A Bookmark for Mom

May 6th, 2008 by Marie

For Mother’s Day a few years back, my sweet hubby made me the bookmark on the right (I know, very creative!). It has been my favorite gift, I love looking at the photos of my cuties. The next year, we made these bookmarks for Grandmas and they loved them even more. One Grandma keeps it in her purse instead of her books.

To make these photo bookmarks, find a Photo booth that makes the line of black and white photos, some are in color now. I have always found these booths at Kmart or sometimes at the mall. The example below was made with my computer out of photos I have and I cropped them to fit the size of a bookmark. Once you have the photos printed, then cut a piece of cardstock paper a little larger than the photo line. Glue the photo line onto the paper.

You can also decorate on the back of the bookmark. Another photo line can be added or a fun saying. You could put meaningful sentiments from you as well. I typed up lots of ways to say the word “Mother” in different languages. Then add a few stickers or ribbon to embellish.

Now you will need to seal this so it will last forever. You can go to a copy store and have it laminated. Or you can buy contact paper to laminate it yourself.

It’s now ready for a Mother and a good book. Here is one of my favorite books for Mother’s Day. It is called, What Moms Can’t Do by Douglas Wood. It talks about how Mom’s can’t “make the bed without help” or “Mom’s can’t hear themselves think!” It’s cute, a perfect story for any Mom.

Posted in Holidays, Home Crafts | 17 Comments

17 Responses to “A Bookmark for Mom”

on 06 May 2008 at 4:21 am1 Michie

This is adorable! What a sweet gift from your husband. :)
on 06 May 2008 at 8:51 am2 Deidre

I love this idea!
on 06 May 2008 at 11:43 am3 mary

I love this idea! It’s so cute, I think we’ll have to try it tonight! Thanks!
on 06 May 2008 at 1:40 pm4 Amy

So cute - Thanks!
on 06 May 2008 at 2:40 pm5 vanessa

I LOVE this idea, I just might do it for myself :)
on 06 May 2008 at 10:45 pm6 Heidi

What a great idea!!! Thanks so much because you know I have waited until the last possible minute to get Mother’s Day gifts…I am doing this!! I might even do it for Nursery…thanks!!
on 07 May 2008 at 8:42 am7 Marie

Thanks for your comments everyone! This is an easy gift that can be done last minute, which is usually how things go for me these days.
on 07 May 2008 at 10:54 am8 Jennifer H.

great idea!
on 07 May 2008 at 1:32 pm9 Megan

I love this! Also, I linked to your grocery activity post today and have included your blog in my sidebar bloglist. Thanks for sharing so many creative projects for kids!
on 08 May 2008 at 4:05 pm10 Brooke

Thanks for the great idea! I am going to to it for Grandma instead!
on 09 May 2008 at 12:03 am11 Shannon

What an awesome idea! I think we’ll try to squeeze these into our day tomorrow for grandma’s! Thanks!!
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on 11 May 2008 at 2:32 pm13 Laurie

I featured this on Tip Junkie! What a great personalized gift idea.
on 12 May 2008 at 8:37 am14 Hettie, Celtic Mommy

What a super cool idea! I just found out about the Tip Junkie site and am loving all these cool ideas by fellow mommies (and daddies) and saw yours on there. We love “What Moms Can’t Do” in this house as well and will be getting “What Dads Can’t Do” for Father’s Day.
Thank you for the cute craft!
Hettie
on 11 Aug 2008 at 1:17 am15 Miri

May I ask what software did you use to fit the photos to the bookmark? Did you print them one by one and paste them onto the white paper? Thank you
on 11 Aug 2008 at 1:07 pm16 Marie

Miri - For my bookmarks, I have an Adobe Photoshop program that allows me to upload pictures and crop them and resize them. You can definitely print them out singly and glue the on. Since I suggest to get them laminated or covered in contact paper, any way you do it should be fine.
on 02 Oct 2008 at 9:22 am17 Kredit

I have this site bookmarked. Thanks from Kredit