Today is National Book Lovers Day, and to celebrate, we’re sharing these adorable bookmarks with you!
Here’s how we made them. First, we cut identical rectangles out of Sea Glass, Pixie, and Glacier cardstock, as well as our All About the Gold Fundamentals overlays. Then we rounded the corners with our corner rounder. After stamping our sentiments onto pieces of White Daisy cardstock, we used a sewing machine to attach the sentiments to the bookmarks, which is what holds the overlays in place. To top it all off, we added some ribbon from our Uptown ribbon pack and glitter accents from our Baby Girl Complements.
Homemade bookmarks would be a great gift for your kids’ teachers as they head back to school, for your friends who love to read, or for your book club buddies. They’re also just a fun way to get you even more excited about the books you’re reading.
Here at Close To My Heart, we’re all about preserving stories, so it’s no surprise that we really love to read! We thought it would be fun to ask around the office to find out what everyone is reading lately. Jeanette is currently reading The Success Principles by Jack Canfield, following the same schedule as our Consultants and our Training department. Here’s what the rest of the Home Office is reading:
Fiction
- The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
- A Nation Divided by Robert Marcum
- One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
- Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
- My Ántonia by Willa Cather
- The Girl on the Cliff by Lucinda Riley
Fantasy
- Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
- Mistborn: Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson
- The Mayfair Witches Series by Anne Rice
- The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Non-Fiction
- Dead Wake by Erik Larson
- Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
- What to Expect When You’re Expecting by Heidi Eisenberg Murkoff and Sharon Mazel
- The Hour of Land by Terry Tempest Williams
- Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
- Painters of Utah’s Canyons and Deserts by Donna L. Poulton and Vern G. Swanson
- The Buddha Walks into a Bar by Lodro Rinzler
Self-Improvement
- Broadcasting Happiness: The Science of Spreading Positivity and Creating a Spiral of Success by Michelle Gielan
- The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man’s Quest to Be a Better Husband by David Finch
- May Cause Miracles by Gabrielle Bernstein
- Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success by David Maxfield, Joseph Grenny, and Kerry Patterson
- Fearless by Max Lucado
- The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
- Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin
- Work Rules! by Laszlo Bock
Creativity
- Big Magic: Creative Living beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
- How to Be Like Walt: Capturing the Disney Magic Every Day of Your Life by Pat Williams
- Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace
National Book Lovers Day is the perfect excuse to make some cute bookmarks and then curl up with a blanket, a cup of hot tea, and your favorite book—but first, tell us what you’re reading right now by leaving a comment below!
Recipes
Fell Asleep Here Bookmark
B1484 My Acrylix® Jennifer’s Hand, Z3246 All About the Gold Fundamentals, X5789 Sea Glass Cardstock, 1385 White Daisy Cardstock, 44751 Archival Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Z3289 Uptown Ribbon Pack, Z3272 Baby Girl Complements, Z1912 Corner Rounder, Thread, Hole Punch
One More Chapter Bookmark
E1035 My Acrylix® Bistro Script, Z3246 All About the Gold Fundamentals, X5773 Pixie Cardstock, 1385 White Daisy Cardstock, 44751 Archival Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Z3289 Uptown Ribbon Pack, Z3272 Baby Girl Complements, Z1912 Corner Rounder, Thread, Hole Punch
Keep Reading Bookmark
B1484 My Acrylix® Jennifer’s Hand, Z3246 All About the Gold Fundamentals, X5770 Glacier Cardstock, 1385 White Daisy Cardstock, 44751 Archival Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Z3289 Uptown Ribbon Pack, Z3272 Baby Girl Complements, Z1912 Corner Rounder, Thread, Hole Punch
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Why did I not know it was National Book Lovers Day?! I once made some bookmarks (I’m not much of a crafter but I gave it a go) to celebrate Star Wars Day back in May. You can take a look at them here: https://readandreview2016.wordpress.com/2016/05/04/star-wars-day-may-the-4th-be-with-you/ 🙂
How fun, Judith! Thanks for sharing! You might like some of our other Star Wars posts, like this card and Sticky Boy’s Ewok, Yoda, and Darth Vader costumes. 🙂
I am reading To Kill a Mockingbird. I realized I loved the movie, but I had never read the book! It is wonderful! Now need to watch the movie again!
Both are wonderful! Thanks for sharing, Donna! 🙂
I LOVE to read mysteries, science fiction and the occasional romance, especially if there is a mystery involved! Right now I am reading Cora’s Heart by Rachael Herron (a romance) on my Kobo, but I am also reading Krista Davis’s Domestic Diva Mysteries and Cleo Coyle’s Coffeehouse Mysteries. I am going to make a bunch of the bookmarks and give them to my bus buddies and co-workers who all read! What a great little thank you gift!
That would be perfect! They will love your bookmarks!
I’ve been accused of having affairs with books…meaning I have several that I’m reading at the same time. My current read list is: (Fiction) “The Breath of Dawn” by Kristen Heitzmann; (Non-fiction) “A Hard Won Life: A Boy on His Own on the Montana Frontier” by H. Norman Hyatt (research for a fiction story I’m co-writing, due out 9/17, Zebra Publishing); and (Self-Improvement a.k.a how to get better as a writer) “Plot vs. Character” by Jeff Gerke.
My favorite bookmark is one someone gave me that simply says, “Quitter Strip”!
We totally know the feeling. 😉 And what a funny saying for a bookmark! Love it!
I am currently trying o read Jeannette’s pick “The Principles of Sucess” but I unfortunately didn’t start when others did so I am on chapter 4. Thank you for sharing what others are reading. I have read a few of them, but I had not heard of many of them. I and a fiction girl mainly.
You are welcome, Melissa! Thanks for the comment. 🙂
Love all the suggestions! Just finished reading Big Magic. It was inspirational. I’m currently reading War Brides by Helen Bryan set during WWII.
Thanks for sharing, Pam!
After reading your book list I am now wondering who’s “expecting”! 😀👪💖
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Oh what pretty bookmarks, I just finished reading Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare. It is a fantasy novel. And well as I am bout to head of for a two week vacation – the list of books is handy as I need to find something to pick up & read when I am not crafting of course 😉
What perfect timing! Thanks for the comment, artymaz! Have a great vacation!
What are the measurements for the book marks ?
2 1/2″ x 7″ 🙂
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