Jewelry for Book Lovers

One of my best friends from the The Netherlands visited me a while ago and brought the most precious gift for me: a book in Dutch! I do miss reading Dutch.
As a little 'thank you' I handcrafted a wire wrapped beaded book thong or bookmark with olive green heart charm, silver plated metal flower and leaf charms, semi precious olive green Cat's Eyes beads, black fabric cord and silver plated findings for my green eyed friend:

And now I am hooked. This can be such a nice project when you have jewelry findings and beads left from other jewelry creations. This is one of my Summer Holiday projects, especially for book lovers: beaded book thongs.

Here are a couple of pictures to show you some of my creations. I already gave some away and some are already sold.

SeaHorse Book Thong for readers like me. This bookmark has a cloisonne seahorse bead, gold coloured bells, wooden beads, semi precious Cat's Eyes bead, acrylic beads and has a double cord. One cord to mark where you have stopped reading and one cord to mark your favourite part of the book. I usually read my favourite part each time I want to continue reading the book.

Lady Book Thong. This bookmark is especially made for the lady who enjoy the finer and natural things in life with silver plated metal flower and leaves charms and glass beads.

This blue and green flower bookmark with blue and green glass bead, silver plated metal flower charm, green and blue leaves is for young smart focused girls with a clear goal in life.

Absolutely adorable book thong from copper plated findings, semi precious Turqoise beads, semi precious Cat's Eyes beads, handmade copper bead (from a wonderful bead artisan), glass beads and blue leaf charm. I made this one especially for my hard working, witty, 11-going-on-110 year old daughter.

Bookmark with glass beads and semi precious Agate bead for the straight forward, sophisticated reader.

Asia inspired bookmark. When I think of Asia, I think of great combinations of colours. The gold plated findings suit really well with shades of orange, red acrylic beads and gold coloured glass beads. For readers who like a bit of spice in life.

And a last one for Doctor Who fans (including me):

Keep the telephone box with you at all times, especially for male, female, young and older Doctor Who fans.

Beaded book thongs or bookmarks are a perfect gift for that special someone regardless their gender or age and it is a great gift for yourself. You can use it for the book you are currently reading to mark where you have stopped reading, but you can also use it for your notebook or diary.

Even though books are holy for me, I do have to admit that I used to turn down a corner of a page to mark where I finished reading the last time. And I am blushing now. Shame on me! I am leaving another bad habit in the past with this wonderful accessory for books. Bookmarks or book thongs are the answer to keep your books for generations.

Here is an article about the history of bookmarks.

Mamasakio's bookmarks are available in my online shops from October 2010.