DIY bible tabs + FREE printable
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Printable bible tabs
Make your own easy diy bible tabs at home. Print them from any home printer see how to make them yourself.
Need a free bible tab printable? I was looking all over Pinterest for DIY bible tabs and didn’t really find exactly what I was looking for with my budget. Then it hit me ‘Megan, why don’t you just make your own?!’ And so I did.
These are permanent bible tabs, so if you want something you can change out you can still use my bible tab printable you’ll just want to attach it using a different technique.
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Of course my main goal for these bible tabs is functional but I also wanted them to be pretty. I went for a more minimal theme with them. I used muted colors on the tabs with varied cursive fonts, simple florals and accent lines. Some of the tabs I’ve seen are gorgeous but they are a little hard to read with the busy prints that are on them.
Most of the DIY bible tabs I’ve come across were going to cost me more money than I wanted to spend. I wanted to use materials I already had at home. I have already spent more money than I realized on new bibles, covers, and bible friendly markers for me and my girls so buying bible tab labels just seemed a little overload when it was something I could do myself.
MAKE YOUR OWN BIBLE TAB LABLES
Here’s what you need
paper cutter (this isn’t a must but it sure is great to have)
This free download comes in two parts: pages 1&2 and page 3. Because the file is print quality it is larger than normal files that I upload and the fact that it’s three pages and not one. So be sure you click to download all three pages.
I used Canva.com to create my labels in. Then I printed them off on my simple hp home printer. I also used these same tools create and print this FREE PROVERBS 31 PRINTABLE to put in my girl’s lounge area.
After I had all three pages of tabs printed off I used my Swingline paper cutter to cut and separate all the little tabs. Having this inexpensive tool has made my life so much easier! I never realized how often I needed to cut straight lines till I had this office tool.
{side note…don’t mind my paint stained sweatshirt. I had been painting earlier that day and I always try to wear old paint clothes because as you can see I tend to be slightly messy sometimes when I paint}
I made muted colored squares to go around each of the labels so that they are much easier to cut.
To make it easier to find my printed bible tabs I put them in alphabetical order…well kinda, I grouped them in order. Then I started in Genesis and worked my way to the end of the bible adding tabs. You can certainly do yours differently but I wanted to easily find things and know the order in which to find them so I thought this was the best way to do that for me.
These tabs are double sided. To apply them the easiest way fold the tab in half first then open it back up. This way you will have a crease already on the tab making it easier to fold over once it’s on your bible.
I used packaging tape but you can use whatever tape you prefer. I know this tape isn’t ideal but it’s what I had on hand and it acts as a laminator so the tabs won’t rip off easily. I took a piece of tape then placed my unfolded tab face down on the sticky side.
Then I trimmed off the extra excess tape around my bible tab. I left just enough so I could attach it to my bible page.
This part was a little tricky and honestly I probably should have taken more time to get these on there so they were precise. But then again I’m not really a precise, perfect kind of girl so this process fit me perfectly! I eyeballed my tabs and stuck them on their coordinating book of the bible. I placed them on the backside of the page first.
Then I pressed the bible tab over so that the page was sandwiched in between.
I placed all of my tabs on the right side of the books of the bible. So if a book started on the left side I still placed the bible tab on the right hand side. You don’t have to do this but I did so that I wasn’t having to flip to find which side of the tab the book started on. Just a little way to keep myself slightly organized.
I am so glad I took the time to add these DIY tabs to my bible. This will make it so much easier when I’m in the word at church and at home. I’ve been doing a weekly bible study using this prayer journal for women. Not only is it gorgeous but there was a lot of thought put into the content.
I hope this affordable bible tab option works for your needs. If you have any questions let me know in the comments below.
Happy Crafting!
