Book Thongs! International

I love to read. I often have several books going at one time. I tend to grab the nearest spare piece of paper to mark my place in the book. After a time, chances are I'll pick up the unfinished reading and stick it in the book shelf or at least on the top of the stack. I've noticed that little pieces of paper sticking out of the books makes things look messy but I've found a solution. Book thongs.

Book thongs are bookmarks that look like jewelry. They normally have a very thin part that goes inside the book (thus the "thong" name) and are beaded or otherwise embellished on the ends. This gives them some weight as well as beauty.

Making the book thong:

1. Cut a piece of cord that will be long enough to fit inside the book and still have ends that are long enough to bead. The cord can be hemp, leather, vinyl or waxed linen. It should be sturdy but thin.

2. Make a knot at the bottom of the cord. Add any beads or charms that appeal to you. When you are finished make a knot above the last bead. You have completed one end of your book thong.

3. On the other end of the cord, decide how far up you want the beads to go and make a knot. Add your beads. Tie another knot.

You can personalize the thong with your selection of charms and beads. Book thongs can always be made to match a season or holiday.

The possibilities are endless. They make such great gifts because they can be impersonal or very personal. They can be cute, artsy or hip.

So here is a chance to get a great bookmark that is very unique.

I am going to give plenty of time for this because it may take a while to get the idea and the materials and some of us can only spend small amounts of time on things like this!

Be creative, read your partners profile and have fun!

We will have one partner and we will make one thong. If you are so inclined make and extra to earn hearts! But we will be doing one for one partner.

This swap will allow newbies and people that need to build their ratings back up for whatever reason. So I will set the rating limit at 4.0 but fear not for those of us that have been flaked on I will angel this swap so if you should get flaked on let me know!!

If you have a recent no send pm me and we will talk.