Origami Heart Corner Bookmark
I’ve been fascinated with origami for a long time, but haven’t
tried my hand at it much. My daughter has given me a number of origami folded
dollars as birthday and Mother’s Day gifts—flowers, rings, hearts—and I can’t
bear to disassemble them and spend the money. LOL.
While researching for an upcoming Valentine’s Day blog, I
discovered this adorable heart corner clip bookmark at http://www.origami-resource-center.com/heart-corner-clip.html. I made one last night using some scrapbook
card stock and thought I’d share it with you. The card stock is a little heavy,
and I would suggest scrapbook papers or origami papers, if you have some on
hand. My corner bookmark is a bit on the
large side because I wanted to make folding it easier. (I know, I shouldn’t have used card stock if
I wanted easy folding, but it was the first thing I came across in my disorganized
scrapbook stash that had a pattern in it.) I used a 4 1/2 inch square. As you
can see from the photo below,
my bookmark is a bit large for the interior pages of the
trade-sized book I used it on. I would
suggest using a smaller square to make a more comparable page to bookmark fit. And practice with something besides card
stock. ☺
I think this would be a cute, and quick, gift for your
reading-addicted Valentine, as Valentines for your reading club ladies, or
even as giveaway swag attached to your business card or on the corner of the books you sell at a book signing. They’re unique, easy to make, and
you can get a bunch from an 8 x 11 ½ sheet of scrapbook paper.
Happy Folding!
Catherine Hershberger is the award-winning author of inspirational
romantic suspense The Nun and the Narc,
pictured modeling this darling origami bookmark.
