Well, friends, due to our family’s allergies I never thought I’d be a cat owner, but lo and behold, it looks like Fuzzy is here to stay! So far, our allergies are mostly at bay and she’s slowly but surely making herself right at home. I’m kind of in love with her…I mean, you saw her furry little face…how could anyone not be? So, as I was playing around with some wire and jewelry tools this weekend, I made myself this cute little cat bookmark. What do you think?
TIME REQUIRED: 10 minutes
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: easy
SPECIAL TOOLS/SKILLS: basic wire working
Materials:
– 16 gauge soft wire
– steel stamping block
– hammer
– needle nose pliers
– wire cutters
I apologize in advance for the lack of step-by-step photos, but it’s impossible to do this and take pics at the same time!
Step 1: Use your pliers to form the shape of the cat’s head. I started by forming the left ear, bending the wire downward, then back up again for the right ear. I used the pliers to create the side of the face, then bent the wire in again for the neck.
Step 2: Create a large spiral for the cat’s body. The head is the hardest part; once you get that, the rest is easy peasy!
Step 3: Hammer the wire on the steel block to flatten it. Or, if you prefer the rounded look to the hammered wire look, you can leave it as is.
Now it’s ready to use to help mark your place in a favorite book!
If you’d rather wear your creation, you can make a slightly smaller version, attach a jump ring, and turn it into a necklace instead.
Easy as pie…well, actually I think it’s much easier than pie because I’ve tried making apple pie and that’s hard work, friends! This took me all of about five minutes. I’m already planning on making a few of these to give as gifts to some cat-lovers I know. Shhh! Who do you know that would love a cat bookmark {or necklace}? Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to convince Fuzzy that she loves me.
grandma says
August 31, 2014 at 8:03 AMThat is really cute…
RedSetter says
August 31, 2014 at 10:02 AMGreat idea, and easy tute to follow.
Good luck with Fuzzy, looks like she might need some convincing!
dancers4life says
August 31, 2014 at 8:50 PMHaha, she sure does! She’ll come around though, right?
Jean Israel says
August 31, 2014 at 2:04 PMThat’s adorable! I doubt I’d find it “easy peasy” trying to make the cat head though! LOL I may try it sometime since I’m the crazy cat lady 😉
Lexis says
September 1, 2014 at 7:06 AMSo cute…the cat and the bookmark 😉
Kat says
September 1, 2014 at 9:56 AMI LOVE the necklace. I have one just like it. 😉
Alyssa says
September 4, 2014 at 10:53 AMHow creative! I love this! Thanks for sharing!
Natashalh says
September 4, 2014 at 12:46 PMSo cute! We can’t have cats or dogs where we currently live and it’s very sad. I enjoy working with wire and have some family birthdays coming up fast – this is a great gift idea for me!
onel says
September 6, 2014 at 11:01 PMThis is too cute! Love it both as bookmark and necklace!
Holly White says
November 16, 2014 at 11:52 AMI love this!!
My sister and I are cat lovers and this would be a perfect stocking stuffer she’d love. It’s currently hard for me to work with my hands as I have carpel tunnel. Do you sell these anywhere? I’m wondering if you could make a kitty bookmark just like this one for me! It’s adorable!
Danielle Zimmerman says
February 23, 2015 at 1:39 PMHello!
I just wanted to shoot you a quick message to let you know that I featured one of your projects in a roundup of cat crafts on Cheap Eats and Thrifty Crafts. Here’s the URL if you want to check it out: http://www.cheapeatsthriftycrafts.com/animal-crafts-easy-cat-crafts/
Feel free to promote it if you’d like. Thank you for making such cute projects and tutorials!
Warm wishes,
Danielle
dancers4life says
March 2, 2015 at 6:06 PMThanks for the feature, Danielle!
Bonni says
May 17, 2015 at 8:49 AMvery simple and very cute. Thank you
Mrs White says
July 26, 2016 at 3:56 PMThis crazy cat lady may have to give this awesome bookmark a try! Thanks for sharing, very nice!