Pompom Bookmarks...by Brooke

hey everyone! it’s brooke! i recently made these bookmarks with pompoms on top so i thought i would share because it is so easy and they are so cute!

first i cut a piece of colored paper (whatever color/ pattern you want your bookmark to be) i cut the paper 2.5 by 5 inches and then i punched a hole in the top. 

to make the pompoms i took some yarn and cut a string about 6 inches and held it in between my index and middle fingers, then took some more yarn still connected to the ball and wrapped it around my index and middle fingers (overtop of the 6" piece). after you wrap it a few times - the more you wrap the thicker the pompom will be - you then cut the yarn from the ball. using the 6" yarn that’s underneath your loops, tie it around the middle of the wrapped yarn as tight as you can without hurting your fingers. then you pull the wrapped yarn off of your fingers and tighten the 6" string as much as you can to keep the pompom together and tie it a few times (do not cut these strings yet), then you cut the loops and have a messy pompom. trim the cut loops (but not the 6" middle piece) to get the pom pom look you want!

the final step is to take the long pieces of string that were originally in between your fingers and put it through the hole in the bookmark and tie it! and boom easy as that! you have a super cute new bookmark!