Beaded Bookmark

 

These bookmarks are easy to make and so beautiful to use! Only a few supplies are needed. We did this craft at our November meeting in 2013. It was our third session from True Femininity, titled World-Changing Womanhood: Catching a Vision for More. There was quite a few stories of great woman of the faith - like Amy Carmichael, Gladys Alyward, Catherine Booth, etc. I had purchased some biographies for our lending library and these bookmarks proved to be great!

 

 

Supplies Needed:

Waxed Cording/String (found in beading aisle at Joanns - $1.99 for 25 yards)

Variety of Beads (make sure holes are big enough to thread on string)

Cross Charms (found at Joanns and AcMoores - $3.99 for 8 pieces)

Pretty Charms (like hearts or flowers...found in a jewelry department)

 

Instructions:

Cut string 24 inches in length. (I precut the strings before the meeting.)

 

Attach one charm to end of string. Secure with a double knot and trim end to 1/2 inch.

 

Thread on about 1 to 2 inches of beads - tucking end under first bead. Tie a knot as close to beads as possible. Make sure knot is large enough that the beads will not slip over it. If too small tie another know on top of the first.

 

 

Like this! One end of your bookmark is complete.

 

Measure 11 inches from your last knot and tie a knot. Again making a large knot that beads will not slip over. The 11 inches of string will tuck into your book and beaded ends will hang out the side. If you desire a larger bookmark make your knots farther apart.

 

Thread on more beads - about the same amount as other end.

 

Tie on another charm, getting knot as close to beads as possible. (This is the tricking part!)

 

Trim string.

 

Tuck end up under last bead and trim again if needed.

 

Your beaded bookmark is complete!

 

 

Cookies in a Jar

 

    Our group just finished session seven of True Femininity (series by Leslie Ludy). The focus of the lesson was on turning outward and serving others - being His Hands and Feet to those around us, whether it be our family, our friends, or strangers we meet at the store. I thought the craft should be something that we could give away - hence cookies in a jar. If you've never used or made these it's very simple. You fill a wide mouth mason jar with all the dry ingredients needed for a batch of cookies. The recipient simply has to mix the jar ingredients with eggs, butter, etc. and bake.

    The filling process went very smoothly. I had all of the ingredients lined up in a row so the girls just had to file through. Each ingredient had it's own scoop and there was a sign in front of each with instructions as to how much to put in your jar.

 

    For the decorations we made these gorgeous fabric flowers. They were surprising easily to make and everyone had a blast - with the exception of a few burnt fingers...

 

You can find the tutorial for the flower HERE.

(Scroll to the bottom of this post to find the printable pattern.)

Supplies Used:

Wide Mouth Canning Jars (Walmart $0.97 each)
Ingredients (white sugar, brown sugar, all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, quick-cooking oats, chocolate chips)
Burlap Ribbon (Hobby Lobby, scrapbooking section)
Ribbon
Pretty Scraps of Fabrics (two coordinating colors for each flower)
Buttons
Hot Glue (We had two glue guns and it was a slow process. I would highly suggest getting a few!)

Recipe (attached to the finished jars)

Free Printables:

 

Country Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Fabric Flower Pattern