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mother’s day bookmarks.

May 15, 2012 by mama lola



i have to admit this great idea is not mine, but i found it HERE. i was looking for something pretty straightforward to make, but something that would also melt the hearts of the kids’ grandma and mummo.

here’s what i did...
i chose a few pictures of the kids that i thought were cute, heart melting and characteristic of each kids personality. got the pictures printed, brought them home, gathered my supplies and got to work.


first, i chose a photo and started to cut around the kids silhouette pretty closely. 


then using a glue stick i glued the photo to white card stock and had the kids draw on the back of their own photos. i wrote the year on the back, in case we ever do this project again.


then using clear laminant in a roll (whih i bought from our michael’s), i laminated each picture on both sides. i pressed down hard and used a ruler a few times to get all the air out. 


i cut around again, but this time leaving a wee margin of laminant plastic, about 5mm.


then i punched a hole into the laminated photo, crocheted a quick rope and tied it on.


they looked AMAZING and each gran was super smiley once they’re gifts had been opened!


this is such a fun and easy craft to make and it was made better by involving the kids. 
hey, father’s day is coming up next month!!!

and finally, my mother’s day locket; look at my beautiful boys!


see you tomorrow!

xo, mama lola
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Comments

  1. Heather@ Creative Family Moments says

    May 15, 2012 at 2:45 am

    So glad it worked for you!

    • lola says

      May 15, 2012 at 2:57 pm

      thankYOU for the great idea!

  2. Winnie says

    May 15, 2012 at 9:22 am

    Thosse are GREAT keepsakes. I love the idea. I made stamped book marks all the time, and am loving the personal touch of the pictures. Great that you put the year on them…I am sure they loved these.

    • lola says

      May 15, 2012 at 2:58 pm

      the grans were delighted with their bookmarks. so much so, that i think the grandpa’s were feeling kinda jealous! will have to come up with something just as cute for them!

  3. Tiffanie says

    May 22, 2012 at 4:42 am

    I LOVE that idea. The photos you chose are so dynamic. Nice work!

  4. Johanna Winter Harper says

    February 22, 2013 at 6:41 pm

    This is such a warm fuzzy and heart warming present idea. I am definitely going to make this this year. Now I just need to figure out when mother’s day is!

    • i am mama lola says

      February 23, 2013 at 1:39 am

      they are very sweet and the kids can really get into personalizing them! thanks for stopping by!

  5. Jen Provenzano says

    February 25, 2013 at 6:31 pm

    These are brilliant!

    • i am mama lola says

      February 26, 2013 at 2:03 am

      glad you like them, jen! thanks for stopping by.



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