Butterfly Bookmark

I can never find a bookmark to mark my page while I'm reading, so I’ll usually use something random like a sticky note or a pencil. Why not make something cute and practical to use instead?

To start get an 8cm by 12cm rectangle of thick paper or card stock.

Then fold it in half hotdog style, then unfold it and rotate it so the shorter side is at the top. Next, fold the short sides together it should look like this.

Then fold the bottom corners into the center to make triangles.

Now comes the second most confusing part, I made a few mistakes before getting this part right. Start by folding the left triangle back down.

Hold the right triangle with one hand and fold the other open triangle back and inwards.

Make sure it's fully folded in like this. Afterward, repeat on the right side.

Your butterfly should now look like this. I know this seems like a lot of steps but we’re almost there!

In the middle of your butterfly, you should see a fold line, we are going to fold either side of the paper together on the front only (it might sound a little confusing).

Then rotate the paper to the back side and repeat the same thing.

Now, this is the most difficult part, I messed up a few butterflies before I understood what I was doing, but don’t worry! You got this!

At the top of your butterfly, you should see a gap between the folds in the paper, starting with the left side, for the corner inward on itself like before but bolder. Press down more and the first wing is done!

Repeat for the other wing and now your butterfly is finished!

You can keep it as it is or color it and decorate it in any way you want! or even change the size so it fits different book pages. I hope this was a fun project to do!