6. Pressed Flower Bookmark Ribbons

Introduction Elegant, glass-clear laminate bookmarks showcasing whole pressed spring botanicals, finished with frayed-edge raw linen ribbon tails.

What This Idea Means A quiet, detail-oriented paper craft that encourages reading and nature observation. Children compose balanced micro-gardens on transparent strips.

Materials Needed

  • Self-adhesive laminating sheets or clear contact paper
  • Heavyweight cotton watercolor paper or cardstock (for framing strips)
  • Dried, flat-pressed wild flowers and clover
  • Single-hole punch
  • Frayed chiffon, silk, or raw-edge linen ribbon
  • Scissors

How to Make It

  • Cut sheets of clear contact paper into strips measuring roughly 2.5 by 6 inches.
  • Peel off the backing of one strip and lay it sticky-side-up on the workstation.
  • Arrange pressed flowers, leaves, and fern tips thoughtfully along the adhesive surface.
  • Carefully place a second adhesive strip over the top, smoothing outward from the center to eliminate air bubbles.
  • Trim the perimeter neatly with sharp scissors, leaving a tiny clear border around the flowers to keep the seal airtight.
  • Punch a neat hole in the top center of the bookmark.
  • Thread a piece of frayed linen ribbon through the opening and secure with a lark’s head knot.

Tips & Variations

  • Tip: Use tweezers to handle tiny, brittle petals without tearing them.
  • Variation: Write favorite quotes or names on translucent tracing paper and slide them between the layers alongside the flowers.