Unusual bookmarks for books

Despite the fact that most people now prefer to read e-books, paper editions are still popular. In the collection of every book lover, in addition to his favorite volumes, there should be at least a few beautiful bookmarks. You can either buy them or make them yourself.

Today there is a wide variety of bookmarks in different shapes and sizes.

• Magnetic. Such products are much more convenient than paper ones. They are fixed in the selected place and do not fall out even if a person accidentally drops the book. Magnetic bookmarks can include characters from your favorite stories or photographs of writers.

• Metallic. Beautiful and durable metal bookmarks appeared at the beginning of the last century. Such items were decorated with original engravings or funny inscriptions. Now you can pick up a metal bookmark for every taste.

• Tissue. There are many interesting patterns of fabric tabs that decorate appliqués, embroidery or embossed patterns. They are thin, light and very beautiful.

• Flashlights. These bookmarks can be used in the evening. They not only prevent a person from losing the desired page, but also illuminate it. Flashlights are charged by sunlight. It is convenient to use them. If necessary, such a product can be neatly folded and hidden in a pocket.

• Knitted. Simple bookmarks of this type can be easily done by hand. Craftswomen can knit both simple straight bookmarks and crafts of the original form. For example, neat roses attached to a ribbon, or animal figurines.

You can make an original bookmark with your own hands. The process of creating such a craft will captivate both the child and the adult.

The step-by-step instructions for creating such a cute bookmark are very simple.

• The first step is to cut a strip of the required size from colored paper. On the one hand of the craft, you need to cut out the cat's ears, on the other, just round off the corners with the help of nail scissors.
• You need to paint the character with colored felt-tip pens, depicting a cat and a glass of ice cream on the tab. With a stationery knife, you need to carefully cut the bottom of the cup. It is this part that will fix the bookmark on the page.
• To make the craft durable, it is recommended to use thick paper to create it. In this case, it will definitely not break with time.

This bookmark is bright and very easy to use. To create it, you can use the remnants of fabric or decorative tape of any color.

• First you need to measure the height of the book for which this bookmark will be intended.
• Fold decorative tape like an accordion. At the same time, its length should be 4-5 centimeters higher than the height of the book.
• The ends of the tape must be carefully hidden inward. This will make the craft look much neater and will not deteriorate over time.
• After that, you should take a piece of elastic, equal in length to the height of the book. Its edges must be carefully sewn to the ends of the tape.

A fabric craft with a beautiful pendant can become a real decoration for a book lover's collection.

• You can make it from a regular piece of fabric. It must be neatly folded in half lengthwise, with the wrong side up.
• One edge of the fabric should be cut to form a triangle. After that, the craft should be stitched on the sides and turned out, the holes should be sewn up with a blind seam.
• You need to attach a pendant or an unnecessary earring to the top of the triangle. A decorative bow will help to hide the attachment point. It can be made either from a translucent fabric or from a dense colored material.

When choosing beautiful and unusual bookmarks for books, you should pay attention to beautiful examples of such products.

• Wooden with a pattern. The simplest wood bookmarks began to be made many years ago. A simple craft made from a piece of light wood, decorated with a floral pattern and complemented by a small black tassel. Such a bookmark will serve its owner for a long time without losing its attractiveness.

• Zipper bookmark. This product consists of a transparent base, which is hidden between the pages, and a colored "fastener". The book accessory looks bright and unusual. It can be used in books of different thicknesses.

• Rubber. Such a convenient product can be attached to a book of any size. A small rubber "finger" allows you to remember not only the page on which the reader stopped, but also the desired line. You can choose a rubber product of any color for your collection.

• Clip. This product is made of metal. In its appearance, it resembles an ordinary paper clip, only on top it is supplemented with two hands raised up. The craft is very small and takes up little space.

• Thematic. This bookmark will be a great addition to your favorite book. It is made in the form of one of the characters in the story and echoes the cover of the publication. So, the book about Alice in Wonderland is perfectly complemented by an accessory with the ears of that very white rabbit sticking out of the book.

See below for a master class on creating unusual bookmarks.