{"id":42645,"date":"2024-10-30T08:23:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T08:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/?p=42645"},"modified":"2026-07-01T12:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T12:04:07","slug":"chinese-new-year-wax-resist-bookmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/kids\/chinese-new-year-wax-resist-bookmark\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese New Year Wax Resist Bookmark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrate Chinese New Year with a crafty twist by creating your very own wax resist bookmark. Using the festive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/watercolour-paint-tin-1\">watercolour paints<\/a> of red and gold, this bookmark shines with good fortune and prosperity. Add a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-supplies\/craft-essentials\/wool-thread\">tassel<\/a> for that extra bit of elegance, and you\u2019ve got the perfect accessory for your favourite book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrate Chinese New Year with a crafty twist by creating your very own wax resist bookmark. Using the festive watercolour paints of red and gold, this bookmark shines with good fortune and prosperity. Add a tassel for that extra bit of elegance, and you\u2019ve got the perfect accessory for your favourite book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":70230,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,233,819,237,496,227,229],"tags":[589],"class_list":["post-42645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kids","category-activity","category-back_to_school","category-chinese-new-year","category-bookmarks","category-occasions","category-themes","tag-chinese-new-year"],"acf":{"age":["6-9","10+"],"skill-level":["Intermediate","Advanced"],"time-to-make":["30 mins"],"idea-type":["Craft Projects"],"free-printable":"","ID":"K1792","time":"","skill_level":"","how_to_make":"","shopping_list":"Pencil, Ruler, Scissors, Hole Punch\r\n","shopping_list_2":"","top_tip":"If the tracing is too dark, you can remove the harsh lines using a rubber.","image_01":70224,"step_instruction_01":"To start, draw and cut out a rectangle, 17cm by 5cm. 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