Needlepoint Bookmarks

I'm not saying I'm a hoarder, but I am loath to throw away anything that has some crafty potential.

Once I had finished my Coastal Needlepoint project, I had some leftover canvas cut-offs and embroidery thread. The advantage of having a few leftover threads from a project like this is that the colour scheme was already decided for me, so I could just go ahead and work with what I had.

The strips of canvas I had were the perfect size to make some bookmarks, so I chose a few simple repetitive stich motifs, and set to work.

Once the stitching was done, I stitched in a ribbon at the bottom of the bookmark (these were just some ribbons I'd cut off clothes - the ones that are meant to help you keep your clothes on the hanger).

I then backed the bookmarks with scraps of some Laura Ashley material, using a blanket stitch around the edge.

Practically, they're probably too thick to use as a bookmark really, but they did make beautiful gifts.