15 Easy DIY Handmade Bookmarks to Make with Students

15 Easy DIY Handmade Bookmarks to Make with Students Making your own bookmarks is a fun way to keep track of your reading with a little craft time and a personal touch. Handmade bookmarks make a great gift, giving that personal touch to a wonderful gift of a new book. I'm sharing a few creative bookmarks with different designs, you'll find your favorite in this compilation of diy bookmark ideas--great for students to make, excellent craft ideas for homeschool families, also perfect for events at the library for the next read, and fun for a classroom activity! Which one is your favorite of these DIY bookmarks? I love the origami paper Japanese dolls and I love the David Tennant version of Doctor Who peeking up over the top of my book pages...which could be adapted for lots of other fun bookmark ideas too. Click each title or photograph for the individual step-by-step instructions for each of these handmade bookmarks and you'll be crafting book holders in no time! Looking fo

How to Make Custom Screen Printed T-shirts with xTool

HOW TO MAKE CUSTOM SCREEN PRINTED T-SHIRTS WITH XTOOL Learn how to make your own custom t-shirts with xTool screen printing! Take your own design, image or logo and flawlessly screen print it onto shirts, merch, gear bags, and much more! This is a great way to make custom merchandise for a business, handmade gifts, family reunion shirts! Let's get started! I got the xTool Screen Printing kit clear back in March and I've been putting this project off...much longer than I should. But since I got it out last weekend, I've done well over 50 prints! Screen printing is an old love of mine and I am excited to be rekindling this now! Thanks to xTool for making it so easy and just a few simple steps in partnership with an xTool Laser Cutting Machine. Backstory: I grew up loving art and all art classes. In 9th grade, around age 14, I was invited to take the honors art class that my art teacher offered for freshmen. I loved it.  This class gave me the opportunity to make silver jewe