D.I.Y DOCTOR WHO Bookmark & Coaster! (Using Hama beads!)

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Yes it's that time of year again, as school begins and nights get darker we get a new series of Doctor Who. And I for one am pretty damn excited! So in my excitement and anticipation for the new series I decided to make myself a little bookmark and coaster which were Doctor Who themed. And here they are;

The bookmark idea simply came from me wanting a little Tardis peeking out from my book. I started with the Tardis - making it more of a square shape and then once I'd done that I tried to make a little scarf similar to that of Tom Baker's - the fourth Doctor. The scarf allowed the Tardis to still be the main element of the book mark but also still managed to keep to my Doctor Who themed book mark!

The coaster on the other hand was inspired by the discs that are in the Doctor Who Series 8 DVD. I might insert a picture but basically they have clock faces on them and I really liked the design and thought 'hey! these would make cool coasters!'. Once I'd got a idea in my head I went on a pixel generator (I recommend this for any Hama design) and made a little template. For the middle of the clock I thought long and hard on how I could decorate it and decided to make a reference to the creepy nursery rhyme 'Tick tock goes the clock even for the Doctor' - simply because it again linked with Doctor Who in some way and it went really well with the clock design! I also added clock hands because well - you can't really have a clock without hands can you? 

And that's really it! I was just so chuffed with the outcome of both of these creations that I immediately wanted to come and share it with you guys! They were super easy (once I had pictured what I wanted) and also super fun! Like I said these were made with Hama beads (or perler beads) and the size I used are the 2mm - the mini beads.

Here are the templates I made to guide me, you are welcome to use them! -

Instead of the brown colour I opted instead for a white outline of the clock!

So if you are a Doctor Who fan like me I hope you enjoy the new series which airs tomorrow and if you would like to let me know what you think of it we can discuss our opinions and have a real good chat. Either way enjoy the show. Also I hope you've enjoyed this post and if you make either one of these creations be sure to let me know!

I hope you have a lovely day or night -
Ricicle x

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