There are many types of modern beautiful bookmarks: angular, belt made of paper clips, laminated with dried flowers inside. But the classics in the form of cardboard products also do not "give up." In elementary school, these crafts are relevant: to quickly find the right place in the book, the child has the sense to wear a bookmark in the book. In the 1-2 class precisely because the ability to quickly navigate the book does not come immediately. And if it is a homemade bookmark child will be even nicer once again look into the book.
Advantages and disadvantages
Cardboard bookmarks - the subject of taste, although it is possible to analyze the quality and ease of use in different ways.
Here are some advantages of bookmarks made of cardboard:
- available material, easy handling and manipulation with it;
- it can even use small children;
- ecologicaly clean;
- there is often a home in a drawer;
- you can make a few bookmarks in one creativity session;
- taking into account the diversity of colors, textures and types can be made exclusive crafts;
- in the process of working with cardboard child learns many creative techniques.
And it is only those advantages that are on the surface. But there are many more, for example, the fashion for decoration of paper and cardboard, which is partly grafted Scandinavian style, boho, Ecostyle. That is such a hack yet and would be fashionable.
Cons also has:
- They can wrinkle;
- get wet;
- relatively fragile.
But these characteristics are not applicable to all consecutive cardboard bookmarks. They relate to the craft that was originally designed for the careful use of either the technology of their production is not fully thought out, perfect.
Review of species
What are bookmarks made of cardboard, it is possible to consider the following examples. Beautiful, simple or complex, with the use of other materials: so many of them that when viewing the creative might break appetite.
Here are the most common types of craft cardboard.
- Animalistic. Or at the end of the bookmarks, or in another part (but rarely) have an image of an animal, fish, birds, and so on. D. As a rule, the book is seen only this image that allows the child to get a tutorial from the portfolio, looking at crab or fish. For example, red crab - mathematics, blue fish - Russian language and so on..
- With a simple bottom, and "live" on horseback. Bottom, more precisely, the second half of this tab is always as simple as possible. They are monophonic, without prints and ornaments. But the top is an image of your favorite hero or little animals, in this case, such a nice unicorn. But instead it may be Sponge Bob, and Pikachu, and Spider-Man.
- With humor. To this type of bookmarks, many crafts can be attributed, and these "hand" kings are one of these examples. It turns out that with its exorbitantly long handles they hold the page. And raises the mood, and originally, and do easy.
- With elegant applique. Cardboard itself is most simple, one-time, non-colored. For appliqués, you will need white paper, and the black pen or marker will allow you to add depths. That is, such beauty creates the most simple materials.
- With weaving. You can intertwine threads or cloth, but in this case a braided pattern forms paper.
- Openwork. Bookmarks can be childish, that's just cope with them or the older guys, or adult craftsmen. This is not just a handicraft, but a small work of art. Openwork cutout looks very elegant.
- Corner. Typically, such bookmarks are made of colored paper, but after all, the cardboard is suitable. The main thing is that it is not very thick, did not create unsightly fold, pleased with color. And then it turns out something like this charming-owl.
- Unusual geometric forms. From color dense circles, you can create not only a caterpillar, but also a snowman, for example. Fake him / her eyes, and it will get a whole character living in a book. It will want to open it more often if there is such a sympathy.
- Using wooden sticks. A cardboard head of a pig or cow is simply sticking on a wand from ice cream. Perhaps the wand will have to paint.
- In the form of feathers. Feather is often made from dense watercolor paper, and it is easier to paint. But if the designer cardboard fell into the hands, you can not paint. It is enough to cut a feather on the template, and the elegant bookmark is ready. She can decorate not only a book, but also a diary, for example.
No one bothers to supplement this list by copyright of the bookmarks, because in the process of working on the sample may appear an exclusive idea.
How to make your own hands?
Another type of bookmarks is a caretaker, in which live plants play the main role. The idea is not new, but always looks romantic, original, adjusts to the lyrical way. And this is a light topic and for children younger school, and for adults. There are several variations of manufacturing such bookmarks. A description of the principle of creating each is a small master class that can repeat any.
Consider how to make bookmarks with plants.
- Laminated. Everything is simple here: in the season you need to collect flowers, put it, and then paste on a dense basis. In this case, it is a cardboard and another kind of tight paper (you can use beautiful wallpaper). Then an adult will send this laminate bookmark, and it will find the necessary strength. A child will cope with such work and the child is 5-7 years old.
- Lamination on cardboard with a satin ribbon. Almost the same, but the composition of the work is somewhat complicated. The hole for the ribbon can be made holes. In some cases, tape is used instead of lamination, but it turns out not so carefully. You can take color cardboard, and you can also fit the designer. Then it is necessary to arrange the exhibition of floral strips, which will become bookmarks (if this happens in school or kindergarten).
- Bookmark on white cardboard without lamination. In this case, the work will look more natural. Sometimes for greater strength, the finished applique on the cardboard is covered with varnish, while the hairpins with sparkles are also suitable. Initially, white cardboard can be artificially able to "buy it out" in coffee, for example.
- Imitation under the skin. Here, cardboard formation is also noticeable, only a top paper can be very thin paper, which forms such irregularities, bend. As a result, it turns out a vintage bookmark. The flower turns out to be under the thin layer of this transparent paper.
- Cardboard with cloth and embroidered flowers. Herbarium here is only imitated, but as beautiful and elegant! On the right color, a dense cardboard is glued with a sample of linen or other similar fabric with a plant embroidered on it. If such work is carried out at school at work lesson or in a circle, it will not take one lesson.
- Bookmark with inscriptions. The principle is the same - sticking a live plant on a cardboard basis. But it will not be laminized and rolled into transparent paper or film. The first layer of cardboard is simple, natural shade, the second layer uses the designer cardboard, then the flower itself comes perfect in its simplicity and naturalness. It will be enshrined with a dense paper rectangle, which the necessary word will be displayed with calligraphic handwriting. This is usually a word-mood or word-wish.
All listed types of "living" bookmarks today in fashion. If you give a child or an adult book, you can add it not with a postcard, namely such a personally made cute bookmark.
On how to make the original cardboard bookmark in the form of a cat, you will learn by looking at the next video.