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Making Paper Clip Photo Frame Bookmarks


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September 15, 2016

A colorful circular paper photo frame bookmark on page of book.Here's a fun way to use a paper clip. I was thinking of making a bookmark out of it and I came up with the idea of creating a mini photo frame bookmark.

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Total Time: 10 minutes

Yield: 1

Supplies:

  • paper clip
  • picture of your choice
  • frame pattern
  • a piece of card board
  • printed paper design/background
  • scissors
  • glue
  • transparent tape
Supplies needed for project.
 

Steps:

  1. Glue the pattern into a piece of card board and cut it out.
  2. Piece of paper with a donut shaped paper template for photo frame.
     
  3. Trace and cut another copy of circle.
  4. Tracing the fame template onto paper.
     
    Cutting out back of frame with scissors.
     
  5. Now, we have two card circles. Let's call them "card 1" (circle card with smaller circle drawn inside) and "card 2" (plain circle card).
  6. A hand holding the front and back frame templates.
     
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  7. Now, get card 1, fold it in half and cut out the smaller circle.
  8. Fold circle in half and cut out the center of the circular fame with scissors.
     
  9. Position the small circle into the paper design. Trace and cut.
  10. Center circle lying on colored paper square ready for tracing.
     
  11. Cover card 1 with the paper design and glue it on. Trim off excess paper.
  12. Hand holding colored paper square with center of frame removed ready to glue together.
     
  13. Cover with transparent tape on both sides then set aside.
  14. Colored paper photo frame completely cut out having tape applied to wrong side.
     
    Applying transparent tape to front of colored frame.
     
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  15. Get card 2 and cover with paper design. Trim off excess paper. Neatly stick the tape into it. The tape will make the frame look glossy. Trim off excess tape on both pieces.
  16. Hand holding a small square of the colored paper over the full circle frame backing ready to glue together.
     
    Covering back of the frame with tape.
     
  17. Position the paper clip on the uncovered side of card 2. Secure with tape.
  18. Tape paper clip on the wrong or inside of the frame back.
     
  19. Glue the sides of the circle and stick them together. Insert your picture.
  20. Glue the sides of the frame together.
     
    Photo inserted into frame. Bookmark lying on white paper background.
     
  21. Make more designs.
  22. A variety of paper photo frame shaped paper clip bookmarks.
     
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