Pet peeve fixed!

Do you have a pet peeve? One that really bugs you? Like the toilet seat being left up? The tab that you pull off the milk jug being left on the counter instead of being put in the garbage can six inches away? You know what I am talking about.... I have one that upsets me every time. I love to read...and hate it when my kids flip through my book and loose my bookmark. So I came up with a solution.... A MAGNETIC bookmark. Genius I know!!!! And it is so a freecycle project. I like those.. Lets take a look at what we need to make one of these gems, shall we.....

The tools are there in your house waiting to be used. Paper (decorated or not), cutter, scissors, glue and of course the phone book... WHAT? The phone book? Yes, that is what I said. we all get these several times a year and what is on them? Refrigerator magnets. A ha! The lightening bolt struck I saw it....

Cut your paper to your desired width. Mine is 2 inches.

Next, take that magnet off the phone book and cut it into squares using your scissors.

You should be able to get like 6 to 8 squares out of each magnet. That way you can make a bookmark for everyone in the family..... :O)

Next, put glue on the side of the magnet with the writing.

And attach the magnet to the back side of your 2 inch strip of paper.

Then fold your paper over and meet the edges and make a crease.

Open the paper strip back up and put glue on the other square magnet and place MAGNET sides together...

Then fold your paper back and line up the edges again and press down on the magnets to make sure the glue sticks.

And there you have it. Your magnetic book mark. :O) So simple the kids would love to help make their own.

The best part.... It is magnetic so shake that book as hard as you want and it will NOT move... You will never have to try and remember where you were again. :O)

Isn't it grand? And you can customise it any way you want. Like put your name on it or a picture of the person using the bookmark.

Have fun making them. Look around the house and see what you can use to freecycle and fix a pet peeve of yours... Until next time.... Have a great one! :O)