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Easy Turtle Bookmark Corner

July 10, 2020

Time for more summer crafting fun and yet another of our favourite Corner Bookmark Designs. Learn how to make an Easy Turtle Bookmark Corner today!

Easy turtle bookmark corner - adorable summer craft for kids
These darling Turtle Bookmarks were first shown in May 2016 and we are resharing them for your convenience!

Yes… this is rapidly turnining into a Bookmark Corner blog! Ha. I can’t stop making corner bookmarks, as they are so simple and so fun.. and once you get “into them”, the variations are endless.

The kids on my YouTube channel, keep challenging me to do new ones.. and I can’t resist a challenge! So here we have the latest idea – Turtle Bookmark Corners. We do love turtles in our house, so this was an easy one for me to accept the making challenge for… however, it did take me a while to “figure out” what this one should look like!!

Especially as a turtle is more about ovals (or squares at best) and not triangles (which is what corner bookmark designs are based on!)… I hope I have done them just…

These go super well with ourย Dolphin Bookmark Corners!

Turtle Bookmark Corner – Materials

  • Square piece of paper approximately 15 x 15cm, I used a sandy coloured paper
  • Paper off cuts for the “see” and turle features (head, fins and eyes)
  • Glue stick
  • Scissors
  • Pen for decorating

Turtle Corner Bookmark DIY Instructions

We have for you an instructional video to follow, or some basic step by step written instructions below!

How to make a Turtle Bookmark Step By Step

As per usual, you start of with your classic origami corner bookmark. It is a super easy origami project and a great way to learn the basics of origami with beginners or kids. If you hop over here, you can get step by step photo instructions for this.

I chose a sandy coloured paper to make the turtle shell with. But you can make your turtle shell any colour you want!

The Turtle Shell

Once you have made your basic bookmark, decorate the top triangle to make it look like a shell. I decorated ours with swirls.

Stick a triangular piece of blue paper into the bottom half of the bookmark to represent the ocean.

The Turtle Features

Cut your turtle features out – you will need:

  • a head with a neck
  • two big eyes with a black dot
  • two fins

Glue features in place – make sure the “fins”, don’t stick over the edge of the book.

Finally, add some dots to your turtle’s head.

Round off the shell

Cut the tips off the shell and sea to make it more “turtle like”. FINISHED!

Interested in more paper crafts from Red Ted Art?

Why not take a look at our Dolphin Bookmark Corners too?!

As mentioned above, I have not brought these all together on our Bookmark Corner Page – so you can browse all the designs at your leisure!! (Currently we have 20+ designs… but we keep updating and adding more ideas!!)

Some of the best Corner Bookmark designs ever. LOVE LOVE LOVE!

Also, if you are interested in Origami for Kids, take a look at these!!

Easy Origami For Kids - if you are looking for some fun and easy beginners origami projects for kids, take a look at these fabulous ideas

The turtle video tutorial is also available on YouTube

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Comments

  1. Melanie says

    May 21, 2016 at 2:12 pm

    These bookmarks are really, really cute. Thanks so much for sharing.

    Reply
    • Red Ted Art says

      May 23, 2016 at 10:33 am

      Awww my pleasure and so pleased to hear that you like them!

      Reply
    • Joey cardasian says

      February 17, 2018 at 10:29 pm

      I know right?!!

      Reply
  2. Bella says

    January 13, 2019 at 6:20 am

    Hello these bookmarks are so cute and adorable, I have really enjoyed making them. I was also wondering if you could make a super hero, donuts and burger bookmarks thank you. Well done they are all amazing, I love them. ?

    Reply
    • Red Ted Art says

      January 13, 2019 at 12:23 pm

      Thank you for the bookmark suggestions! I Have made donuts, but will add the others to the wishlist!

      Reply

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