Sunday, October 6, 2013

19 Days of Homemade Gifts ~ Day 6 ~ Bible Bookmark


Bible Bookmark

I LOVE today’s gift, well I love them all but this one is special to me because there is nothing I love more than the Word of God.  To make this gift you will need:
ribbon
1 large bead
8 small beads
tape
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The first thing you want to do is measure 4 strips of ribbon each double the length of you Bible plus 5 inches.  EXAMPLE – 10 inch Bible = 4-25 inches strips of ribbon

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Fold all the strips of ribbon in half and lay them over each other.

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Slide the large bead over the folded ends of the ribbons.
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Pull the bead down several inches onto the ribbon.

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Tie the ribbons into one knot at the top and slide the bead back up flush against the knot.
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Take each of your lose ends and roll them and

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tape them.
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Slide the small bead over the tape.
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Do the same thing with each of the loose ribbon ends.
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Tie a knot at each end and slide the bead flush against it and trim the tape off.
Wrap it up and go surprise your friend.

Bible Bookmark

Charity

Day 1 ~ Salt Dough Ornaments
Day 2 ~ Silent Night, Holy Night Pillow
Day 3 ~ Sentimental Penny Keychain
Day 4 ~ Cookie Sheet Chalkboard
Day 5 ~ Duct Tape Composition Notebook
Day 7 ~ Bible Notebook



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