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Paint Chip Bookmark - MOPS Craft

Today is the day - we kick off the beginning of a new MOPS group in Grangeville, ID!  I am so excited, and of course nervous and busy!  One of the things that you don't realize about starting up a group is how much work goes into that first meeting!

I love the craft projects, so it just wouldn't be the same without a craft project to kick the year off.  This first time, I wanted to do a somewhat practical, but easy and fun.  Oh, yeah, and did I mention that we have a $0 budget to work with? I decided to make bookmarks out of paint chip samples.  Sadly, I was willing to go get a whole stack of blue paint chips from the hardware store, for free, just to make a craft!

I think it turned out really cute.  I will describe here what I did - I didn't think that I needed to take pictures of all the steps, since this one is pretty easy.
  1. Trim the Paint Chip Sample to the length that you like.  In this case, I cut off two sections with the 7-inch Trimmer.
  2. Use the Corner Rounder to trim the top two corners to look like the original paint chip corners.  
  3. Hole punch a hole in the top of the paint chip.
  4. Use Shell Stamps and black ink to stamp randomly and over the edges of the paint chip.  Be sure to put a scrap piece of paper under during this step.  My good friend DeAnn Rauzi over at Stampin' On The Camas Prairie allowed us to use her Stampin' Up stamps and stamp pads.
  5. Cut a piece of twine or jute to put through the hole.   Again, no measuring here, just whatever length you want.
  6. Stick a 2"x4" label on the back with the dates of MOPS printed on it.

I used blue paint chips, shell stamps and jute to go with the beach theme for the MOPS 2012 Plunge theme. This gives all the ladies a handy schedule for the year, too!  This craft was almost free - I only had to purchase the 2"x4" labels.  Please let me know what you think!  I love to hear all your great love!





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  1. UnknownSeptember 25, 2012 at 11:14 AM

    This is a great idea! Would be perfect when you need something for a group but have not money...I'm thinking garden club. Warm hugs, Esther

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  2. Aiming4SimpleSeptember 25, 2012 at 1:30 PM

    What a resourceful idea! Maybe for future crafts the moms can pool extra supplies they've got at home. Most people have a stash that they are too busy to use. At least I do.

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    1. Prairie ScrapsSeptember 25, 2012 at 3:44 PM

      What a great idea for crafts. I'm pretty resourceful myself, but always try to do everything on my own! I forget sometimes to ask for other's help!

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  3. Patricia @ 9th and DenverSeptember 25, 2012 at 3:33 PM

    What a clever and handy little reminder! Love the paint chips and the label with important dates and times on the back!
    You could use this idea for lots of things...i like it. :) Pat via Tweak it Tuesday

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  4. LVSeptember 27, 2012 at 7:30 AM

    What a clever and interesting idea. You can find great uses for most anything if you have a mind to.

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  5. AnonymousOctober 1, 2012 at 6:49 PM

    It's really pretty :)

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  6. Stan and Jody GabaraOctober 2, 2012 at 8:40 PM

    Thanks for sharing this cute idea on Simple & Sweet Fridays!

    Jody

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