Fun Friday: Are you a bookmark person?
I am a bookmark kind of girl . . .
I DO NOT turn the corners of books (my mother would be very cross with me if I did)
I do not use:
- a piece of string
- a leaf from the garden
- ribbon
- torn piece of paper
What do you use?
There are so many great markers for books available, check these out:
I thought these were really clever and easy to make - make a great gift
This one is called the "finger pointing bookmark"!!
The "leaf bookmark"
ODE TO A BOOKMARK
O little bookmark
slim and slight
between the pages
closed up tight.
When at last
I douse my light
you guard my place
all through the night.
No matter where
that place may be
I know you'll keep it
just for me.
Then in the morn
your squarish head
admist the book
above my bed.
O little bookmark
slim and slight
working, working
through the night.
Duncan Ball
O little bookmark
slim and slight
between the pages
closed up tight.
When at last
I douse my light
you guard my place
all through the night.
No matter where
that place may be
I know you'll keep it
just for me.
Then in the morn
your squarish head
admist the book
above my bed.
O little bookmark
slim and slight
working, working
through the night.
Duncan Ball
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PS they also make great gifts to slip into a card and can be fun to make. You quite like the idea of using old Christmas and birthday cards.
This site has a great collection of historical book marks: http://www.miragebookmark.ch/be_0_exhibition.htm
We have a couple of small nifty ones - folded card, and 2.5 cm square, with magnet goes either side of a page, one has the "Girl with Pearl Earing" the other a Monet's Garden painting, with a gold edge! They don't fall out, and they are quite slimline, despite the baby magnet. LL S
ReplyDeleteI used to turn the corners, but got out of that habit, thankfully!
ReplyDeleteI use anything within reach for a bookmark, if a proper one isn't handy!
I enjoy using bookmarks that friends have given me, as they usually have a message or Bible verse written on them :)
Jo: you would be very cross with me. I turn corners. I lay books open face down. I use leaves & wool & bits of string. I slip $5 dollar notes between the pages, boat tickets & concession cards & then can't remember which book I've left them in. I ink in corners to mark my favourite pages & write notes in the margins in pen [not pencil]. Books are my good friends & very well used. ☺
ReplyDeleteGaneida- I also write in books and underline things of interest ( less so with novels). As I read at lunchtime sometimes my books end up sharing my meal!!!! Books should feel loved:). But I can't bring myself to turn the corners over:(
ReplyDeleteI must admit - I am addicted to book marks - have a "bunch!!" - love to give them as gifts - would be lost without one. NEVER ever would I turn down a page.
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever little post - so true and so sweet!
Vicki
yea, I'm with you on not turning the corners! I was given (all mothers were at church this past mothers day) a beautiful book mark made of gold plated metal in the shape of a hook and the bits that hang out of the book have some beautiful beads, very novel, hand made by a lady from our church. I suggested she patent it as I've never seen anything so pretty before!
ReplyDeleteIn the far distant past I have been known to turn the corners, but I soon learned to treasure books and rather use a bookmark now, even if it's just a scrap of paper (if nothing else is handy). I have quite a collection of bookmarks *somewhere*!! I should pull them out and use them more often and encourage the children to use them - they like to shred paper and then have lots of bookmarks in their Bible! :P
ReplyDeleteP.S. I think you will particularly enjoy the facts on my "Fun Fact Friday" post tonight :)
I tend to use paper instead of bookmarks because I find it stays in the book better.--The bookmarks tend to fall out and the ones that clip on tear my pages.
ReplyDeleteI also like to use cards from friends and leave them in the book for a lovely surprise the next time I read that particular book. I LOVE to reread my books! (o:
What a fun post!
What a sweet post! I used to have loads of bookmarks, but they never made it across the pond with me. I am slowly building up a collection. I sometimes turn a page corner (:-0), but only if it's a paperback that I own. Nevertheless, I'm trying to get back into the habit of using bookmarks. Bookmarks are a great thing to collect, too. Especially if you travel and want a souvenir. They are inexpensive and easy to pack!
ReplyDeleteDrop me an email via my blog. I have a bookmark to send you! :-)
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