me thank you. :)

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My usual tactic when deciding what to make goes something like this...

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1. Think that i have to make something amazing.

2. Think it has to be something big and complicated.

3. Then i get stressed to bits with the whole cuffudle (yes thats a word down our way) of ideas in my head that i don't even make a start.

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So Maddy told me to just keep it simple...they do say that behind every good man is a woman rolling her eyes, so i thought i'd listen to her this time. :)

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A basic card piece covered with some 12 x 12 paper i had from The Far East selection (DCWV). I have used a stamp from a old writing stamp set i have, due to the textured paper, the image didn't come out too well but not to worry.

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I dotted some holes along the side with a dart, yes a dart as i've lost my pokey tool, then sewed along the sides and middle with a double strand of metallic embroidery thread.

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The different colours give quite a cool effect don't you think? Oh yeah, i used a little gold embossing powder on the edges...

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I was going to add some tassles at the top, but instead i used some old chain i had left. Added a button to it and it works great for some weight drooping over the pages when the books closed.

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Had to test it in use of course....

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So thats is, a nice way to slide back into the blog again. I do a fair bit of reading so another bookmark is always welcome. Thanks for looking. :)

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