Friday, October 14, 2011

Buggy about Birthdays Hop!

Welcome! You should be arriving from the FABULOUS Techniques by Trish - wasn't Trish's project great! :D First, I want to say thank you to Corri for inviting me to join this hop for her Birthday!

My project was for my daughter's 10th birthday which was yesterday! She is an AVID reader and can NEVER find a bookmark. You should see some of the stuff she winds up using to mark her place... candy wrappers, paperclips, twist-ties, etc. LOL So I decided to make her some bookmarks and find a good place for her to keep them. I bought a slider pencil case from the $1 section in Michaels - I planned to decorated it but ran out of time, at least it's her favorite color. :)



I used paint chips for the actual bookmark - my kids love them and always have to get a few everytime we go to Home Depot. They are so colorful and easy to use! The bugs are from Create a Critter, Car Decals, and Everyday Paper Dolls. I also used a variety of sentiments from Scrappy Moms Stamps. Note: I wound up using embossing powder for the stamps on the actual paint chips as my ink kept smearing.

I hope you enjoyed my little project, your next stop on the hop its the WONDERFUL Bonnie at Pink BonBons.

{{{ HUGS }}}


43 comments:

Denise-Scrapmouse said...

Cute bookmarks! What a great use of paint chips. Thanks for sharing.

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bonnie said...

How stinkin cute are these....I love the ideas you come up with super cool for kiddo's! ;) Hugs x

Saundra said...

These are so cute! I love the idea of using paint chips for bookmarks!

Hugs,
Saundra :)

Houses Built of Cards said...

What a great idea for bookmarks!!! LOVE it!

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Amy said...

Very cute! I love the idea of using paint chip samples- clever :)Amy
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the cricutologist said...

I bet she loves her bookmarks! These are adorable!

jessica said...

What super adorable bookmarks! Great idea to use those paint chips!
TFS
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grammiej said...

I love your project, so cute!!
Love the music too, HOT HOT HOT!

blessings,
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buglvr2010 said...

This is such a fantastic idea! My kids are always losing their bookmarks! Thanks so much for hopping with me today!

Dawn said...

These are all so cute! What a great idea, and I love the holder!

Raquel SK said...

These are so cute! I too make bookmarks for birthdays-yours are so pretty! Happy Belated birthday to your daughter!-Raquel @ Raquelsdesigns.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

These are soooo cute! Great idea for handmade gifts for kiddies!

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Lezlye said...

Great recycling idea and they are so cute! Be careful you may end up making them for all her friends now!

stefeni said...

Cute bookmarks! I was staring at the colors how they were different shades and was like "are those paint samples?" and sure enough I scrolled down to read it is. Super great idea.

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Linda Dale said...

Adorable bookmarks. Great project

Brenda66 said...

Your book markers are so adorable!! Hope your daughter enjoys them!

Altered by Jenn said...

What another great use for paint chips :)

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Linda Harris said...

Those are really cute and great idea. I am heading to Menards when done with hop and will be hitting up the paint dept!!!! Linda Harris Lsunflower58@aol.com

scrappy critters said...

Those came out sooo cute. I just love them!

♥Tam

Patti B said...

Great idea. Thanks for the bookmarks. Very creative using paint chips.

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Noreen said...

I love the bookmarks, and what a clever place to store them!

Sherrie K. said...

Great idea using the paint chips...very creative:) TFS!
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Debican said...

Totaly sweet book markers. TFS
Hugs, Debi

Sharon said...

Great bookmarks!! Such a wonderful idea using paint chips for the bookmark itself. :)

ibecircled.blogspot.com said...

Such a cute idea to use paint chips!! I love it and I am already a follower here!! TFS!


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Unknown said...

These are super duper cute Melanie. SHe will love those!

jen said...

These are just adorable! I bet she loved them! Tfs
Hugs,jen

Laura L. Cline said...

What a great idea! They're really cute!

Bunnyfreak said...

Love the idea of using paint chips.

Theresa said...

That's a supercute project for an avid reader. TFS!
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callyannc said...

What a fantastic idea! TFS CallyAnn

pruttybird said...

Very cool idea!!!

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mamawcindy said...

Oh, I Love It! I have a bunch of those Paint Chips! This is a Great Idea! Thanks for Sharing! :0)
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Lea L. said...

These are so cute!! Great job!

Debbie said...

Awesome idea. I have a couple of readers that use strange things for bookmarks too.
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Suzy said...

what a fun hop to celebrate Corri's birthday!! How awesome are those bookmarks.. off to my local hardware store to "check out" the paintchips hehe :) thanks for sharing!
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Lisa P said...

adorable book marks. What a creative use of the paint strips.

Sue D said...

This is a fabulous idea!

Wendy (aka Roo) said...

OMGosh, these are tooo cute!!!
Love them!!! The paint chips are a great idea, will have to pick some up the next time I'm in Lowes..lol I'm already a follower :D
Puppy Hugs!

Kris Dietz said...

What a great idea! They are sooo cute! TFS.

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Kim H said...

Love how you used paintchip cards for the book marks, the bugs are cute. Thank you for sharing.

Karenladd said...

Wow, what a great way to use those paint chip samples! Really adorable bug designs too!

Joanna said...

these are SO cute! and a great idea, i might have to scraplift! Hope your girl had a great bday! :)

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