Too many books to read and not enough time to read! Do you know what I mean?! I had intended to write some thoughts I had about each book, but I soon realised that I just didn’t have the time or mental capacity to this and would rather spend my time reading 😭 These are…
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a new batch of bookmonsters
Meet the new batch of bookmonsters ready to journey into whatever adventures you go on. They’ll guard your spot where you left off with a vengeance and they’ll keep you company from the scariest of moments to crying from heartbreak to laughter! Each one is hand painted and one of a kind. Find them in…
Read Morehow the future will imagine now
I was having a conversation my friend who was telling me about London Mithraeum an archaeological discovery in London of the Roman era, nearly 2000 years ago. As she explained to me what she had learnt it prompted me to think of the similarities to two books I had read recently: The Power by Naomi…
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Do you have piles of books waiting to be read? These book monsters will conquer them in no time! I love making these little book monsters. They are all one of a kind and I’m using my tiny leather scraps for the appliqué and all hand painted. I hope they brighten someone’s reading, diary, planner…
Read Morethe importance of books
The threat of ‘books will become obsolete’ gets thrown around every time some new technology emerges. It feels safe to say that books are here to stay, maybe it’s the human nature of needing to tell stories? Of course the format has expanded, and in some ways become more inclusive. (eBooks, Kindle, audiobooks, not to…
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never lose your place with me
We just added two new colours to our bookmark range – this beautiful redwood/dark mahogany red leather paired with a light minty sage suede lining. And this army green leather paired with a deep purple suede lining. Both can be personalised, find them here along with other colour combinations.
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what are you reading?
It’s World Book Day! I love that we have a day to celebrate books, as a child, books were my haven, I didn’t have many friends so I would often retreat into the school library and read. From an early age, I developed a real love for books because it could take me away into…
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lime green
The newest colour addition to the bookmarks collection… I love this lime green, it so fun, bright and refreshing. Paired with this racing green suede lining it’s pretty lime-esque. Is it weird I compare a lot of colour to food? (i.e. the purple one to aubergine.) It’s now available online and can be personalised too.…
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secret love notes
When I first came up with this design, it was genuinely because I love reading books and taking them everywhere with me especially when commuting on a train or tube. (I can’t read on a bus or car.) I got frustrated that bookmarks would inevitably fall out inside my bag and I would then have to…
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another shade of grey
Remember the last shade I had? I loved this mottled steely grey with the ‘old lavender’ lilac. They were all gone before December and was featured on this lovely blog. So I made two different shades of grey this time as one is very limited. I really like this shade of grey and it paired…
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by Law: to feed my creative soul 