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Easy Madhubani Elephant Folk Art Bookmark

Ujjwal Gupta | September 3, 2016 | 5 Comments

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When you set out on any kind of a new venture, one thing everyone hopes for is a smooth journey, one devoid of obstacles. And that is exactly what Ganesha, the Hindu elephant God, will help you with!

Ganesha is the son of Hindu deities Shiva and Parvathi, and is believed to remove obstacles in one’s path. He is worshipped at the start of anything new, but mostly during the festival of Ganesh Chathurthi. This festival is celebrated in most parts of India with much fanfare, and involves very enthusiastic processions carrying elaborate idols of Ganesha. There’s a lot of music and food, and the air is quite electric!

Since Ganesh Chathurthi is nearly here, we’ve got a beautiful elephant-themed craft for you – a Madhubani Elephant Bookmark. Madhubani is a traditional Indian art form that features geometrical patterns. The craft is a lot easier than it looks and requires only basic supplies.

Madhubani elephant bookmark-2

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Supplies Required:
Steps to Make Madhubani Elephant Bookmark:

Supplies Required:

  • Watercolor Paper
  • Black Cardstock
  • Pencil
  • Eraser
  • Black Pen
  • Watercolors
  • Water brush
  • Glue

Steps to Make Madhubani Elephant Bookmark:

Madhubani elephant bookmark Step-1

1. Draw an outline of your chosen image, for which I’ve used an elephant here. Madhubani paintings are mostly inspired by nature and day to day life. You could choose anything from a flower to a bird or a human figure.

Madhubani elephant bookmark Step-2

2. Once you are happy with the outline. Trace over it with a black pen. I chose a waterproof pen as I intend on using watercolors later. Erase any excess pencil lines.

Madhubani elephant bookmark Step-3

3. Start filling in the image with small repetitive patterns. You can fill the whole image or parts of it. I chose to fill few sections of the image.

Madhubani elephant bookmark Step-4

4. You could stop here and let the image be black and white. Or you could choose to color it in.

Madhubani elephant bookmark Step-5

5. I chose watercolor pencils to color the image as they make it easier to color the small areas.

Madhubani elephant bookmark Step-6

6. Using a pair of scissors, carefully cut along the image.

Madhubani elephant bookmark Step-7

7. Fold a strip of black cardstock and glue the Madhubani image cutout near the fold. Cut the excess black cardstock, so only the elephant is visible on the front.

Madhubani elephant bookmark1

Your Madhubani Elephant Bookmark is ready! This is also a great craft for any India-themed event, or for Elephant Appreciation Day, coming up on September 22nd. For more information about the Ganesh Chathurthi festival, you can also get our Ganesha ebook. Go ahead and try out other designs in Madhubani as well!

 

Filed Under: Animal Crafts, Folk Art, Latest Posts Tagged With: diy bookmarks, DIY Watercolor Bookmarks, elephant craft, folk and tribal art of India, India, India Crafts, indian, Indian mythology crafts, national symbols of india crafts

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About Ujjwal Gupta

Ujjwal - A software engineer, wife, mom, artist and an ardent paper lover! She can be found creating & sharing her designs at Handmade with love on FB  &  Blog . She writes posts for our Art & Craft Section.

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Comments

  1. Sandhya Nadkarni says

    September 5, 2016 at 9:26 am

    What a great Madhubani art project! Love it!

    Reply
  2. gita says

    September 6, 2016 at 1:02 pm

    Great bookmark… and a wonderful choice of book. It is a very gripping read. 🙂

    Reply
  3. Meenu Malhotra says

    January 27, 2017 at 7:25 pm

    Just loved your post. Wonderful Madhubani art project.

    Reply
  4. Ben Gill says

    January 20, 2018 at 7:48 am

    I’ve been hanging around your blog for a while (love it here) so I’m not sure how I missed this cute elephant! Great mandala patterns and fun project to boot.

    Reply
  5. Anuja Ghivari says

    September 27, 2020 at 2:26 pm

    Can you tell me how to make leather madhubani lampshade

    Reply

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