Adamaris Soto Lugo

ENGL 4021-L03 Technical Writing

upcycle
project
In this UPCYCLE project I am going to show you how to make bookmarks
with reusable materials. I chose this project because I am constantly
reading books and always forget where I left off. But before I show you, it
is important that you know what UPCYCLE means.

UPCYCLE- the reuse of discarded materials or objects to create another

useful product and give it a new function.

INSTRUCTIONS
Here are the steps to make a bookmark:

Cut the
cardboard into a
1 Materials:
Cardboard
Ribbons or yarns
rectangle or any Glue
shape that you Scrapbook paper
prefer Decorations
Scissors
Marker

2 Cover the whole

bookmark with glue
and place it on
scrapbook paper.
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Trace around the

scrapbook paper
and cut out the
3
shape on the
paper.

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4 Once it's dry, you

can start
decorating your
bookmark with
anything you want.

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(Optional) Punch a
hole in the top of the
bookmark and tie
some ribbon or yarn
through it.
5 Photo taken by: Adamaris Soto Lugo
Click here to
watch the
video
demonstration
REMINDER: The main purpose is to reduce waste, so try
to use materials that you already have at home.
IDEA ADAPTED FROM:
A bookmark from a cereal box. (2018, December 11). DIYEVERYWHERE.COM. Retrieved
November 25, 2021, from https://diyeverywhere.com/2018/12/11/how-to-make-a-bookmark-
from-a-cereal-box/