Going, Going, Gone!
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The Going, Going, Gone! kit contains all the materials needed to complete a bookmark like this. After stitching the star, if you have your own idea about how you'd like to finish your bookmark, yay! Go for it. If you'd like some suggestions, read on. |
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Using the leftover Tokens and Trifles Trinkets™ card as a stencil, trace the star shape onto the white side of the Treasure Tape™ sheet and cut out. Save your tape scraps! We're going to use some of them. |
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Peel away the white paper backing on the tape and press the tape star to the white card backing. Cut around the pink star shape. |
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Note which point of the star backing is up. Peel away the pink layer from the tape and center the ribbon on the backing with a long tail on top and a short tail on the bottom,** shiny side of the ribbon facing up. Using tape scraps (which you saved, right?), cut pieces to stick on the top side of the ribbon where it will adhere to the needlework. It's hard to see in the picture because the pink protective layer on the tape blends with the red ribbon, but if you look closely, you'll see one piece at the tippy top of the star and one at the bottom. I don't worry about the middle; I want tape to seal the edges of the star. Use the Trinkets card as a stencil to get a perfect fit along the edge. |
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**Choices: How your orient the ribbon is up to you and how you plan to use the bookmark. You might want the ribbon to extend beyond the top only, or you might want the long tail extending from the bottom. A long tail from the bottom of the star means the star has to stand straight up from the book to be right-side-up. A long tail from the top of the star means the star has to drape over the book to be right-side-up. Think of the ribbon doing a U-turn: it goes up between the pages in the book then turns around and hangs down over the book. |
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Taking care to match the edges, press the back of the stitched star onto the taped ribbon and backing. Trim card edges as needed, and trim ribbon edges. If you want, dab a bit of glue on the cut ribbon edges to prevent fraying. Ta-da! You're done! Wasn't that easy and fun? |
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Further thoughts: Right now, the bookmark back is blank. The white card surface is a great place to personalize the bookmark with the recipient's name, your own, and/or a note. Or maybe you'd like to decoupage the back with pictures of your favorite team or players, or with bits cut from a game program. It's probably a good idea to do this before you adhere the needlework; you don't want to get decoupage glue on the needlework, unless, of course, you want to decoupage the front as well as the back. Or maybe you want to take the bookmark or backing to a Stitch N' Pitch game and get autographs of your favorite players! Or, or, or...something else. You tell me. |
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