This week over at Weekly Geeks, we're talking about bookmarks! I love bookmarks! So, yes, I use them. All kinds, all varieties.
The bookmarks I have include:
- those my kids have made
- those that I have made
- souvenir bookmarks
- random paper things that have turned into bookmarks
- bookmarks collected at the Book Fair that I run every year
- bookmarks I've had for years, from way way back!
Besides "real" bookmarks, I have also been known to use:
- Kleenexes
- library receipts
- magazine subscription paper thingies
That's all I can come up with at the moment. BORING! But a librarian friend once told me that the funniest/weirdest bookmark she found in a returned library book was a pantie liner. Hmmmm. Nice.
My favorite bookmarks lately have simply been ones I made on the computer, just for fun, with a clever bookish quote and matching picture, then laminated. I love them.
I also really love the ones I gathered while on our England trip a few years ago. I would love to make it a habit of gathering more bookmarks of the places we visit, but I forget once I'm out and about. Oh, well.
Another idea I had for a bookmark is to take ticket stubs from concerts that I want to remember forever, laminate them, and use them for bookmarks. What do you think?
I like the picture of York Suey - the shambles?
ReplyDeleteI love all souvenir bookmarks, but rarely buy any
Yes, that's the Shambles. One of the coolest places ever!
ReplyDeleteI think it's a great idea to laminate concert tickets for bookmarks. I love cool bookmarks, but I never use them- I'm always looking for something to jot down notes or unfamiliar words on, so I've come to just using scraps of blank paper.
ReplyDeleteI am laughing because along with the straw wrappers I use, I also use the magazine subscription thingies too!
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Kim
I have TONS of cool bookmarks... yet I never use any of them. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteGenerally I just use the library hold slips. They're already in the book anyway!
haha, I have tonnes of bookmarks. Instead I use receipts, envelopes, random pieces of paper, etc...
ReplyDeleteReal bookmarks - I have quite a few, and still I use receipts to mark my place.
ReplyDeleteI'm beside you on Kim's latest Blog Improvement Challenge - did you want to team up?
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I use bookmarks. And also I have used my cellphone as one at times!
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Cool idea to laminate concert tichets! I tend to throw them away :-o
ReplyDeleteI didn't know the leather heritage bookmarks are a common commodity LOL (see this picture).
I love the laminating idea too.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't matter how many bookmarks I have, I can NEVER find one when I need one. I end of just remembering the page number and can usually reopen the book wherever I left off.
ReplyDeleteLaminating is a great idea. Love the ones you posted.
ReplyDeleteHappy Weekly Geeks :)
Your concert ticket stubs would be perfect! Very meaningful. Just don't lose them! :D
ReplyDeleteCollecting bookmarks from places visited - what a great idea. Looking for sourveniors can sometimes be a pain because you want something to remember a place by but then it winds up as a dust collector or in the trash but a bookmark would be perfect. Its something thats used and seen frequently. Thanks for the idea.
ReplyDeleteI've never even thought of making my own bookmarks but that's another great idea (if I had access to a laminating machine).