magnetic bookmarks

i found a set of four monkey bookmarks at the bookstore a while back, little monkey heads with magnets on the back, and i have loved them. perhaps a little too well. some of the monkeys aren't doing so well anymore, so i thought i could make some of my own. it turned out so cool, i also thought i'd share~

Step 1 Gather your goods

step number one, of course, is to gather supplies. they are as follows:

images (this is what will be on your bookmarks in the end)
printer paper (this is what you'll be printing on. *gasp*)
cardstock (this is what you'll be transferring your images onto)
ruler (i like t-squares, but straight rulers are fine too. anything with a straight edge will do)
pencil (mine's awesome, but you might have a less awesome one, that's fine too)
bone folder (or the back of a spoon, or a dull kitchen knife, something you can score and burnish with)
thin magnets (you'll need two, a positive and a negative)

if you're going to use the xylene transfer method, as i did, then you'll also need some xylene (i used a chartpak colorless blender, but you can also find it in certain orange cleaners, and in some other brands of colorless blender markers) and a laser printer (dinosauric HP laserjet 4+ not pictured. it's camera shy (^_^) )

oh yeah. tea. trust me.

Comments

[ChrysN]

Great looking bookmarks!

[notuboc]

thanks~