DIY: 18 Crafty Bookmarks Tutorials and Ideas

These Do-It-Yourself crafts will come as a treat to all book lovers out there. Being a book lover myself, I tried these fun bookmarks the minute I could get hold of my crafts supplies. Not only are these bookmark ideas adorable to look at, the making process is equally fun as well. You can either gift this to a friend who loves books, or you can make for yourself and enjoy your reading experience. The best part is, most of the supplies used in these tutorials make use of idle things lying around useless in your house.

6 Step Do-It-Yourself French Manicure

French manicure can be easily done at home. Given a little practice, your hand becomes steady at painting the white area which is the real attraction of this kind of manicure. A French manicure will look at its best if you have healthy nails. Taking care of your nails go a long way in maintaining a nice nail art.

Use these simple steps to have your own french manicure at home, since for most women, it is not feasible to have it done by the professionals each time. With little practice, you can achieve a neat and steady hand. 

1. Wipe off any old nail polish on your nails using a cotton ball soaked in nail polish remover. When completely removed, soak your hands in warm water for some time.

2. While your skin is still soft with being immersed in warm water, use and orangewood stick to push back cuticles into an even shape with the rest of your fingers.

10 Useful Paper Craft Ideas - Make Your Own Paper Gifts

Paper love comes to most of us from way back our childhood. I'm a pencil-and-paper person when it comes to my little crafts. What a blessing the Internet is! I can simply Google and all these amazing tutorial sites come up in a big list to help me make any craft I like. 

Here's a small collection of paper crafts by us which are so much fun to do. They are useful, easy and illustrated in a step by step fashion for your understanding. 

Follow the link at the end of each photo to see the tutorials.

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