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DIY Origami Bookmark

Have you ever picked up your book only to have the bookmark fall flat on the floor, leading you to curse until you find your spot again? Well, thanks to Japanese Twitter user @rukow994, that problem is no more! Just follow the steps below.

By SoraNews24

http://en.rocketnews24.com/2016/02/01/forget-dog-earing-and-bookmarks-that-fall-make-your-own-easy-origami-bookmark-instead/

Here’s another method that has more folds, but fewer overall difficult ones.

Start off by folding the square in half, then bringing down a triangle in the upper left.

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Fold the top half over the bottom half, then fold up a triangle on the bottom right. Just slide that triangle into the pouch and...

http://en.rocketnews24.com/2016/02/01/forget-dog-earing-and-bookmarks-that-fall-make-your-own-easy-origami-bookmark-instead/

...voilà! Another bookmark magnifique!

These bookmarks are cheaper than buying other “no-slip” ones, and after testing them out, we were impressed by how sturdy they are too. No amount of book-dropping or page-flicking could get them to fall out.

Ready to never lose your page again? Then grab some cute paper and get folding!

Read full story: en.rocketnews24.com

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