Zebra-themed bookend

Bookshelf with an African feel

If you’re a fan of exotic patterns and the beauty of African wildlife, this bookend lets you to bring a touch of Africa into your home. Thanks to edding permanent markers, this typical zebra pattern is so easy to create on light-coloured wood. Step by step, we’ll show you how you can make this zebra bookend, with its almost lifelike mane.

Images: copyright MMraumkonzepte

Category: Home decor
Products: Permanent markers
Materials: Wood
Difficulty: Easy peasy
Downloads: Images (ZIP)

Step-by-step

Step 1

You can see all the materials you need in this photo. To achieve the zebra look, you’ll need an edding 3000 permanent marker and an edding 400 in black.

Step 2

First, use a pencil to draw the classic zebra stripes onto the wooden block. Feel free to make the lines uneven. It doesn’t matter if they converge.

Step 3

Next, go over the stripes with the fine-tipped edding 400.

Step 4

Using the edding 3000, with its slightly thicker bullet tip, you can colour in the stripes and enhance specific sections.

Step 5

Now it’s time to give the zebra its “lifelike” mane. To do this, use the pliers to remove handfuls of bristles from the brush and stick then into the splits in the wood using Contact Power Adhesive to gradually build up a magnificent mane. If your block of wood doesn’t have any splits in it, you can stick the bristles straight onto the actual block.