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The Paper Snail Club™— Summer 2026

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Thumbnail closeupf photo for The Paper Snail - Summer 2026, featuring summer reading paper crafts. Shown is a closeup of a cherry paper patch on a paper reading tote, a sunny summer reading patch and a Summer Reading List sticking out of the bag. 
This summer in The Paper Snail Club, we're slowly filling a printable reading tote with a scrappy snail and other small handmade details. New installments are shared every other week in the newsletter and collected here.

Week 1 – Reading Tote

Paper Snail Club summer reading tote printable with a reading list, colorful patch decorations, scissors, and cutout paper pieces ready to assemble.

Start your Paper Snail Club collection with a reading tote and space to collect future paper crafts. Add your own details and watch it fill as the summer unfolds.

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Week 2 – Reading Ephemera

Reading my way through summer featured on a blue book cover. It has an inch worm carrying an open book on it's back and around it are other ephemera and reading paper buts that easily fit into the reading tote made in week 1, Summer 2026 installment of The Paper Snail Club.

This week’s installment includes printable ephemera, a bookshelf coloring page, and small paper treasures inspired by favorite books.

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Week 3 – Personalized Bookmark

Two bookmarks print and cut made of randsom note style typeface that says 'Good Read' and one that says 'Olivia'. This is a customizable bookmark craft that you can put a name or phrase onto and the third paper craft in a series of five for The Paper Snail Club - Summer 2026.

Make a personalized bookmark with names or a phrase using printable cut-paper letters inspired by vintage typography. Print, trim, and tuck it into your current read—or make a few to share with fellow book lovers.

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Week 4 – Scrappy Snails

Scrappy snails print and cut paper crafts. Shown are mushrooms and smiling snails printed in black and white lineart and a photo showing how to make them using junk mail, patterned paper, patterned tissue paper, greeting cards and other papers. Just cut or tear and glue to decorate the shell or mushroom tops and base. This is the fourth paper project in The Paper Snail Club - Summer 2026. Make them to tuck into your printable reading tote from week one, use them as bookmarks or make to give to friends as gifts.

Turn scraps of paper into a collection of cheerful snails and mushrooms with this week’s printable. Layer torn paper, magazine clippings, tissue paper, or junk mail to create one-of-a-kind paper treasures with plenty of personality.

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Week 5 – Library Pocket & Due Date Slip

A vintage library stamped due-date slip and manilla pocket with the words 'book return' stamped on the front of the pocket with an inch worm on top of the stamp. This is a free printable to cut and assemble and the fifth and final installment for The Paper Snail Club - Summer 2026 where we are filling a printable reading tote with ephemera, a custom book mark, a bookshelf coloring page, reading list, note cards and other bookish printables.

For the final installment this summer, download and print a library pocket and due date slip to use as a bookmark or tuck into your reading tote.

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