If you love reading or you often experience having a hard time keeping track of certain pages from your book, then the most obvious solution is to get yourself a cute bookmark. There are a lot of different kinds that you can purchase from the nearest store or even order online. But, this is also a great opportunity for you to express your creativity by making your own fun photo bookmarks!

Easy DIY Fun Photo Bookmarks — follow the full step-by-step tutorial below.

These personalized photo bookmarks make fantastic diy gift ideas, especially for book lovers, teachers, or students.

These photo bookmarks are customizable, and you can use any photo you want, it could be your kids or even your pets, you can even print out your favorite cartoon or TV show characters. This also makes it the perfect gift to loved ones, especially for Birthdays or Christmas. You can also give this as a gift for Mother’s Day, and I bet they’d truly appreciate it.

Easy Fun Photo Bookmarks — step-by-step bookmark tutorial

If you want to level up your photo bookmarks, feel free to get more creative and attach some pretty tassels or add some gems to them. This bookmark is so unique and easy to make that anyone can do it, this can even be a fun activity to do with kids. What makes this project even better is that it’s budget-friendly, and you can easily find all the supplies you will need from the nearest craft store!

▶ Watch this tutorial on TikTok

Materials for Photo Bookmarks

Contact paper
Cardstock
Scissors
Tassel
Glue

Why You’ll Love This Project

Apart from being a unique idea, this is also something that you can easily customize, and and it’s a great way to preserve memories!

How to Make Photo Bookmarks

Learn how to turn any photo into a bookmark

Choose the photo you want to print out

You can use a photo of your loved one, your pet, or even your favorite character. You can also print out shapes or a design of your name instead.

Cut them out as close to the edges as possible

If your photo has lots of corners or details that you want to be precise with, you can use a cutter or X-Acto knife instead of scissors. You can also leave those small spots be, they wouldn’t be that visible later.

Make your cutout more sturdy

Adhere the cutout to a piece of cardstock, leaving the hands unglued for the tassel, then cut the photo neatly.

Add the tassel

Attach the tassel’s top loop between the cutout and cardstock in between the layers of the hand.

Cut out some contact paper

Cut two pieces of contact paper. It should be larger than the photo bookmark.

Finish the bookmark

Carefully cover the front of the bookmark, smoothing it down to avoid air bubbles, and repeat for the back with the second piece of contact paper. Cut out the excess plastic, leaving about ⅛ inch around.

Aren’t these bookmarks adorable? Give them a try now!