DIY Bookmark XMAS

Materials: Silicone

Difficulty: Simple

This kit contains all the supplies you need to be able to make a homemade Bookmark XMAS with silicone beads. We also name above all the materials in this set. Should you want to put one together yourself check out what beads we use and then choose your own color creation.

The Bookmark XMAS is very easy to make. We actually make this in a similar way to an ordinary keychain. You take the white satin cord and lay it double. Now you have a loop on one side and two ends on the other. Then we look at our bookmark. At the end is a ring-shaped part. You grab the satin cord by the side of the loop and thread it through this opening for a bit. Then grab the ends and put them through the loop and pull.

You can now start threading the beads on this. Optionally, tie a knot at the top before threading and pull your beads over it. We usually don’t do this ourselves because we like to choose to use smaller beads and you can’t get rid of the knot as well in these. In addition, we feel it contributes little for a creation such as this. It doesn’t actually add anything. After you have threaded all the beads on it, we need to make another knot. We personally recommend keeping at the top, 0.5 – 1 cm cord length on which you do not thread anything. This also allows the bookmark to dangle nicely. For tying off at the bottom of this type of bookmark, we recommend not using a flat knot. In fact, the ends then tend to move left and right. What you do is you put an e-shaped loop on the table after which you put the ends through this loop.

First pull this very gently toward the beads. Then with your other hand, slide the knot up as much as possible and pull the knot tight. Be careful not to make it too tight or you’ll lose your extra length at the top for dangling and the bookmark will be so tight right off to the side. This way of making pendants is a real must-have skill. It may take some practice the first time, but as you do it more often it gets easier and easier! You cut the ends after about 1 cm after the knot. Another tip, burn the ends very briefly with a lighter. I often turn on the lighter and in a smooth motion, put the ends just past/through. As a result, your pendant will not fray.