It’s no secret that I love books. All books. E-books, paperbacks, hardcover – I love them all.
But I’m not a fan of people who treat their books badly. Cracked spines, bent down corners and ripped pages all make my book loving soul tear up a little.
So it may come as no surprise to learn that I LOVE BOOKMARKS. I have dozens from all over the world. And not all of them are fancy. I have grocery receipts from a supermarket in Italy that is among my favourites of the bookmarks that I own.
I’m a fairly crafty person (and that’s arts and crafts not the sinister kind… although… :P) I’ve recently decided to make some of my own.
There are so many amazing talented people with great ideas – and luckily many of them post easy to follow tutorials so that I too can seem just as talented and amazing as they are.
I’ve decided that every Friday I’m going to post a few of the D.I.Y. bookmarks that I’ve found online with you 
Most of the ones I post will come with a link to the tutorial just in case you want to try them out yourself.
All five of today’s bookmarks are coming from Martha Stewart’s website.
- Tie and Shirt bookmarks
- Ribbon and Photo bookmarks
- Heart Bookmarks
- Ribbon within a ribbon bookmarks
- Elastic bookmarks
They’re all so pretty. If I get any spare time this weekend I think I’ll give a few of them a go. And then post photos. 
Happy Friday.
They are all so pretty!! My fave bookmark is this thin ribbon with pretty beads at either end (for weighted feel). I bought that from borders when they’re still around but haven’t found the same thing anywhere else. I’ve resorted to making extra ones myself. You inspire me though, so I may do a post about making your own beaded bookmark, one day
and btw, just the other day, I saw a colleague reading a book I lent her (which I’m happy about) but… she’s dog-eared my books. My heart just weeps (silently)…
That sounds like a bookmark I’d love!
And that’s tragic about your friend. I’d have wept silently too. 
Oh, I love the little tie and shirt ones, they’re so cute! Bookmarks are like the silent heros of the book world lol!
I’ll have to send you some of my bookmarks to add to your collection, I just got some made up. 
The silent heroes of the book world…. I really like that! And the tie and shirt ones are my favourite too… they’re adorable!
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