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DIY Paint Chip Bookmarks

DIY Paint Chip Bookmarks

While it’s true I am somewhat of a DIY (that’s do-it-yourself for any newbies out there) groupie and spend many hours a week perusing the internet for new projects, my skills do not quite reflect this obsession. Thankfully this project from Jessica at How About Orange is simultaneously easy-to-make, useful and completely adorable!

1. Gather paint chips (easy to get from your local hardware store) in colors you love.
2. Trim them to a size that you like. Use a corner rounder if you like the look here.
3. Paste two together back to back with a non-toxic glue.
4. Using a hole punch, punch hole and tie string or ribbon through.

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Veronica Peterson

Veronica Peterson has a background in green design and creative writing. She loves discovering and sharing sustainable ways to enrich life. Veronica is a happy urbanite, who lives above a produce market in San Francisco with her dog Winnie.

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8:44PM PST on Nov 23, 2010

it's cute...such a great idea.

8:50AM PDT on Sep 21, 2010

What a lovely idea. I would add some small beads to the cord too.

7:13PM PDT on Aug 28, 2010

I would never have thought.

8:25PM PDT on May 10, 2010

I love this idea! I'm going to make some for my students! Oh, they are going to love them. I love care2! I get so many wonderful ideas! Thank you!

12:28PM PDT on Mar 14, 2010

I love the idea of making bookmarks out of paint strips. I already have so many, and didn't know what to do with them. Plus, it's a good recycling project.

I have used paint strips for another idea, too. If I need to buy an article of clothing, etc. to match something I already own, but don't want to have to drag the article to the store, I look for paint strips, which contain the color I need. It fits in my purse and makes shopping so much easier - and with far fewer returns. Grays, navys, whites, and many colors are so hard to try to match, especially from memory. (This is the reason I have so many paint strips collected.) I can make bookmarks out of the ones that matched clothes and other furnishings I no longer have. Problem solved. Thanks.

5:20PM PST on Feb 13, 2010

Thanks!
I have been using paint samples for years, as bookmarks. Yet, to make them into something this nice, makes a truly simple and thoughtful gift.

5:21AM PST on Jan 16, 2010

That'd be rather complicated. You'd need a component that didn't spin with the yo-yo if you wanted to generate that energy with induction. Also, any energy you get from the spinning of the yoyo reduces the spin time.
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2:56PM PDT on Oct 25, 2009

What a great stocking stuffer for Christmas.
Thanks, Nettie

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