Tuesday 16 October 2012

My Latest Obsession…

So today I wanted to do something a little different and share with you guys something I have been loving lately. It is book related so I figured it suited the blog and with so many people starting Uni and are back at school now I thought this might be helpful to some of you. So you may know that I am OBSESSED with bookmarks and actually collect them, and you may also know that I was quite ill recently. And so my lovely friend and fellow blogger Ellie at Musings of a Bookshop Girl actually introduced me to this obsession when she gifted me some mini magnetic travel bookmarks as a get well soon gift! I absolutely loved the idea of having instead of one big bookmark lots of little ones especially as being a book blogger I like to mark off several pages for quotes I want to use in reviews or references that kind of thing and because I found them so useful I went straight on to Amazon and bought some more.

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You can get cute different designs but what I found really useful were the emotion, punctuation and word mini i-clips. I’d never come across this kind of bookmark before and immediately thought how useful they would be. Marking off a sad face with something I didn’t like about the book, a question mark for a word I needed to look up, an @ sign for something I needed to look up about the book online, they are so, so, handy for marking a quick quote or word in a book, selecting why your marking it off instead of actually having to write a note to yourself explaining and ending up having lots of bits of paper that tend to fall out and bulk up the book. And best of all, on the back of each clip is an arrow so you can point exactly to the sentence you’re referring to instead of having to read the whole page again to find the quote you bookmarked.

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On top of being quick and easy to use the little magnets stay put and are nice and secure. They are so tiny that they look really discreet in your book and don’t make it too bulky. I like to store mine in the little plastic holders they come in using one for useful symbols and the other for the cute ones that are just for fun. I usually keep them on my desk so I can quickly grab one when I need it but they’re small enough to carry on the go as well. The i-clip bookmarks featured in this post are by Peter Pauper Press and can be found on Amazon for a mere £2.99 for eight. These little bookmarks really are a book bloggers best friend and have already been so useful to me so I really wanted to share a little post about them with you guys in case you’re a fellow book blogger, if you’re at school or uni and could use them for text books or required reading, or if you simply just love the idea and find them super cute and dinky! I have fallen in love with these little babies and have found them super useful when writing my book reviews, hopefully after reading this post some of you will try them out and fall in love with them too!

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  1. LOVE magnetic book marks. I have a few, but I've also MADE some for my book club. Just take pretty paper or fabric, laminate or stiffen, then glue on magnets. Here's a blog post about them if you are interested: http://annetteshobbyspot.blogspot.com/2011/12/bookmark-mania.html

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    1. Wow! Thanks for the tip! Will definitely look into this!

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  2. I love magnetic bookmarks too! I have two but they're not as fun as yours. I've never seen anything like these before 0___0 Love the idea!

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  3. Ooooooh I love these! They'd be so useful for my textbooks where normal bookmarks just get lost between the pages. Will definitely be buying some, thanks for letting us know about them! :)

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    1. Yay! Glad you'll be buying some Liz and I hope they're helpful to you :)

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  4. I never use actual book marks, just pieces of paper I find, but these ones are super cute! Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Your welcome Rachel, they are rather cute!

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  5. Oh dear, I really started something here didn't I... ;)

    Glad you've taken to the idea so whole-heartedly, those symbol ones are a great idea for book bloggers! I'm constantly sticking bits of paper into my books to mark pages, or keeping one piece at the beginning with a list of page numbers. D'ya think they'd stay put even with all the travelling my books do, bumping to and from work in my tote every day?

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    1. You really did! :D

      Well I've carried them around in my bag and they've stayed nice and sturdy so I'd imagine so...could always just get one pack and try them just to see? Can't go wrong for £2.99!

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  6. Ooh, what a great idea! These are so cute, I need to get me some! ^^

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  7. Awww these little bookmarks are so adorable Jess! Usually my book is over flowing with post it's or I have loads of notes in my notepad, but I really like the look of these! I definitely think I may have to get some! Thanks for sharing these funky little things with us! :)

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    1. Your welcome hun! Mine used to be the same I think you'll find them really useful and they are super cute!

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  8. *neeeeeeeeed* these are fabulous, Jess, thank you for posting about them!! will have to buy!!!

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  9. I love these clips, Jess! I must get some. I'm usually marking book up with post it notes and then I'm not sure why I've marked the page until I scan it again. :)

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    1. Yay! Glad you love them Rachel! They really are super handy.

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  10. These look awesome! I tend to lose bookmarks if I use regular ones and then drop the book in my handbag. These may be the solution :)

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    1. That is one of the reasons I love them so much, they hold a good grip!

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