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Pretty Papers Make Cute Crafts

Paper crafts: Fast, easy, pretty! I am under the weather, but I had a little time to make something but not energy for big preparation and clean up. So I thought about using some pages I have been saving from Mary Engelbreit’s 2011 day-to-day calendar. (The kind you tear a page from every day.)  I have been collecting them either because I like the illustration, the message, or I could use it for another project like scrapbooking or making cards.
I used these in particular for bookmarks because I am reading or trying to read several books at once.  I couldn’t add “jazz” to the paper part since it goes in the book but I was able to add a little 3D to the part that hangs out.  So to humor you, I will show you the 4 books and the 4 bookmarks and you can guess where they each will go. First one to guess correctly gets a free book mark made by me!     
This project is basically cut and glue. Fancy scissors optional but not necessary.
 
 




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Magazine about Bloggers,their beautiful blogs and their journeys.

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Great book! Go ahead, admit that your kids drive you crazy and sometimes you don't "feel the love."
No one said it would be easy, thanks Leslie Leyland Fields

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A great way to draw & build a business plan for us right brainers, aka creative folks.
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A nice little Christmas story about reconciliation, a happy ending I'm sure. This is a great, "disconnect from my world" reading, can't wait to start! Check out the author Chris Fabry.


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  1. These are absolutely beautiful! The pictures seem to be telling a story...especially with the handing arrangements you've added...like the one with clouds!

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