![]() I am positive that the origami corner bookmark will be my favourite of them to accompany book gifts. On my blog, I have already presented some of my ideas for gift supplements that make presents more personal. ![]() When someone asks for a book as a gift, I usually try to make this gift creative. DIY corner bookmarks may carry an inscription.Now, I can easily create a beautiful bookmark that will match my current reading material myself! Yet I don’t buy a new bookmark for each new book I’m reading, especially that the prettiest ones from designer stores may cost even half of the price of the book. I like it when useful objects are also pretty, and I usually try to pick bookmarks that suit a given book. When I was buying them years ago, it didn’t occur to me that I would probably never use two or more of them at once, and I find it rather awkward to use them for other books. Most of my current bookmarks feature characters from the ‘Harry Potter’ series. Origami corner bookmarks may be personalised at will.And even if they eventually tear, it is so easy and quick to make them, that I can replace them effortlessly. Owing to special folding, the parts of origami corner bookmarks that are most prone to damage are properly reinforced, which increases their lifespan significantly. If I used its sheets to make a simple, rectangular bookmark, I would have to laminate it so that it lasted until I finished reading my book. I made my first DIY corner bookmark from a multicolour jotter block. Origami corner bookmarks are surprisingly durable.Needless to say, I deeply appreciate the fact that origami corner bookmarks have a good grip on pages without damaging them, like paper-clip or magnet bookmarks. Therefore, my bookmarks often fall out of the books either when they are still in my bag, or when they are already out (in which case they usually land on the muddy bus floor). Since I mostly read in public transport, my books are usually in a vertical position, and I have to hold the current page and the bookmark with the same hand (for I need the other hand to tightly grip something that will prevent me from falling down □. 4 reasons why I decided to replace all of my bookmarks I browsed the Internet for inspiration, and found a real treasure: funny origami bookmarks that can be made in less than two minutes! It took me no time to decide that my initial plans to print and laminate a rectangular paper bookmark looked bleak in comparison with colourful triangular monsters consuming book corners, lions edging pages with their shaggy manes and penguins waddling on white sheets of paper. That is why I instantly thought about bookmarks. Although she has just started her adventure with books, she is already turning into an avid reader. I was looking for a creative gift for a 9-year-old niece. I immediately made a dozen of them, and I already know who to give them to! ![]() I have recently discovered extremely practical, easy to make origami corner bookmarks, which may be personalised. ![]()
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