NUMBER ONE:The paintchip bookmark
Aren't these the cutest? They're oh so simple but I think they're ingenious. You can make a ton of them using all your favourite paint colours, and rotate with each book you read. I'm so going to Home Depot and stealing a bunch of their paintchips.
NUMBER TWO:The "help me!" bookmark
I love this! Poor guy, getting stuck between the pages. At least he won't be bored, though! Haha... lame attempt at a joke. But anyways, I think this is a great design. I'm sure I've seen it before somewhere.
NUMBER THREE:The liquid bookmark
Creepy, but cool. I think this is such a quirky idea, but I'm worried about how it covers a good portion of the front cover. If the book has an ugly cover, though, I have no problem using it! Apparently these bookmarks are hand-made and each one is original.
NUMBER FOUR:The burning bookmark
So cool! But again, very impractical. I can see how that huge piece of fire would get in the way once you lay your book down. They're more fun than useful, but I can picture young kids being amazed by these and using them for their books. It was worth a mention.
NUMBER FIVE:The butterfly bookmark
I'm pretty sure these are more on the paperclip side, but apparently you can use them as bookmarks. They're so pretty, yet they seem very delicate and it makes me wonder how well they would survive being squished inside a book.
So there you have it, my bookmark countdown! What's your favourite? When choosing bookmarks, do you go for design or practicality?
12 comments:
The butterflies are adorable.
I would buy a bookmark if I loved the creativity of it or a saying, I love quotes.
Aww I love all of these! I'm definitely going to pick up some paintchips, such a good idea :D
I'm totally stealing the paint swatch idea! And, I love the butterflies. Thanks for the ideas.
Ooh, these are ALL so cute! I love the help me bookmark and the paintchip one is very creative! I choose bookmarks primarily for practicality, but I do enjoy good design too. Two of the bookmarks I am using are ones issued by PBS for their Jane Austen Masterpiece shows. One has a picture of the gorgeous Jonny Lee Miller as mr. Knightley and the other has Rupert Penry-Jones as Captain Wentworth. Bookmarks that also serve as eyecandy!
The paintchip bookmark is pretty neat. I like what The Book Mole said about the PBS bookmarks. I have the one with Jonny Lee Miller from Emma.
My favorite bookmarks happen to be those due date slips the library gives you. Why? Because they are free and they are thin. I don't like thick bookmarks, especially the heavy metal ones that can damage books. I don't want to mess up the book binding so I use thinner bookmarks. I also like using the due slips because it reminds me of when the books are due back.
Paint color strips? BRILLIANT!
I love the drippy one!
Those are all so cute! I love the "Help Me" one, though I know I probably wouldn't use it - metal bookmarks fall off too often for my taste :\ Having said that, I'm definitely guilty of picking up cute but not practical ones in the past :P
Look out, Home Depot! Your paintchips are mine!
Great post.
Great post! They're all lovely, but I think I'd go with the first ones - they're the norm and useful! :)
Thanks for all the comments! I love hearing about what you all use for bookmarks. I usually go for practicality, but I have a few bookmarks that I use just for looks.
I love the Help Me! So funny and cute too!
So, the paint chips are cool, the "help me" and liquid one are really really funny, but the burning books one was great! Maybe they're impractical, but they're so funny! I can just imagine the funny looks you would get if you sat in a busy shopping center or college campus with this coming out of your book. Love it! Great post!
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