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Crafts for Bibliophiles --- projects added 6/17/24: Personalized Cat

A collection of directions/templates for making your own creative bookmarks and other book crafts at home.

To make this bookmark, you will need to print the Cat Template sheet below. You will also need white and pink paper, black (or other color) cardstock, a small piece of decorative paper, one sequin, and two googly eyes. For tools,  you will need scissors, craft glue, and a white or silver colored pencil or gel pen.

"Personalized Cat" Bookmark

Download and print this supplemental file to complete this project:

Directions

1. Cut out the paper pattern pieces from the template sheet.

2. Trace the body and paw pieces onto black paper and belly piece onto white paper. Cut out each piece along the traced lines.

3. Glue the belly piece onto the lower part of the black body piece.

4. Proceed to glue the bottom paws at the bottom of the body piece.

5. Glue the top paws over the top of the white belly piece.

6. Cut a strip of decorative paper for the collar and glue it on directly above the top paws.

7. Glue googly eyes onto the face.

8. Cut a tiny triangle of plain pink paper for the nose and glue it below the eyes.

9. Draw on a mouth, whiskers, and toes with a silver or white colored pencil or gel pen.

10. Glue on a sequin just below the collar.

11. Write a name or other text vertically on the cat’s belly to personalize.

 
* project contributed by Toni D. *