Prayer card and bookmark

For both projects, you will need:

• 5” piece of suede craft lace
• 2 jump rings (jewelry section of arts and crafts store)
• 1 ribbon clamp (jewelry section of arts and crafts store)
• 10” of ribbon (same width as ribbon clamp)
• Needle nose pliers
• Hole punch
• 2 1/2” x 4” piece of patterned cardstock
• Glue stick
• Hot glue gun or double stick tape
• Craft knife & ruler
• Printer
• 2 St. Michael the Archangel Medals (can be purchased for less than a dollar at a Catholic goods store or online)

For the prayer card: Using needle nose pliers, bend jump ring just enough to attach to hole on top of medal. Bend it back to close and set aside. Type and print prayer text to fit within a 2 ½“ x 4” area. Trim and adhere to piece of patterned cardstock. Punch hole near top of the finished card. Fold suede lace in half and place folded end through the hole about one inch. Place the other ends trough jump ring on the medal. Pull tight to secure the medal over the top of the prayer card.

For the bookmark: Type and print prayer text to fit within a 1½“ x 6” area. Trim and adhere to piece of patterned cardstock. Set aside. Attach ribbon clamp to bottom of ribbon and use pliers to close. Attach jump ring to medal and then attach medal to ribbon clamp. Using hot glue gun or double-stick tape, adhere finished ribbon to back of card stock. Trim the top if necessary.