November 11 ~ Gifts for Bookworms
| We have a thing for fabric, of course, but books almost rival that love. Give your favorite bookworm something special this holiday season. |  |
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Handmade Hardwood Bookmark Bruno shows how to make this unique bookmark (with permanent markers or a wood burner) in his Handmade Hardwood Bookmark Tutorial via Curbly. |
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Reading Companion Anna created a Reading Companion Tutorial on her Marmadaisy blog. The Companion is a fabric bookmark with an attached eyeglass holder. |
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Chicken Scratch Bookmarks Kerri’s Chicken Scratch Bookmarks Tutorial from Kerri Made is a fun way to gussy up your gingham (and it can quickly become addictive!). |
Don’t miss these related tutorials from the SMS archives: Reading & Writing, Tote Bags (a.k.a. library bags!) and our Hanging Bed Organizer.
Here are just a handful of fabrics we love for some of these projects. Click on the fabric images to visit the Sew,Mama,Sew! shop:
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Reading is Sexy Shirts, Mugs & More buyolympia.com sells Sarah Utter’s Reading is Sexy Shirts, mugs, magnets and more. We also love the Future Librarian onesies (and the Crafty Lady tees, for that matter). |
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Homemade Marshmallows Ashley from Artisan Sweets has a delectable Homemade Marshmallow Recipe, the perfect topper for a big mug of cocoa paired with a good read. |
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More Handmade Holiday Ideas
10 ~ Elementary Kids
9 ~ Snow Fiends
8 ~ Teachers
7 ~ Holidays at Home
6 ~ Pet Lovers
5 ~ Crafters
4 ~ Music Lovers
3 ~ Babies & Toddlers
2 ~ Travelers
1 ~ Tweens & Teens
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402 Responses to “November 11 ~ Gifts for Bookworms”
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Love this gift category!!!!
I love that wooden bookmark. What a great — and easy — idea. I think I’d pair it with a book or a gift certificate to a bookstore.
I love these! I’m looking forward to becoming addicting to gussying up my gingham. =)
Ooh, reading is sexy! That reading companion is the perfect gift for…me!
Thanks!!
Love all the great ideas! I think I’ll have to make something for my book club ladies!
oooh! i love, love, love that wooden bookmark!
Lots of book lovers on my list! Thanks for the great ideas! Those homemade marshmallows look really yummy too!!
That bookmark is wonderful, and the eyglass case, too. Thank you!
Ooooh, homemade marshmallows are the best!
I’ve been wanting to try chicken scratch. Thanks for the tutorial.
I like the bookmarks!
I love the crayon roll! very cute.
I love homemade marshmallows! they taste so good. and i love that reading is sexy mug–gonna have to buy one of those. and the handmade bookmarks are such a great idea. thanks for the ideas!
Loving all the great ideas! I’m definitely trying marshmallows this year.
I adore that chicken scratch bookmark! And…a homemade gift even my mother-in-law would like? I scarcely believe it – it’s almost too good to be true!
I have a few bookworms on my list. A gift certificate would be a great aide in whipping up some of these great ideas!!
I had no idea you could make marshmallows at home!
P.S. Reading IS sexy!
The “Reading is Sexy” mug is just perfect!
Those wood bookmarks look really cool.
So many possibilities for the reading companion – I like the idea of making one that holds a pen too! Thanks for all the great ideas!
I was just wondering the other day while roasting marshmallows over the fire (yes it is already cold enough here for the fireplace and playing in the snow) with the kiddos where I saw that homemade marshmallow recipe.Now I know! Yippee! Gotta try em!
those are great ideas! thank you!
homemade marshmallows? Awesome!! That would be a great thing to go in a bookworm basket! Thanks for all the great ideas!
Great stuff!! I am loving all these tutorials, I can’t wait to try some out!!
Rachel
Yummy, homemade marshmallows! Can’t wait to give those a try!
Hi – greetings from the ultimate bookworm…the wooden bookmark is fabulous!
Cheers, Julia
P.S.: Thanks again for putting all those gorgeous tutorials together!
Okay…LOVE the reading is sexy mug!!! As a huge bookworm I’m going to have to check one of those out for myself!!! Also excited about the marshmallow recipe…have been wanting try homemade ones for a while now.
Love all of these ideas, especially the reading companion!
Thanks for the chance to win a great giveaway!
Oh I love the bookmark. I have a similar design for some of my Gocco cards. Love it!!
And oh, marshmallows!!
So glad to see the Chicken Scratch tutorial; I’ve been itching to give that a try.
Love the chicken scratch bookmarks!
Love the wood bookmark! What a great idea!
The wood bookmark is beautiful!
these are perfect ideas for my sister the book worm. thanks for sharing!
Oooooh, these are so much cuter than my usual “torn page out of some hopefully-not-important piece of paper!”
Great gifts! I am going to make all of these for my family!
I really love the bookmark/eyeglass holder. What a great idea!
What a great list of gift options! Books definitely rival fabric in my life and this post inspired me.
Wow, those marshmallows look delicious — a perfect excuse to take a break from all of my holiday sewing! Thanks for the recipe!
Yummy on the homemade marshmallows. I also know a few people who would could benefit from the reading companion.
Thanks for a great contest! Hey come enter my contest sewmamasew
i’m giving away 100.00 in handstamped jewels!
Love the hanging bed organizer…will pair it with new books and reading lights for my 8 and 9 year olds for a stocking stuffer. Might even make one for my 4 year old to give him a place to stuff the multitude of legos, cars, and other little boy treasures he takes to bed with him every night. Of course, the $20 gift certificate to SMS would give me a great opportunity to use some awesome fabrics…hint, hint.
Another great day with wonderful ideas. I’m in love with the chicken scratch bookmarks. That may just be bumped to this afternoon’s project time.
Im so excited at the possibility of winning, yeah for free fabric
$20! Oh, what I could make with some new fabric. The possibilities are endless.
I loved that chicken scratch bookmark.
I think I probably will do one for my sister.
I love to give books as gifts, these are some great ideas to accompany those.
I love reading and I love the bookmarks. I think I’ll spoil myself and make some for me!
I love all of today’s features. Maybe it is because I am a bookworm. I am going to put myself on my giftlist.
oh how cool, these would make great stocking stuffers for sure!!
Reading companion added to list ~ check! Marshmallows to make ~ check! Thank you so much for this crafty adventure!
Love the chicken scratch bookmark. I’m might consider a xmas gift to my sister.
LOL at the mug. I think my DH thinks I need one that says “Books are the other man in my life”
I love to read, but I might just love those marshmallows more!
Those homemade marshmallows look yummy! I may be forced to make some.
I HAVE to check out those mugs. Thanks for all the great ideas!
Yeah! I’m so ready for some holiday gift inspiration. Being a newbie sewer, I’m looking forward to making something handmade for my family and friends.
Homemade Marshmallows sound yummy!!
I think I will be making some fabric bookmarks this holiday….thanks for sharing.
You know, I can never die. I have way too many things I have to make.
loving those hardwood bookmarks!
Ooh – I love books . . . but homemade marshmallows are amazing (just don’t get the two too close together). Thanks for all of your great ideas!
Would love, love, love some new fabrics to work with.
Thanks!
I love the bookmark. I think I will try that for my hubby!
like the hanging bed organizer idea.
Sarah Utter’s work is fabulous.
i love the reading companion and the homemade marshmallows look yummy!
Yum! Homemade marshmallows.
I’ll have to try the homemade marshmallows… I’ve seen them cut into shapes with cookie cutters for parties!
I like the chicken scratch bookmarks! What a great beginer project.
Those homemade marshmallows look terrific! Thanks for another batch of great gift ideas… and the links to related projects from the archives!
These gifts make me wish I was an avid reader heehee. That cup is hilarious!
I am LOVINVG that mug!!!
Those marshmallows look pretty good! I may have to try that one out. And, I love the wooden bookmark!
I’ve always wanted to try chicken scratch. Thanks for the fun little tutorial link!
The bookmark idea is great!
Love the future Librarian and crafty lady merchandise. Will have to try the gingham bookmarks, too. Would love to win some goodies for my stash….have been entering your giveaways for over a year and no luck so far! I love being inspired daily by your blog and all the contributors. Thanks for all the ideas…
Oooo–definitely a booklover too! Maybe I’ll have to take some time this holiday season and actually sew up a few fancy bookmarks for *myself*!
I have one of Sarah’s tee shirts! I think I will have to try making marshmallows, those look fabulous!
love the ideas for every person on the list!
also…i’d love to add a button on my blog but am technically deficient…can anyone help with the code?
The wood bookmark is so cute and unique.
Wow- love those bookmarks! What a great idea to personalize a book gift! Oh and those homemade marshmallows? YUMMMMMMM!
Wow the bookmark is amazing, the next time I am in the craft store I may have to see about getting some materials
My Dad talks about how great homemade marshmallows were as a kid. We will have to try these out over Thanksgiving – Grandpa will be so excited!!
gorgeous bookmark! so simple yet so beautiful!
That wood bookmark is awesome!
My DH is a reader so this post is just right for me to find something for him….Thanks!
I’m not just crazy about fabric, I’m crazy about books, too. Today’s post makes me smile. (And I really want one of those “reading is sexy” mugs. Too bad I didn’t have one when I was in grad school; I might have felt better about all my work!)
My aunt had a hot chocolate bar at her house for the holidays last year. The marshmallows were a big hit!
I love the reading companion with the eyeglasses holder. My daughter wears glasses, and this would be perfect for her! Your holiday ideas are fantastic!
can’t wait to try those marshmallows!
Thanks for thinking of readers at the holidays. This encompasses everyone I know! : )
when do the amazing ideas stop? thanks for your great blog and give-aways!
Yummy- I usually can’t stand marshmallows, but those look delicious!!!
LOVE the hardwood bookmark. ANd those homemade marshmallows……..MMmmmmmm!
I’ve been thinking about making homemade marshmallows. I checked out the Artisan Sweets blog and it is so well-written and a pleasure to read. Thanks for sharing this great site.
I love the chicken scratch bookmarks! and I think I need that cute mug!
Love the hardwood bookmark – so classy! And of course the reading is sexy mug is cute and TRUE! My husband and I are both avid readers, so this definately appeals.
I’ve always wanted to try homemade marshmallows — thanks for reminding me!
These are just so clever. The reading glasses holder is adorable!
I love that you are providing ideas for crafters for bookworm type crafts. I love the eyeglass case bookmark. That is a fabulous idea. I know just who will be getting one of those this holiday season.
Awesome marshmallow recipe! I’ll have to try it out!
I love the chicken scratch bookmark idea- and boy do I love books! (although my husband keeps threatening to “reduce the burden on the floorboards”)
I’ve been reading alot of blogs about homemade marshmellows! I will have to make them now! I really like the hardwood bookmark, I’m going to get my DH on it right away!
Love all these ideas for presents, I need to get started on my homemade Christmas presents!
My favorite today is the reading companion. My mother would benefit from one of these and it is such a great unique idea. Thanks!
I love the reading is sexy stuff. Too cute, and totally me! And the chicken scratch bookmarks are really cute!
Thanks for the marshmellow recipe link! I keep forgetting that I want to try that out!
Ooh – both kinds of bookmarks are great! Thanks!
Homemade Marshmallows———sounds like I need to spend some sticky time in the kitchen with our two DGDs!
from Chilly VT where it is definitely cold enough to use these,
Patty M.
Bookmarks are good!!
I love the Reading Companion — perfect gift for several ladies on my gift list. Thanks for these great ideas!
Ooh, homemade marshmallows….so making these!
I’ve never tried homemade marshmallows, but I’m going to try the recipe this afternoon. And thanks for so many ideas for gifts for all my biblioholic friends!
I think my hard to buy for MIL will be getting the Reading companion, what an awesome idea.
The marshmallows look awesome, I think we definitely need to give those a try in the near future
Oh I love the bookmarks! I’m just lovin’ this series! Thanks!
That reading companion looks like the perfect gift for my Mom or mother-in-law. If only I had, 30 hours in a day…
Yummy Marshmallows. I’ll have to try that with the kids.
I’ve heard about homemade marshmallows and now I must try them!
I love Beth’s choice of fabric! That would look great with the lazy day skirt yesterday too! Thanks for all the great ideas.
I just came across your site and WOW! I am so thankful for it. I saw the October 31st post and that has really helped to jumpstart my creativity. I have been wanting to do a handmade holidary for some time – but didn’t know where to start. I know have a great jumping off point for all my gifts!!
I’m definitely making those marshmallows…and I think my mom needs a reader’s companion.
I have alot of bookworms on my Christmas list. I just love this category! Now I need the gift certificate to start shopping!
This is a great category. Thanks!
The hardwood bookmark is really cool — and I love Beth’s fabric choice today! very hot & colorful
mmm…marshmallows!
I am LOVING these projects!!!! I’ll be loads of these, I can just tell. I mean, next to sitting in front of a sewing machine on a cold winter night, what’s better than curling up with a good book?
I like the gingham bookmarks I think I will try out some of those. I would love the gift certificate as well.
Oh yeah, and I have the Reading Is Sexy button on my purse and get comments on it ALL the time! I can’t wait to get the mug.
I had never heard of “chicken scratch” on gingham. It looks like a really great craft!
Those Chicken Scratch ones are beautiful. Dont look like any chicken scratch Ive ever seen.
The fabric bookmark with an eyeglass holder is such a great idea! I must try it.
Now this is a set of gifts I can get behind.
What a great idea list the handmade holidays is.
I think I’m going to be making some bookmarks. thank you.
Love the line by Sarah Utter! That will be perfect for my grad school hubbie!
I can def. get into these! Everyone I know is a total bookworm. There is a “Guybrarian” teeshirt on the “buy it” page that would be perfect for my husband: a lonely male librarian in a sea of women. I’ve always wanted to make my own marshmallows, too. : )
Homemade marshmallows? OMG! Thank you! Off to go make some and prep up some hot chocolate for tomorrow’s after school treat!
oh my, i need that mug! thanks for the link!
Once again, some great ideas. I ‘ll have to remember that reader’s companion when I start needing reading glasses.
Mmmmmmm homemade marshmellows!!!! Can’t wait to try that recipe.
Love the bookmark, my kids love to read. Perfect for a stocking stuffer.
i love all these great ideas. I wish I had more time in the day!
Such neat ideas!
I am going to make those marshmellows and the crayon roll. What great ideas.
I love those bookmark ideas! They would be perfect gifts for my bookgroup. I have to make the homemade marshmellows as my mouth is watering just looking at them.
Wow, I’ve been tempted to make marshmallows with my kids for some time, but those drooly photos just pushed me over the edge! We have just the weather for it today in Maine…
All of the tutorials look great, but I love that wooden bookmark!
Those marshmallows made my mouth water!
what a surprise to see a tutorial with no fabric!
You guys have really outdone yourself with these gift ideas! I am so inspired! ~Thank you~
I’ve wanted to try chicken scratch forever! I’m so excited about this tutorial..
Love the glasses case…such a cute idea
These are perfect gift ideas for my MIL who loves books. I’ll think I’ll try the chicken scratch bookmarks!
That reading companion is a great idea!
That mug is just awesome!
I love that wooden bookmark. I might have to ask my husband to help me out on this project! What fun!
Great stuff.
Thanks again.
Seriously, folks–I think the Handmade Holidays blog is my favorite thing about November! Thanks!
I like the homemade marshmallow idea a lot, I can see that being a good holiday snack.
Oooo, those homemade marshmallows look yummy.
Love the wooden bookmark and the “Reading is Sexy” mug!
omg, that mug is the BEST!!
love the reading companion!! I might have to try that one
I’ve already started on some bookmarks. Thanks for more fabulous ideas!
yummmmm … marshmallows! Love the bookmarks, too.
With so many readers on my holiday gift list, I am definitely going to make some of these. I may even make am extra for me.
That book mark with the eye glass holder is so clever. Love it!
I really love that each day’s mix of things to make includes more than items to sew. Not that I don’t love to sew! But it’s just so inspiring to see other kinds of crafts too. And wow, I’m dying homemade marshmallows now…
Thank you for the marshmallow recipe. Yum!
I like the hardwood bookmark! The wood block makes a nice finishing touch.
That wooden bookmark is a great idea! And of course, who could turn down homemade marshmallows?! I”ve always wanted to try making some – maybe now I will!
Very cool ideas!!
Great ideas! Thanks for sharing!
I love all the great ideas!
So fun!!
What a great idea!
I love your gift catagories this year!
the reading companion is a wonderful idea ! now where did I put my glasses !;-)
the reader’s companion would be perfect for my MIL!
As a complete and total word nerd, i whole-heartedly support today’s theme!
Love these bookmarks!
Gifts for bookworms are so cool. Wish I had more time to read…maybe when the kiddos are grown.
I am dying to try the Amy Butler skirt pattern!
The bookmark is even doable by my kids–good idea for a gift to mom! Definitely going to try the marshmallows, too!
I’ve never heard of homemade marshmallows before. They look like fun!
I finally got around to making my own marshmallows last year and they were to DIE for!! I highly recommend them – you’ll never go back.
Who doesn’t love reading? All great ideas!
I’ve never made anything like that wooden bookmark, but I am tempted now.
Very nice bookmark – great idea.
Today is my favorite so far!
This is just getting better and better!
*gasp!* It’s like you put this post together just for my dearest friend!! Right down to the mug and recipe!! Planning her Christmas gift now!!
I just love the chicken scratch
Ulla
This is a great category for my family, since we are all huge bookworms!
Ahh – books!! Always a staple under our tree – and these bookmark ideas are awesome!
ooo, those marshmellows look so yummy! I think that’s what I’ll make for my bake sale tomorrow.
Love all types of bookmark, but the wooden one is especially nice!
I’d love to win! Who wouldn’t though, right?
I love the wooden bookmark, awesome! I love making homemade marshmallows, they taste so much better than store bought.
Thanks for thinking of the readers! Also can’t wait to make the marshmallows!
Must try the marshmallow recipe…yum!
love that sexy mug! I agree, I love reading as much as I love fabric. Those bookmarks could be good gifts for teachers too.
Come on Sew Mama Sew! That $20 gift certificate would be mighty nice to win!!
Every year I say I’m making homemade marshmellows. Maybe I’ll *really* do it this year
The reading companion is a great idea – no more lost glasses!
The “Reading is Sexy” mug is perfect for my book and caffeine loving roommate! I love the reading glasses bookmark-what a great way to keep track of my reading glasses!
I love the reading companion tutorial! Great idea!
can’t wait to try the marshmallow recipe, the last time i made them way too soft and gooey
I’m going to try to make the wooden bookmark for a reader friend of mine! Fun!
I’m loving all these Handmade Holidays posts. So many great ideas. I wish I had time to try all of them.
Oh my goodness, reading IS sexy! And so is reading about textiles…
Homemade marshmallows are now on the to-do list!
I made fabric bookmarks for my Mom last Christmas out of fabric I’d inherited from my great-grandmother. It was a teary moment–bookmarks make a great gift and these are too cute! Wish I’d thought to do the chicken scratch then…maybe this year…
Every year I always want to make homemade marshmallows, now all I need is a stand mixer.
Yeah! I’ve found what I’ll make for the guys — the reader’s companion. It’s positively brilliant!
Love the marshmallow recipe, too.
Thanks for another great day of ideas.
Great ideas for our readers & our teachers!!
I know a few readers who would love any one of those gifts!
Ooooohhhh, how wonderful, homemade marshmallows! I think that we just may have to whip some up tomorrow afternoon!
I LOVE the gift ideas each day! I wish I would have known about this site last year! Keep up the amazing work!
those are some really cool bookmarks!
I’ve always wanted to make homemade marshmallows – they look so cool!
ohhhh I wear glasses so I love the “reading is sexy!”
_Love_ the chicken scratch bookmarks! How unique! When my grandmother died last year I inherited an inordinate amount of gingham from her quilting stash–now ab excuse to use!
I’ve never tried to make marshmallows, but I think I may have to give it a try. Yummy. And I love the wood bookmarks.
I have made the marshmellows before and LOVE THEM!
That bookmark is fabulous. The readers on my xmas to-make list will love it, and so will I!
Wow, something that is ‘doable’! I could start a project and actually finish it!
Thanks a bunch!
Julie Andrea
That wooden bookmark is awesome! This is a fun category, I can’t wait to see what else you’ve got up your sleeves!!
Oooh, I’m dying for homemade marshmallows! I can’t wait to try that recipe! And here’s hoping I win that $20, I could use some new fabric :0)
I just love that “Reading is Sexy” mug! Ha Ha! I always feel like a nerd when I read in public, but having that nearby would really boost my cool-quotient!
Hardwood bookmark… now why didn’t I think of that? We very seldom dust off the wood burning tool and play with it, and this is just the project to call for it!
Cute stuff! Love the wooden bookmark
That “Reading is Sexy” mug just jumped onto my “MUST BUY” list…one for me, one for the BFF. Great ideas! I have my sewing machine AND serger fired up for the first time since …. the last Handmade Holidays list, LOL!
Thank you so much for more great ideas, websites and recipes!!
Those marshmallows look AMAZING!!!! I am definitely going to try that one this winter! I would love to win some fabric too!
I love the bookmark, I think I will try that out for tweens xmas presents
I love this site – so much inspiration and creativity in one spot 
How yummy those marshmallows look!!
I can’t wait to make those Marshmallos!
What a great blog! Thanks for all the ideas!
Thank you for great projects. I’m off to look at the chicken scratch bookmarks to see if my kids could manage to make them for each other.
Homemade marshmallows…oh my!
“Reading is Sexy” – I think I need to get my mom that mug! LOL
I really like the gingham book markers. 3 of my 4 kids are book worms and I think they’d love to have one of these book markers.
Oh I haven’t seen chicken scratch in years! Pretty! and the marshmallows…yummmm
Homemade Marshmallows….alas I need corn syrup…..maybe tommorrow.
Gonna have to make some homemade marshmallows for my bookworm friends. And me. Thanks for the wonderful ideas for gifting!
I cannot wait to make those marshmallows! I love nothing more than a great cup of hot chocolate at the end of a cold blustery day!
I’ve seen some homemade marshmallows with toasted coconut on top (presumably attached before the marshmallows had set?) – it added a nice not-too-sweet topper.
I’d really like to try my hand at making marshmellow – Mr. Cleaver certainly wouldn’t object
cute
marshmallows! Can’t wait..
Mmmmmm Marshmallows! Excellent! I bet these would be good infused with a bit of peppermint!
Love the bookmark idea, my husband does a lot with wood and I always find it so sad when we toss the scraps!
beautiful! I love the clever ideas!
You’ve just solved my problem of what to make my book worm mother! these bookmarks are just gorgeous!
Perfect gifts for my Mom, the librarian!!
Thanks for sharing such great ideas.
i’d almost forgotten about the hanging bed organizer.
I love giving books as gifts, and making a customized bookmark to go with makes it so much more personal.
I love the glass case idea for my mother in law! How fun!
Love these ideas, but then again, I am a librarian. What can I say? I’m a book nerd.
yum, marshmallows.
Oh, I love the idea for a library tote! I always walk out of the library with my arms full and have to struggle to dig for my keys! Great idea!
Great ideas! Thank you!
A wooden bookmark — what a fresh, new idea — I’ve never seen that!
I love the bookmarks but the reading is sexy mugs are the cutest!
The reading companion is such a great idea. I may have to try that….
Love the reading is sexy mug!
Well that’s two more things to add to my list (and only one crossed off so far).
Ooh..those marshmallows look good
Fantastic ideas; food and sewing..
Homemade marshmellows! I know a librarian that would love that mug!
Wow! I didn’t even know you could make your own marshmellows!
Does anyone know if you have to have an electric mixer to make marshmallow? I don’t have one but would love to make some homemade mms.
Fabric would be wonderful.
Ohhh marshmellows! I’ll have to give those a try. It’s getting to be hot chocolate season here in Connecticut.
The marshmallows look great! I need to make some hot chocolate!
OOoh the homemade marshmallows look wonderful!
Homemade marshmallows, YUMMY!!!! That might be the perfect gift for my neighbors this year!
These are great! Love the hardwood bookmark especially.
I’m going to try the homemade marshmellows. I’m invisioning a package of these, with cocoa mix all wrapped up in an oversized mug. My girlfriends will love it!! Thanks for all the ideas!
I love the way you have added things to this year’s Handmade Holidays – the links to recipes and cool sites are so great!
Love the wooden bookmark!
Loving the bookmark!
love the hardwood bookmark! simple, yet elegant!
As an avid reader, I have to say that I’m very excited about this gift list!
I just met Martha Stewart at a book signing today, so I’m pumped full of creative juices!! Thanks so much for sharing!!!!!!
I love the hardwood bookmark. Just beautiful!!
ohhh gifts for myself!
love that wooded bookmark
I love the bookmarks!
The eyeglass holder is so handy – no more searching down the sides of the couch!
The Reading Companion looks so cute and practical…almost makes me wish I wore reading glasses, almost
I am a Reading teacher… these things would make great gifts for other book loving teachers I work with. Or maybe just for me!
That wooden bookmark is so cute that I MIGHT just consider making something without fabric invovled! Ha!
I’m going to have to get one of those “Reading is Sexy” mugs for myself!!!
Thanks for all of the great ideas!
I now have even more things to make for stocking stuffers. I’m definitely going to try to make those marshmallows.
Love the book mark but how would you do it if you didn’t have a planer or saw?
This entire series is fantastic – thanks!
Ah, bookmarks – what a great idea!
I LOVE marshmallows! Thanks for the recipe!
I can’t wait to try the marshmallows and I’m planning on making the hanging bed organizers for my girls who love to read in bed. Maybe I’ll even make one for myself.
This gives me a great idea – I think I’ll sew up some scrappy bookmarks for all the books I bought for my nephews and nieces this year.
The Reading Companion would be perfect for a few people on my list.
ooohhhh…i’ve always wanted to try making homemade marshmallows. this might just have to be the year!!
Wonderful Projects!!
I adore all the colorways of that kaffe fasset paperweight-y fabric…I’ve been hoarding a few yards of the blue, waiting for the quilt that “Deserves” it – lol! We’ve made homemade marshmallows for a few years now – much easier then it would seem, and it’s fun to cut out all sorts of different shapes!
Mmm. Marshmallows.
drooling over the homemade marshmallows….will need to whip up a clear plastic cover for the books if I’m gonna be having those in my cocoa! droooooool…
I am loving this years handmade holidays! Already my gift list is filling in quite nicely. Cannot wait to see what the rest of the month brings! I have a feeling these will keep me creating a long time past the holidays.
Thank you, thank you for the hanging bed organizer tutorial! It’s just what my 8yr. needs for all the little toys and books she likes to play with in bed.
What a gorgeous wooden bookmark! I’ll have to check it out! Thanks!
I must try homemade marshmallows they really look tasty.
Great ideas! I have a book loving family that fits perfectly with this category.
Ooh! Those marshmallows look so yummy!
I love this list! Mmmm, homemade marshmallows are SO yummy!
Thank you so much for such wonderful ideas! I just love a whole month of handmade goodies so I posted your button on my blog. You’ve got this great graphic that says “Create” in a exclamation bubble… my blog is called “Create”!
I like that book mark/glasses case. This would make a great gift for several people I know! Keep up the great projects!!
I’m really digging the recipes, too.
Love the hardwood bookmark… great gift idea for Dad! Thanks!
Ooh, my kids would love the homemade marshmallows!!!
Love all the great ideas! Thanks so much for all the tutorial links!
I’m loving the Gifts for Bookworms ideas. I just want to make them all for MYSELF – forget the other people on my list this year!!!
Bookmarks are such great gifts! Love the mug…and the marshmallows!
I love those homemade marshmallows!
I hope Santa will bring me a reading is Sexy mug!
PLEASE! And maybe it can be filled with homemade sweets.
As I think of it, I will be Mrs. Santa for myself….
THANKS from Germany,
Steffi
Oooh- gifts for my book club ladies. Thanks!
I love that wood bookmark! Great idea! And I can’t wait to make those marshmallows! Yummy!
I have made homemade marshmallows before and it’s a lot of fun!
I really love that wooden bookmark and will have to keep my eye out for scraps! But I have to say, that marshmallow recipe at the bottom- wow. I had no idea you could make your own!!
My mother makes homemade marshmallows… they’re fabulous.
I think I will gift these to…myself!!! These are great! And ya gotta love the mug~
Rane
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Perfect companion for a book store GC. Several of them on my gift list…
Thanks so much for putting this list together each day it’s helpping to give more ideas for my Gift list…
Thanks again,
Lisa
ooohhh…those marshmallows look divine. As soon as I pick up a candy thermometer, I’m making those!
Love the wooden bookmark!
Bookmarks always make really great gifts! Any new way to make one is definitly welcomed!
That mug is AWESOME! I love it.
I know a couple of people who are getting gifts from this post!!! Thanks
ohhh a wooden project… I’m making one for my Grandma for christmas!
I really love the reading companion what a great idea! The wooden bookmark is also really cute.
I enjoy seeing the fabric choices every day!
great stuff!
Wow! A tall mug of hot cocoa topped with homemade marshmallows and a lap full of chicken scratch project would be just perfect on a stormy night.
Is there anything more beautiful than wood + books? I love the bookmark idea!
Can’t wait to try the chicken-scratch bookmarks!
my husband rolls his eyes every time i talk about making marshmallows
I love them though!
Oh, great recipe! We are not really a country of marshmallows, but I just love them…
Reading Companion – I could surely use this.
Great stuff!
Can’t wait to make some bookmarks for my reading friends!! Thanks!
I can’t wait to try the marshmallows!
I think my mom would really like the “reading is sexy” stuff – she’s a librarian, you know. But I won’t tell her about the “future librarian” section in case she decides her grandkids need to have little onesies….
Thank you for the cool projects!! These are perfect stocking stuffers for my family and one for myself!! Thank you!!
I always have a tough time deciding whether to knit, sew, or read after the kids go to bed!
so many ideas, so little time
Great category, my entire family loves to read – lots of gifts to give!
The reading companion would be perfect for my mother in law!
Yum marshmallows! I just made some on Sunday. They didn’t turn out that pretty but they tasted pretty good.
I love the idea of homemade marshmallows paired with a reading gift (like a bookmark) plus a special book. Delightful! You ladies are awesome to do these handmade holidays posts once again this year.
I really like the wooden book mark. I also think the reading companion is clever.
Those marshmallows look divine! Mmmmm
the bookmark with the eyeglass case is genius!
Wow this is great – love the projects.
I like to cook special things at only special times of the year – I will have to add those marshmallows to my ‘treat list’ for this Christmas and see what the family thinks of them.
Yum! Homemade marshmallows!
These are great ideas! I plan to make several fabric bookmarks this holiday season!
I myself am a bookworm, so this category is speaking my language!! I want it all!
Yummy – thanks for the marshmallow recipe – I can’t wait to try it out!!
so happy to see that homemade marshmellow recipe!!
Those chicken scratch bookmarks look like they might be fun to make….
Great ideas! I love this blog.
In the 6th grade my teacher gave everybody personality specific awards/certificates. Mine was “Biggest Bookworm”.
Very cute ideas…AGAIN!
love the wooden bookmark. it inspires me to make some other things from wood.
Great great great!! I’ve been trying to figure out what to get my book worm sister for her birthday. Mystery solved!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
Love the reading is sexy stuff … thinking bookclub gifts!
Another great day of wonderful ideas!
I’m going to have to try the hardwood bookmark! My 12 year old is a complete bookworm!!! We are in the process of remodeling our bathroom and have some small strips of wood paneling left over, they would be perfect for it.
Book marks! I totally forgot about a bag of bookmark WIPs I have going somewhere! I could finish those for this year! Now the marshmallow recipe is verging on cruel – forbidden yummies!!
Love the wooden bookmark! I can’t wait to try it with the bamboo flooring scraps I have!
i love readin’ – great ideas!
I’m squirreling away all these great ideas. thanks!
Thanks for all the great ideas!
Thanks for the Reading is sexy link… I’m a SAHM who was a librarian!
i’ve made homemade marshmallows and they are DELICIOUS!
I’m looking forward to finally making some homemade marshmallows!
reading is sexy… I love it! My mom will love the marshmallows.
Oh MY! I will have to make homemade marshmallows.
Ooh, marshmallows! I really like the hardwood bookmark. May have to make a few of those.
That mug just makes me laugh! And I think I’m going to make marshmallows instead of cookies to give to friends this year.
love the wooden bookmark!
I think my comment was erased?
Anywho, love the wooden book mark, very masculine for my DH!
Thanks for the great ideas!
whenever i find time to read i can never find my reading glasses! the reading companion tutorial is perfect for me!
Some great ideas here! Love the wooden bookmark, as well as the readers companion. I’m thinking the pocket would work for booklights as well as glasses! I’ve got several people of all ages on my list in mind for these projects. Thank you!
How do you get to the directions on the dishtowel tote? I love the idea, but the link doesn’t really seem to lead to any directions.
Great site by the way- can’t wait to forward this out to my quilting buddies! They will be beside themselves at all of your amazing ideas!
Those marshmallows look delicious!! And the wooden bookmark is very cool.
I never heard of homemade marshmellows before. Great idea.
I love that bookmark, i wish i had the tools to make that. Marshmellows look yummy too though, and I CAN make those.
Erin
As a bookworm myself, I LOVED these ideas! I can’t wait to try them out myself.
me, me, me! : )
I need to try chicken scratch and marshmallows.
Oh the reading companion will be a great gift for my son’s teacher. Thanks!
As always, great ideas!
My family is full of book worms, so these will come in handy.
That bookmark looks like a really fun project. I’m going to have to give it a try! Thanks!
I don’t know if it is just on my end but your rss feeds are not coming through well. I just got this one today (Weds the 18th) and it is the first one of the series I have received.
I love the wooden book mark idea! Thank you!
Love the book companion. Totally a gift for my Grammy! ~Thanks!
I luuuurve homemade marshmallows.