ETA: Several of you have asked where I bought my Bible. I got mine (for $5) at Lifeway Christian Store but I think Family Christian Store may have carried it at one time too. It's the English Standard Version (ESV) and Crossway is the publisher. Hope that helps, if you're trying to hunt one down! :)
Good morning! Happy Monday!
I'm sure it will not likely come as a surprise to you that this pretty little pink number is my Bible. My husband reminds me from time to time that a Bible isn't meant to be a fashion accessory, however when I saw this little beauty -- the perfect size to tuck into my purse -- AND saw that it was only $5, well I couldn't resist. I love it. What can I say? ;)
This brings me to a story........and a project for you.
When I was about 3 years old, I had a Sunday School teacher named Marilyn. She was a hip, single gal and she loved kids. And I loved her. And my absolute favorite part about when she taught Sunday School was when she'd pull out her Bible. Not because I was so scholarly at the ripe old age of 3, but because she had the most colorful bookmarks of anyone I knew! (not that I really knew a LOT of people at age 3, but you know what I mean)
She took brightly colored strips of construction paper and wrote simple scriptures on each one......Bible verses that you learn when you're a kid like, "Rejoice in the Lord always" or "Be ye kind, one to another" or "Serve the Lord with gladness". You get the idea. She'd write one of these Bible verses on each strip of card stock and tuck each one into her Bible where you'd find that particular verse. THEN came the fun part. She'd let us each pick what COLOR she'd read from. As you can tell by this story, my love of all things COLORFUL started at a very young age. So, we'd pick RED maybe and she'd read the verse to us that was written on the red construction paper bookmark and we'd repeat the verse back to her, thus learning the Bible verses as we went along. And it wouldn't have been any fun at all to leave any of the colors out, so before all was said and done, we just HAD to pick ALL of the colors....and so, we had a great game. The Bible verse bookmark game. And at age 3, I thought Miss Marilyn was just about the greatest teacher ever! :)
I was remembering that story recently and it got me to thinking that perhaps when my niece and nephew come to stay with us next month (yes, the one and two year olds are coming to stay with us for a few days!), perhaps I'll play the Bible verse bookmark game with them. I'm gonna need lots of fun things to keep them entertained, after all! It also got me to thinking that perhaps it was time for me to make some pretty bookmarks that I could tuck into my own little bright pink Bible.....color coordinated, of course. And so......
When we got home from church yesterday, I whipped up these simple little bookmarks using a few basic supplies. They are SO easy to make. You could make your own versions for your Bible, or a treasured book you're reading. You could make a set as a gift for a friend. You could make some for a teenager or a young reader. You can stamp whatever you want on them to customize them for whatever you need.
In my case, I pulled out the Everyday Blessings stamp set and stamped some Bible verses on them. I used Papertrey's bookmark die to cut them out and then used various stamp sets to decorate them up.....from left to right, I used Distressed Stripes, Polka Dot Basics II, Vintage Labels and Fancy Flourishes.
I added the little hole reinforcers that are die cut when you cut out each bookmark and then threaded thru 3 strands of Chocolate or Pure Poppy baker's twine on each bookmark. Don't they look so pretty sticking up out of the top of my Bible? :)
Then I got to thinking that bookmarks really don't have to be long and skinny. You can use any shape you like and since I LOVE this new Mat Stack 4 die, I used it to cut out 4 more bookmarks. I added more Bible verses to these and also used Fancy Flourishes, Embellishments, Distressed Stripes, Polka Dot Basics II and Vintage Labels. I love how you can just have fun with them and make each one a little different. These can seriously be whipped up in a very short time! I used versamark ink and dark chocolate ink on all of them to streamline the process and keep them all somewhat uniform.
Again......don't the mat stack 4 bookmarks look so pretty when peeking out from between the pages?!
Goodness, you could also make these for school teachers or book club friends. Heck, even Sunday School teachers! *Hee*
Have a fabulous Monday, dearies.....chat with you again soon!
xo,
{Bookmarks supplies}
Paper: dark chocolate, raspberry fizz, pure poppy, kraft
Stamps: Everyday Blessings, Fancy Flourishes, Embellishments, Distressed Stripes, Polka Dot Basics II, Vintage Labels
Ink: dark chocolate, versamark
Other: bookmark die, mat stack 4 die, Tea For Two Collection die, chocolate baker's twine, pure poppy baker's twine
