Bookmarks and Bookplates
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Label Your Books with Book Plates - Save Your Page with a Book Mark
If you love to read and collect books, you probably have a collection of special bookmarks, book labels and bookplates for your personal library and book collection. Bookmarks hold our place between the pages of a book or magazine - gently keep track of where we left off reading and prevent damage to the book's spine and pages. Bookplate labels pasted inside the cover or on the flyleaf page of a book identify the owner or library home.
Book lovers often label their books with book plates or book labels that may say "Ex Libris" and their name.
This lens provides tips on finding bookmarks and bookplates you can print or buy, plus designs, tips and patterns for making your own unique bookmarks and bookplates.
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Laminators for Making Sturdy Bookmarks
Bookmarks and Bookplates - Small Works of Art
Bookmark Crafts are Popular With Children and Adults
Many bookmarks and bookplates are small works of art, similar to artist trading cards. Treasured art bookmarks and book labels often have a special picture or border decoration.
Bookmarks and book labels for children encourage reading and a love for books. Making bookmarks is a popular kids craft, and many adults enjoy making their own personal bookmarks from paper, fiber, greeting cards and ribbon.
Free Printable Bookmarks Make Wonderful Gifts or Gift Tags
It's a Greeting Card! It's a Bookmark! It's an Eco-Friendly Gift!
Little Critters Bookplates
Printable Animal Stickers or Lunch Box Notes
Print your young reader a set of these cute animal notes and use them as book labels or lunch box notes. Each sheet contains the set of 4 cute animal critters shown in the picture: moose, duck with sunglasses, lion and puppy dog. There's plenty of room to write a child's name in the space provided. Glue inside your child's books on a loose flyleaf page or cover, or if you're using book covers you can paste a label right on the book cover.
Spine Savers Poll - How do you mark your page in a book?
Never lay a book face down in the open position to hold your place.
Bookmarks by the Dozen
Delightful designer bookmarks in theme sets of 12.
Twelve Monet Bookmarks (Dover Bookmarks) by Claude Monet
Monet came to be regarded as one of the greatest of more...0 points
Twelve Van Gogh Bookmarks (Dover Bookmarks) by Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh evolved a vibrant technique, characterized more...0 points
Twelve Tiffany Bookmarks (Dover Bookmarks) by Louis Comfort Tiffany
A dozen glorious designs, based on the stylish, nature-inspired more...0 points
Twelve Henry David Thoreau Bookmarks (Dover Bookmarks) by Henry David Thoreau
"Nature is full of genius, full of divinity; more...0 points
Twelve Wizards and Dragons Bookmarks (Dover Bookmarks) by Marty Noble
Find your place with the help of the wizard Redthorne, more...0 points
Twelve Audubon Bookmarks (Dover Bookmarks) by John James Audubon
The great American wildlife artist Audubon created more...0 points
Twelve Garden Fairies Bookmarks by Darcy May
Ethereal creatures pose in colorful garden backdro more...0 points
Twelve Emily Dickinson Bookmarks (Dover Bookmarks) by Emily Dickinson
Each bookmark features one of Dickinson's best-loved more...0 points
Twelve Bugs Bookmarks (Dover Bookmarks) by Cathy Beylon
A grasshopper, ladybug, boll weevil, and 9 other w more...0 points
Twelve Shakespeare Bookmarks (Dover Bookmarks) by Steven James Petruccio
Handsome images from the Bard's most famous works, more...0 points
Twelve Shakespeare Bookmarks (Dover Bookmarks) by Steven James Petruccio
Handsome images from the Bard's most famous works, more...0 points
Twelve Wild Animal Bookmarks (Dover Bookmarks) by Jan Sovak
Full-color portraits of 12 favorite animals from a more...0 points
Wildflowers Bookmarks: 12 Designs (Dover Bookmarks) by Annika Bernhard
Each of these colorful placekeepers features a rea more...0 points
Twelve Celtic Bookmarks (Dover Bookmarks) by Co Spinhoven
Elegant designs embody the rich coloration and sin more...0 points
Free Printable Bookmarks - Gifts for Readers and Book Lovers
Artistic Placeholders Save Your Page and Your Book
Bookmarks are an inexpensive yet thoughtful gifts you can make for anyone. You can design a bookmark and bookplate that matches the theme of a book you're giving as a gift, or you can make a bookmark that relates to the gift recipient's hobby, interests or favorite things. My mother loves to garden, so I designed a set of Spring Tulip Bookmarks .My granddaughter is just beginning to read and building her own library, so I sent along a sheet of Valentine Bookmarks with her Valentine's Day card.
Bookmark and Book Plate Gift Ideas
Make Your Book Gift Special by Adding a Bookmark and Book Label
Pictured: Reading is Cool! Ice Cream Cone Bookmark Printable
Bookmarks are an inexpensive yet thoughtful gift for anyone who reads. You can find a set of bookmarks and bookplates as a gift for just about any book lover and in thousands of themes, materials and sizes.Think about what the recipient enjoys - cooking, gardening, sewing - or design your bookmarks and labels around a holiday theme. Select a matching bookmark and bookplates to accompany a book you've chosen as a gift - use the bookmark as the gift tag and the memory of your gift will last for years.
Book Totes and Book Bags
Carry Books in Style with these Cool Bags
Shop for unique book tote bags you can customize, or design your own book bag! Click an image below for more information on that design, or click here to browse book tote bags.
Printable Bookmark Craft Pages
More bookmarks to print, cut out and use
- Printable Halloween Bookmarks
- Free printable Halloween bookmark craft sheet makes 3 colorful Trick or Treat bookmarks or gift tags.
- Printable Bookmark Craft Sheets - Holiday Themes to Print, Cut, Color
Free printable holiday bookmark craft sheets for family crafts or classroom arts and crafts, a free coloring and cut paste activity.
- The Paperback Stash: Printable Bookmark Links
- A collection of links to printable bookmarks compiled by Erin at the Paperback Stash.
- Kid Goodies - Bookmarkers
- 8 collections of free printable bookmarks in PDF format.
- Free Printable Bookmarks
- Free printable 2-sided bookmarks with exclusive work by sketch artist John Fisher, vintage fine art and more.
- Cup Cake Bookmark - Printable
- Lovely luscious pink cupcake bookmark, ready to print and cut out. Free for personal use only.
- Free Full Color Printable Bookmarks : MochaBayDesign.com
- Free Full Color Printable Bookmarks with original designs for Personal or Classroom Use.
- Bentley Boutique Printable Bookmarks and Bookplates
- Many unique print and use bookmarks - collegiate designs, sports themes, school, beach, floral and more ... free for personal use.
- Free Print Bookmarks by Craig Bak
- Two sets of unusual colorful free printable bookmarks.
Printable Mother's Day Bookmark - Roses and Loving Quote
Free bookmark for mom or grandmother
Roses and Quotation Mother's Day Bookmark
Free printable Mother's Day quotation bookmark. Print this full color bookmark on heavy weight photo paper for gorgeous results. Laminate and add a silky ribbon tassel. Quote reads "The Mother's Heart is the Child's Schoolroom" printed over a background of lovely roses.
Carry Your Books In Style with a Book Bag
Blue Q - Miso Pretty (Bird) Shopper
Amazon Price: (as of 02/14/2012)
Reusable shopping and schlepping bags are strong enough for heavy loads like books or bottles.
Big, basic, long lasting construction at a great price.
Recycle Crafts - Make Bookmarks from Cards, Calendars, Gift Wrap
Cut up old greeting cards to use the pictures and the card stock to make bookmarks.
Cut scraps of gift wrap and glue them to scraps of greeting card backs.
Cut up the pictures from old calendars and paste them onto slightly larger pieces of cut up greeting cards. You could also use this idea to craft a collage bookmark.
Bookplates - Artistic Name Labels for Your Library
Bookplates were first used in Germany after the introduction of moveable type and book printing presses. The practice of sticking a label with the library owner's name and a bit of art or coat of arms took off from there and was very popular. Today book lovers and libraries still affix bookplates to books to identify and adorn the inside book cover (front or back).Childrens bookplates encourage young readers to build a personal library beginning in childhood, and they instill a sense of love and respect for books at an early age.
If you love to read, you probably have a collection of books you love, and loan books to family and friends. Adding a bookplate to the inside cover of your books reminds borrowers where to return your treasured volumes when they've finished reading.
Art nouveau bookplate labels
Vintage Book Plate
I discovered this vintage bookplate at The Vintage Moth blog.
Printable Bookplate Designs and Collections
Ex Libris (from the library of ...)
- bentleyboutique.com - Bookplates
- Printable bookplates for kids - sports, ballet, back to school book label designs to download free.
- Confessions of a Bookplate Junkie
- Random thoughts from a passionate bookplate collector. Lots of beautiful illustrations of antique bookplates.
- Northwest Native American bookplates and bookmarks
- Personalize your library with these beautiful and authentic bookplates and bookmarks, each featuring an important animal figure in Northwest Native American legend. Customize your bookplates with your name. Or, give them away as gifts!
- Free Printable Bookplates for Children
- Many different free printable bookplate book label designs for boys and girls.
Booklovers Gift Bookmarks
Wedding favor, office gifts - bookmarks make the ideal small gift
Wood Bookmark Set of 12 with Fabric Covered Box
Amazon Price: (as of 02/14/2012)
Set of twelve hand painted wood bookmarks with cutout designs, 4" x 1" with satin tassels.in a lovely case.
Fabric and Fiber Bookmarks to Craft
- Crochet to Go: Flower Bookmark
- A quick, use-up-some-leftover-yarn project.
- Knitting Bookmarks
- Free patterns for easy to knit bookmarks.
Free Printable Christmas Bookmarks
Fun to make holiday bookmark craft sheets - use them for gift tags!
Include a new bookmark along with a book you give as a holiday gift, or use a printable bookmark as a gift tag.
Book Embosser - Mark Books, Papers, Certificates
Library Book Embosser - Great Gift Idea
Amazon Price: $25.00 (as of 02/14/2012)
List Price: $39.95
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- Ergonomic Soft Grip Handle
- Available with 1-5/8" round die or 1"x2" rectangular die.
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Copper Plated Metal Bookmark Craft
Copper Plated Metal Bookmark - Fun Craft Beading Project 3.35 Inches (X2)
Amazon Price: $2.75 (as of 02/14/2012)
List Price: $4.19
Hook that hangs over binding has 18 Gauge, 8mm open jump ring, ready to dangle any assortment of personal charms and beads.
Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Free Bookmark Crafts
Printable Bookmarks to Print, Cut Out and Decorate
- Halloween Bookmarks - Bats, Boo and Candy Corn for Trick or Treat!
- Free printable Halloween bookmark craft sheet makes 3 colorful Trick or Treat bookmarks or gift tags.
- Bookmark Gifts & Craft Projects
- Free printable bookmarks and coloring bookmarks to print, cut and give as a thoughtful gift to dad, mom, grandma, grandpa or teacher for father's day, mother's day or any gift occasion.
- Free Printable Bookmark Craft Sheets
- Free printable kids bookmarks with love, wildlife, reading is cool and holiday themes.
- Bookmark Factory--National Geographic Kids Activity
- Make bookmarks for yourself and your friends. Write your own text and choose different designs, objects, borders, and backgrounds. When you are finished, print them.
- Animal Rights Bookmarks to Print
- Free Printable Bookmarks with animal rights related illustrations and high resolution images are available for download as pdf files from the Mirage Bookmark website.
- USGS Learning Web :: Explorer :: Playtime :: Download Bookmarks
- Bookmarks to print from The Learning Web, a portion of the USGS website dedicated to K-12 education and life-long learning.
- Pirate Bookmarks to Color
- free printable templates for pirate bookmarks
- Kids Crafts Gift Crafts: Bookmarks
- Kids Crafts Gift Crafts: Bookmarks These kids crafts bookmarks are simple enough once you have made them a few times.
- Corner Bookmarks! (An "Use Your Scraps" Tutorial)
- Make a quick and easy corner bookmark from paper or card stock scraps ... or a colorful envelope corner.
- Mardars Printables - Printable Bookmarks
- Printable bookmarks, book corners and book place holders - free for personal use.
Quick Print Bookmark Printables
Encourage Reading and Prevent Damage to Bindings
You can encourage kids to read by having them make colorful bookmarks for themselves and as gifts for friends and family. Bookmarks make ideal party favors and craft activities, plus they offer a creative way to use up bits of leftover craft papers, card stock and trimmings.Younger children will enjoy decorating a coloring bookmark, then pasting it onto card stock to make a personal bookmark or gift.
Bookmarks are popular favors for kids parties, and as treats for Halloween, summer camp activities or as a small extra tucked into a birthday card. Some bookmarks can even be used as a gift tag - simply write your personal message on the back and the tag becomes a bookmark to treasure for years.
Reading is Cool Bookmarks to Print and Cut Out
Baby Seal Printable Bookmarks - endangered animals print and cut bookmark craft sheet
Bookmark Crafts -Print and Cut Bookmark Crafts Projects for holidays including Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Grandparents Day, St. Patrick's Day, Mother's Day,Father's Day
Kwanzaa Bookmarks - Happy Kwanzaa harvest corn bookmark sheet
Bookplates to Label Your Book Collection
Add a bit of personality to your private library
Vintage Letterpress Style Book Plates
Childrens Bookplates - Encourage Kids to Love Books and Build Their Own Library
Childrens Book Labels and Stickers - this is a big collection created by a collaborative group of childrens book illustrators. The designs are charming; printable labels and book plates are free for personal use.My Home Library offers a wide assortment of kid-favorite bookplates. Some bookplates are original designs by kids - both color and black and white plates are included in the collections.
Reading is Fundamental bookplate designs feature fun characters on free printable bookplates for kids (some to color in, and some already in color).
Bookhive offers lovely full color childrens bookplates designed to print on Avery labels.
Robot Book Labels designed by Creative Mamma, these Robot Book Labels designed using her original illustrations are sure to make your child's books way cool for school!
Free Kids Book Labels - printable, personalizable book labels for children in several different styles
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Reading Lovers Book Light Book Mark
It's a light, it's a bookmark, it's a terrific gift
Zelco LED Bookmark Lite
Amazon Price: (as of 02/14/2012)
Not only will this handy tool mark your place in a book, it lights up the page for you when you read.
Book Mark Cards -
Small business card bookmarks and greeting card bookmarks
Love Bookmark Greeting Card by imagefactory
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How do you save your page in a book, or keep track of your books from your personal library?
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azD40x
Jan 28, 2012 @ 12:08 pm | delete
- Great lens! Additional idea for my book cover design clients!
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CruiseReady
Jan 25, 2012 @ 4:51 pm | delete
- Nice lens! I would love to have one of those book embossers - how cool are they?
As for bookmarks, I rarely use them. I just remember the page number, and am always surprised that so many other people don't do that.
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jadehorseshoe
Dec 21, 2011 @ 4:03 pm | delete
- A perfect lens!
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fanfreluche
Dec 20, 2011 @ 2:11 pm | delete
- I love vintage bookplates, this is something I could really collect but try not too (too many collection already)
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WordWings
Oct 11, 2011 @ 2:20 pm | delete
- I collect bookmarks, trying for one per book, except the one I choose to read, every time. Then I have to use a receipt or a scrap of paper, even a straw wrapper. My favorite one is the little ribbon attached to lovely books. That one I don't lose. Thanks for this adorable lens.
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Sylvestermouse
Aug 27, 2011 @ 8:46 am | delete
- Wonderful compilation of resources for bookmarks and bookplates! These would be awesome to print out and give with each book gift. I can't believe I have never thought to do that before! I love my own bookmarks, some have very special meaning and they serve as a great reminder of the giver.
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gregoryolney
Aug 25, 2011 @ 3:11 am | delete
- Nice idea for a lens - I collect leather bookmarks. I've featured your lens on my lens about the Franco-British Exhibition of 1908. Hope you get lots of visitors !
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Papier Aug 21, 2011 @ 11:36 pm | delete
- very special bookmarks and bookplates. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Enjoyed it!
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elhuntley
Aug 15, 2011 @ 9:34 am | delete
- Good lens! I;ve always just used what was handy like a foled piece of paper or a business card.
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grifith
Aug 14, 2011 @ 10:06 am | delete
- Very Nice Lens
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scarlettohairy
Aug 12, 2011 @ 8:31 pm | delete
- I love my bookmarks but sometimes do use whatever is handy like a receipt or even a tissue! You've provided some beautiful bookmarks here.
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agoofyidea
Aug 12, 2011 @ 5:58 pm | delete
- Lovely designs. I am always looking for more bookmarks. I'll be checking out more of your lenses.
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PaulOnBooks
Aug 11, 2011 @ 8:02 am | delete
- V ery nicely done, Angel Blessed
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Heather426
Aug 10, 2011 @ 3:16 pm | delete
- I love bookmarks and sort of collect them. Beautiful page!
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Donnette
Jul 11, 2011 @ 3:15 pm | delete
- I absolutely KNEW when I opened this page that it HAD to be yours! Absolutely gorgeous!
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Serenia
Jul 1, 2011 @ 7:26 am | delete
- I used to turn the page corners down to save my place, Now I use bookmarks. I have a large collection of bookmarks. Have never pasted any bookplates into any of my books. Personally I beleive that devalues the books. I too am a huge fan of bibliophile stuff. I have a couple of lenses on antiquarian books & authors. Very Nice Lens. Blessed by the reading lists angel.
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Craig Bak - The 7thDwarf
May 4, 2011 @ 3:43 pm | delete
- Great Lens, thanks for the good info!
I would like to give you a link to some bookmarks I made to download free:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/30783938/Print-Bookmarks-02
I'll be making some bookplates soon too.
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Philippians468
Apr 13, 2011 @ 1:12 am | delete
- i'm alright with any bookmark that is thin, no corner folding please! cheers
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tailortoo
Mar 30, 2011 @ 9:29 am | delete
- As a dressmaker, there are always lots of scraps of fabric around. Cut into bookmark size, fabric pieces make for a colourful bookshelf if you leave at least one in each book.
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Gloriousconfusion
Feb 14, 2011 @ 5:19 pm | delete
- I have a packet of beautiful Ex Libris bookplates, but I hate to stick things in books as, being a book collector, I think it reduces their value as collectors' items, although if they are not particularly valuable, and not first editions, it probably doesn't matter. I have a collection of several bookmarks, which I always use, as I hate seeing a book laid open and face-down - sacrilege!
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Index to Bookmarks and Book Labels
- Laminators for Making Sturdy Bookmarks
- Bookmarks and Bookplates - Small Works of Art
- Free Printable Bookmarks Make Wonderful Gifts or Gift Tags
- Little Critters Bookplates
- Spine Savers Poll - How do you mark your page in a book?
- Bookmarks by the Dozen
- Free Printable Bookmarks - Gifts for Readers and Book Lovers
- Bookmark and Book Plate Gift Ideas
- Book Totes and Book Bags
- Printable Bookmark Craft Pages
- Printable Mother's Day Bookmark - Roses and Loving Quote
- Carry Your Books In Style with a Book Bag
- Recycle Crafts - Make Bookmarks from Cards, Calendars, Gift Wrap
- Bookplates - Artistic Name Labels for Your Library
- Vintage Book Plate
- Printable Bookplate Designs and Collections
- Booklovers Gift Bookmarks
- Fabric and Fiber Bookmarks to Craft
- Free Printable Christmas Bookmarks
- Book Embosser - Mark Books, Papers, Certificates
- Copper Plated Metal Bookmark Craft
- Free Bookmark Crafts
- Quick Print Bookmark Printables
- Bookplates to Label Your Book Collection
- Vintage Letterpress Style Book Plates
- Childrens Bookplates - Encourage Kids to Love Books and Build Their Own Library
- Make a Donation to Room to Read
- Reading Lovers Book Light Book Mark
- Book Mark Cards -
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- Blessings from Squid Angels
- Your Thoughts and Greetings About Bookmarks and Book Plates
- A Brief Author Bio
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This Book Belongs To: Grady McFerrin: Bookplates, Stickers, and Labels for the Book Lover
Amazon Price: $6.12 (as of 02/14/2012)
Don't lose your favorite books - label them so borrowers know where to return them.
Digital Bookmark
Track or countdown reading time
Mark-My-Time Digital Bookmark- Neon Blue
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Also ideal for timing music practice sessions, timed math fact activities, meetings, homework study sessions, cooking and interval training when exercising.
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