DIY: Bookmarks

So if you’re like me, I never have enough bookmarks! Here one day, gone the next… literally! Like hair ties, I don’t know where they disappear to, and when I’m in need of one, there’s no chance I’m going to find one anywhere around the house.

I have resorted to many things… from sticky notes, to scrap paper, to coasters. But the one thing I refuse to do is fold the page corner in a book!! Gasp! All my books are too precious to me, even if they are in not so great second-hand condition. I just can’t bring myself to bookmark a page by folding it. Can anyone else relate??

I thought I’d start a little section on my blog dedicated to bookish DIY’s 🙂 It probably won’t be weekly, but will pop up occasionally when I have an idea that I want to share with everyone!

My first DIY is the paperclip bookmark! Or bookmark-men

• So first, buy a pack of paper clips! I got mine from my local dollar store, so it was really cheap. This whole “project” cost only $1. Plus I get 10 little bookmarks out of the pack.

• This is the little guy out of the package. You can choose any type of cute paperclip you’d like… hearts, stars, unicorns, etc. I gave the back of him a few little tugs to loosen up the actual paperclip part, so it can slide onto the page easily. I recommend doing this so there is little force or friction when you use it to bookmark a page in your book. Nobody wants a tear in their delicate book pages! Also feel around for any shape edges on the paperclip as well.

• Next step: Grab a book and start reading! I chose the little person paperclip because I like how it’s head sticks out of the book. It’s tiny and I can keep all the extras in a little dish on my desk.

• A few are bound to go missing, knowing myself. But it feels good to know I have extras around!

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Hope you guys enjoyed my little DIY. Let me know if you like the idea and/or gave it a try!   As you all might have guessed the book I used in this post is “The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien. Also if you have any bookmark ideas of your own that you wanna share, feel free to comment or add links to your blog posts.

Much love,

Shantel ♡

Anticipated read – July 2017

1990. The teen detectives once known as the Blyton Summer Detective Club (of Blyton Hills, a small mining town in the Zoinx River Valley in Oregon) are all grown up and haven’t seen each other since their fateful, final case in 1977. Andy, the tomboy, is twenty-five and on the run, wanted in at least two states. Kerri, one-time kid genius and budding biologist, is bartending in New York, working on a serious drinking problem. At least she’s got Tim, an excitable Weimaraner descended from the original canine member of the team. Nate, the horror nerd, has spent the last thirteen years in and out of mental health institutions, and currently resides in an asylum in Arhkam, Massachusetts. The only friend he still sees is Peter, the handsome jock turned movie star. The problem is, Peter’s been dead for years.

The time has come to uncover the source of their nightmares and return to where it all began in 1977. This time, it better not be a man in a mask. The real monsters are waiting.

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So growing up my favourite show/cartoon has always been Scooby-Doo! I loved all the mysteries that the gang had to solve, the array of characters, and just the scary element of each episode.

Expected to come out this month on July 11th is a novel titled: “Meddling Kids” by Edgar Cantero! It’s based on a Scooby-Doo type story but the kids are now older, and the names are different from the characters in the original show. It is a mix of mystery, horror, and fantasy!

I adore the cover! The colours and illustration is so eye-catching, and I love how it uses the memorable purple and green shades from the cartoon. So stoked to read this! I hope to pick up a copy this July when it is released. I could probably pre-order it from Amazon but I think I’ll just wait till it comes out and look for it in my local Chapters store.

Image and synopsis from Goodreads 🙂

Much love,

Shantel ♡