{"id":2685,"date":"2010-03-15T13:50:14","date_gmt":"2010-03-15T17:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/?p=2685"},"modified":"2025-03-16T14:33:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T18:33:47","slug":"grass-sticky-page-markers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/grass-sticky-page-markers\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;grass&#8217; sticky page markers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been avoiding paper crafts since I stopped writing for Folding Trees. Trying to scan the web every day for paper craft resources to highlight was exhausting and ultimately put me off papercrafting. But I&#8217;ve started to miss coming up with my own crafty paper tutorials &#8211; I think I&#8217;m out of my paper funk! <\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a really simple paper project. The idea came from these <a href=\"https:\/\/yuruliku.shop-pro.jp\/?pid=18601113\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GreenMarkers<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/craftyginger.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kari<\/a> found in a Japanese online shop:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yuruliku.shop-pro.jp\/?pid=18601113\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/tut_images\/grass_markers_inspiration.jpg\" alt=\"GreenMarkers from Yuruliku\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When you need to mark up a lot of pages of a book, you end up with a swarm of sticky arrows sticking out of the edge of the book. I love the idea of forming a little clump of grass &#8216;growing&#8217; out of the book instead, so here&#8217;s my simple 5-minute DIY version:<\/p>\n<p><23>&#8216;Grass&#8217; Sticky Page Markers<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/tut_images\/grass_markers.jpg\" alt=\"grass sticky page markers by planetjune\" \/><br \/>\n<em>They look especially cute in my papercraft book, Paper Chains and Garlands, don&#8217;t you think? \ud83d\ude00<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>You will need:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Green sticky notes (if you can&#8217;t find green ones, you could colour normal coloured notes with a green pencil or paint before you begin)<\/li>\n<li>Pair of sharp scissors<\/li>\n<li>Bone folder (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I found these recycled paper Post-It notes that include a lovely spring green colour:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/tut_images\/grass_markers1.jpg\" alt=\"grass sticky page markers by planetjune\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Take a sticky note and make sure the sticky edge is at the bottom:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/tut_images\/grass_markers2.jpg\" alt=\"grass sticky page markers by planetjune\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cut out blades of grass from the note. You need to make a long thin triangular shape with a slight curve, starting from the bottom (sticky) edge and tapering to a point. Cut the shapes freehand &#8211; if they aren&#8217;t exactly the same size and shape they will have a more organic, natural feel.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/tut_images\/grass_markers3.jpg\" alt=\"grass sticky page markers by planetjune\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> Make all the blades curve in the same direction &#8211; it saves paper, and when you stick some on left-hand pages and some on right-hand pages of your book, you&#8217;ll end up with some blades curving in each direction anyway!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Stick the blades down on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/tut_images\/grass_markers4.jpg\" alt=\"grass sticky page markers by planetjune\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Turn the paper around so that the sticky edge of the blades is at the top. Use a bone folder or the wrong side of the edge of your scissors to score a line down the middle of each blade, drawing the folder towards you from the base to the tip of each blade.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/tut_images\/grass_markers5.jpg\" alt=\"grass sticky page markers by planetjune\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t have to be too exact! If you look carefully you can see my scored lines on the 4 rightmost blades:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/tut_images\/grass_markers6.jpg\" alt=\"grass sticky page markers by planetjune\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With your fingers, pinch the sides of each blade slightly so that it folds up around the scored line. This adds a little dimension and realism to the grass!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/tut_images\/grass_markers7.jpg\" alt=\"grass sticky page markers by planetjune\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Use your blades of grass to mark up your reference books without damaging them! <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/tut_images\/grass_markers.jpg\" alt=\"grass sticky page markers by planetjune\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A touch of spring, whatever the weather! I hope you like my grass markers \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been avoiding paper crafts since I stopped writing for Folding Trees. Trying to scan the web every day for paper craft resources to highlight was exhausting and ultimately put me off papercrafting. But I&#8217;ve started to miss coming up with my own crafty paper tutorials &#8211; I think I&#8217;m out of my paper funk! 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