Bookmarks in the form of paper clips are very simple and convenient accessories. They can be securely attached to the pages of the book. This bookmark will never bounce or get lost. But simple paper clips are not so interesting to use, try to decorate it with an animal figure. In this lesson you will learn, how to make a bookmark funny bunny from a paperclip and a foamiran.
A funny rabbit will make any child smile, and the child will be happy to open even a boring textbook.
Materials and tools:
- an ordinary or colored paper clip;
- blue (dark blue) foamiran;
- a pink bead or a small piece of pink foamiran;
- white paper;
- black marker.
How to make a bookmark from a paperclip and a foamiran in 6 steps
Total Time: 30 minutes
Prepare all materials for work
You need a blue foamiran to get a Bunny figurine. You can also use felt or sections of old tight jeans – anything that is not a pity.
Make a head and ears
Draw a circle with a diameter of 4-6 cm on the prepared sheet and cut it out along the contour. You need to decorate a small paper clip, so the Bunny should be small. Cut out two blanks for funny asymmetric ears.
Cut out the small paws: arms and legs. These details are needed to create the figure.
Glue all the parts together
First, glue the ears at the top, then the paws on the sides, and legs at the bottom. You got the body of a funny bunny.
Create a face for a rabbit
Cut small eyes and teeth from white paper and glue them to the center circle. Draw a mouth, eyebrows and fingers with a pen. Place dots on the eyes with a black marker. Cut a small nose out of pink foamiran and glue it on the face. The upper part for decorating the paper clip is ready.
Prepare the paper clip
Glue it to the figure on the back side. You can cut another circle for the reverse side to hide the connection point of all the parts.
The bookmark for the book is ready. It looks perfect on the pages of a children’s book. You can attach it to one sheet of a book or to several. The funny bunny will look out even when closed, and the child will definitely want to open the book and read something.