Weekend Project: Popsicle Stick Bookmarks

I was recently inspired to make some bookmarks with the girls.  Craft stick projects are always a big hit and I'm a big fan of functional art so it seemed like this project would be a good combination.

Grabbing some odds and ends fabrics and papers, glue, markers and wooden craft sticks, we got to work.
 
First, we glued the crazy hair (extra curly bits of colored wool I picked up at the Michigan Fiber Festival last year).  Then we painted the face with markers.  Next we cut out the clothes from fabric scraps and music note paper and glued them on. Last, we painted on some legs and feet and voila!  

These little bookmarks are little works of art.  They're flat enough to fit into a book...and make great improv puppets.  I love the way the crazy hair sticks out from the top of the book.  These make great gifts, too...and Valentine's day is around the corner!