Personalised 'letter' bookends

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These bookends are not only adorable, but they’re uber functional, too. If you drill in some holes, you’ve got bookend flower vases or pencil holders, to boot.

Candle addicts will love this one. You just need a couple of glass jars, glass or ceramic paint, tape, brushes, and a few of those battery-operated tea lights – to avoid catching your books on fire. With the letter lying flat down carefully slice off the top of your letters with a craft knife – you will need to do this for younger children. Place your template on the foam and use the craft knife to carefully cut them out. Kids may need some help with this and they should definitely take their time doing it. With this in mind, I’ve collected over 20 DIY bookends that not only serve their purpose but also look amazing and make you smile. They’ll also make you wonder why you didn’t think of it first! Using a sharp craft knife carefully slice your dinosaur in half. Now reposition each half on to the bookends and glue in place.

You’ll need four pieces of wood, some wood stain, a plastic horse, a saw, glue, and fine sandpaper to create this super easy set of bookends. The instructions are easy to follow for anyone with basic woodworking skills. Grab some scrap wood, wood glue, a small dowel, feathers in your choice of color, some colored tape, and some silver clay. The tutorial tells you how to do everything, including making the clay arrowhead. The instructions are super simple. The supply list super cheap. And they look amazing. Win-win-win. Follow the easy, illustrated directions to create these fun bookends, and take cues from the images to add in some special touches of your own – like adding in old baseball photo images. Or, if you can get your hand on some, grab some old baseball cards and use them as additional décor. Grab some foam core, those boring bookends, a hot glue gun, an Exacto knife, and your imagination. It won’t take long to make these.

Follow the visual tutorial for the step-by-step actions, and in one afternoon you’ll have these adorable stuffies keeping your books in hand. They’ll be great for the kids’ room, classroom, office, or anywhere else. This project combines the elements of travel, reading, and simple crafter skills to create super fun bookends every bibliophile can appreciate. Remove clamps, and you now have a pair of bookends that will blend in seamlessly to your library. Rainbow DIY Bookends Kidadl cannot accept liability for the execution of these ideas, and parental supervision is advised at all times, as safety is paramount. Anyone using the information provided by Kidadl does so at their own risk and we can not accept liability if things go wrong. Sponsorship & Advertising Policy There are tons of faux zinc letters around the internet. So the folks at Head Above Water decided to apply that concept to these adorable punctuation mark bookends. And they’re pretty easy for anyone to do.The how-to is totally easy to follow, too, so you’ll save loads of money instead of buying the fancy, expensive set that probably isn’t even available anymore anyhow. If you’re obsessed with stripes, then you’ll love this design for a simple, West Elm inspired set of DIY bookends. You just need some scrap wood, some Bondo, and painter’s tape to get the project going. Just apply your basic crafting skills, and you’re all set. The instructions are pretty easy to follow along. Just go through step-by-step and let everything dry completely before moving on. It’ll take a while – though still less than a day – but they’re well worth it for bringing in a little of the outdoors.

Drill a hole slightly bigger than your dowel into the side of the bookend. Fill with glue then push a dowel into each bookend. Roar-Some Bookends For a pair of bookends you will need two pieces of wood 1 X 6 X63/4 (for the base). Two pieces 1 X 6 X 6 (for the sides). But finding ones that you like – or choose to actually spend that kind of money on – can be rare. The right color, the right texture, the right style – they can all be so elusive.For the dinosaur-obsessed book lovers, these adorable bookends will complete the office or bedroom shelf. Seriously, they’re so cute and super easy to make. At Kidadl we pride ourselves on offering families original ideas to make the most of time spent together at home or out and about, wherever you are in the world. We strive to recommend the very best things that are suggested by our community and are things we would do ourselves - our aim is to be the trusted friend to parents. Got a kid that loves animals? Why not work on these animal bookends together – these DIY bookends are easy to pull together and use items that you probably already have at home. These painted animal bookends combine elements of multiple other bookends on this list for a unique twist you’ll love. They’re simple to make, add some fun texture to a room, and supplies are pretty inexpensive and easy to locate.

If you are an avid reader, book collector, or even video gamer you probably could use at least one good set of bookends to organize your books or games. Spray your plaque and the figure with your paint in a well-ventilated room. Two coats should be enough then leave to dry. With bookends DIY anything goes! So whether you want to go wild with animal bookends, personalise with some initial letter bookends or try vinyl bookends DIY style we've got 10 bookends DIY activities to try with your kids. While the craft will keep them busy you'll also get the added bonus of bookends to tidy up piles of books. In most cases, you'll only need to set aside an hour max for your bookends DIY session. Get your child to draw out their own superhero templates. Pay attention as you'll need to make sure that their hand and foot on one side are at 90 degree angles. If working with younger kids why not find a template online.

Cement Bookends

If you’re into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, DC comics, or generally just love a good superhero, you’ll want to make these Superhero bookends. They’re inexpensive and pretty easy to make. You need a little drawing skill or at least the ability to Google printable designs for your superhero cutouts. For a kid who loves to draw why not make them bookends that reflect their favourite hobby. This is an easy DIY project for those with some basic DIY skills. Follow the steps above to create your bookends, but replace the rainbow shape with a large pencil shape cut in two and split across the two bookends. Piece Of The Action Bookends