Beautiful Bookplates

I don't know if I've ever been so excited over a printed product for the shop. Really and truly, these so exceeded my expectations when they returned from the printers, I was in paper-nerd heaven!

The surface of each label is very lightly textured, and just so darn nice.

We're already putting ours to use around here! Josiah asked if he could have 900, and I said: "...You can have maybe 9". I've been scheming these since the freebie download at Craftsanity, and I'm so proud to offer them in my shop.  They are packaged up in glassine packets, and look so very pretty that way.

They're now in ye olde shoppe, so if you're of the bookplate-ish persuasion, hop over and take a peek!

Comments

[Kim]

You have the most unique ideas! No wonder we all come back to visit so often.

[jen]

i do adore me a good bookplate. my friend made me some for yule, but i haven't applied them yet. i need to do that. perhaps during my two months off this summer!

[Kit Knitty]

I love these! Do you think you'll make any for boys? I have a very special little boy book fiend in my house who would love to have his own bookplates.

[Olivia]

Thank you for the doll pattern you put on the Martha site- I made my first one over the weekend, for a wee girls birthday and she loved it.. I think! Was so easy to follow and to sew- think I'm going to be giving lots of dolls as gifts from now on. I popped a picture on my blog if you'd like to see. Thanks again,
Olivia

[jen]

(continued from last post)
Something wonderful occurred to me today, I feel like a dunce for not thinking this already, which is that, If I could teach myself how to design knits, I can teach myself to design websites! Technologically inclined or not! Now you're probably thinking, Yikes, this girl must spend her whole day just thinking up things to write in my comments. Well, you're wrong. I only do that Tuesdays and Thursdays.

[Du Buh Du Designs]

These are so sweetly sophisticated! I'd love to see boy ones but I may have to get these for my son's hardback books. Ok, so he's only two but I want to pass down his books to his children and have a nice bookplate inside. Well done and congrats on your last update. Didnt get a doll as the one in my card was already taken:) Look forward to the next one!
~Christine

[Rachel]

These are so wonderful! I'm glad to see a bookplate that is whimsical and pretty!

[Molly Kate]

These are adorable! I love them!!!

[jen]

Hi! I wrote you and email a while ago asking about startup biz advice, but then I listened to your Craftsanity podcast, about how you receive dozens of letters like that every day asking how to set up a store just like yours, and I understand you're very busy making cute things, and that it would take forever to answer all of them. But I'm kinda thick-headed, so I thought I'd ask this qwuestion anyhoo: I want to open in about one month, I'm building a li'l pile of stock, but am completely stuck on my website/blog. After looking at many, many sites, I decided to go with typepad for my blog. Having no programming/web designing experience myself, I'm struggling designing my site. I was wondering, do you design yours yourself, or did you have to hire someone? Is there a how-to resource for making a pretty site/blog, particularly and arty-centred one, that I haven't found yet? Second question, a brief one: Your pics are always stunning and sharp, what kind of camera do you use? I'm getting much better with my digital 3.2 megapixel, but there is a distinct lack of sharpness in my pictures - the details are always blurry. Not so good when you're photographing crafts, right? I read your blog whenever there's a new post, and from one old soul to another, three cheers to your crafty loveliness, and the inspiration you bring to lots of arts and craftsters!

[Rubyellen]

haha... correction ***my husband's books!!! haha...

still laughing so hard!

[Rubyellen]

Makes me want to put them on all my books... and my husbands!

[Marisa]

Oh my goodness... so cute!

[Tizzalicious]

Ohhhh, I looooooove them!

[nan]

*cries* I missed it again...
Will there be more? Thanks!

[Betsy]

These are great..
Soo..I had a dream last night that I was in this kitchen, which turned out to be my dream kitchen, because it had yellow walls and turquoise trim/appliances. And one wall had this collection of about 10 of your prints..I wanted to move in..lol..

[www.projectblancoyd.com]

Oh those a cute. Hey I just did this massive picture round up that will have your drooling. Not sure if you kew this but Anthropologie has a new spinoff business called "Terrain" and here are some of the pictures along with some Longwood Gardens ones...

http://projectblancoyd.typepad.com/project_blancoyd/2008/05/my-date-with-my.html

[Pamela Overmier]

These are cute, yes tell us what sewing machine you ended up buying, and when are you having more original paintings for sale? I didnt even get to see the prices to see if I can afford one, seems a lot of us couldnt get in the shop......and when we did it was all gone! : ( Pam

[marjorie]

oh, these are so sweet! :)

[Carrie]

SO cute! I LOVE swans so these really grabbed my attention!

[Jennifer]

So sweet! I also like the packaging in the glassine envelopes.

[Marissa]

Oh I love them I'm not sure if any of my books are worthy though...they might have to become like the sticker collection of my childhood -just for show.

[Sophie]

Oh I love the bookplates...and this Sophie will have to wait her turn for a Sophie doll...little sadness here...little pouting...I'll get over it, I promise!

[elmaelsiena]

Love the bookplates!! Can't wait to get mine.

[melissa Crowe]

Love bookplates--LOVE THEM. Good call.

Are you gonna tell us what kind of sewing machine you got (or did I miss that)? I'm dying to know.

[sheva]

I love these!! Do you have them printed at a shop are they like a big sticker?

[Jessie Mae]

Oh wow! Awesome!

[Gina]

How wonderful it must feel to get something back, that turns out even better than you expected. They are very cute.

[miss.michelle]

...Paper-Nerd? Understandable :)

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<3~michelle

[Rebecca]

Perfecto Miss! They make me want to paste them in all of my husbands books. I am very sure he would give me attitude about it, sadly. I wrote his name in a book once before we were married because a friend of his was going to read it and he went off on me.

[tiffany]

Oh they are just lovely! I would consider myself in the paper nerd catagory as well. :)

[sara]

hmmmmm I might have to go visit your shop for book plates...since I'm obviously never going to get a black apple dollie!

[jen]

I love these! Soo perfect for my most loved books!

[Dave]

Oh!!! i NEED some! yay!

I've just been posting about beautiful books we have, I'll have to adorn some of them with nice bookplates :)

[GirlieGirl]

I must have been checking out your etsy just after you posted this... very cute! (I'm having to dowload this Craftsanity podcast...maybe I can take a listen while waiting for my DD's dance class tonight).

[nicky]

just found your blog, lovely stuff you do.All these things I find give me faith,

Best wishes,

Nicky

[Chrissy]

Haha. I would be excited too. Those are really beautiful. I want some.