Ribbon bookmarks make great gifts for the kids in your life that love to read. This is one homemade gift that you can add plenty of personality to that will always remind who gave them their bookmark. The most important thing about making a good bookmark is to have some fun with it and be creative. The more creative you are, the more your gift will be appreciated and enjoyed.
Giving The Perfect Gift
Sure, a ribbon book mark makes a great birthday or holiday gift, but there are plenty of other times when giving a ribbon bookmark is appropriate. Before your child goes off to college, you can present them with a bookmark to help in their studies and remind them of home. After all, college or not, they are still your child.
If you are sending your little one off on a long plane ride to visit relatives, then that can be a little scary for a child who has never flown on a plane before. By giving your child their favorite book and a homemade bookmark, you can ease the stress and make sure they get to grandma and grandpa safe and sound.
Choose The Right Colors
The colors you choose for your ribbon bookmark gift are extremely important as they should be identifiable by your child. You can use your kids’ school colors, the colors of their favorite sports teams, or the colors of their favorite cartoon characters as your ribbon colors. Always choose colors that will have some significance to your kids to make the gift even more special.
Tie The Ends
Before you start working with your ribbon bookmark, you need to tie the ends of each ribbon tightly to prevent them from fraying. Some people put a small dab of glue on the end to help with fraying, but that can get messy and be inconvenient if you want to finish the bookmark in one day. By tying off each end of your ribbons, you will make sure that your bookmarks will last a long time.
Bookmark Style
You have a lot of choices when it comes to ribbon bookmark styles and you should experiment with all of them. Braiding two or more ribbons together can make some spectacular colors and create something really special. You may even want to put beads on the ribbons before braiding them to add a unique touch.
You can also choose to just put a braid or some other decoration at each end of the ribbon and present that as your gift. Sometimes the simplest designs are the ones that are most appreciated by your kids. If you want to get a ribbon with a special pattern or design on it and use that as your ribbon bookmark, then that will help to make it more interesting.
Another option is to run beads onto your ribbons and separate those beads with knots. This can take some time, but it can also allow you to do things like put your child’s name in beads or add more color to an already colorful bookmark. If you are going to use the knot and bead approach, then cut a ribbon that is at least twice as long as you need to make sure you wind up with the proper length when you are done. Make sure those end knots are tight to prevent the beads from escaping.
You can put as much time as you want into a ribbon bookmark for your child and create a gift that they will always cherish. When you get really creative, then you are giving your child something that they may even pass down to their kids some day.
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This guest contribution comes from The Ribbon Retreat, an online store offering materials for various crafting projects. Some of these products include offray ribbon, jacquard ribbon and assorted supplies.
