Menorah Stationery

                                      It is the small things that bring big happiness. Ask any booklover if they like bookmarks and you can watch their face light up instantly.  Bookmarks  are a favorite among book lovers, both young and old.                                     Every time I stumble across a bookmark on any old book that I had been reading, I am on a beautiful walk down the memory lane where I remember all the details about how the bookmark was made, who gifted it to me and the things that make it very special. Not only that, my mind skips to the time when I was reading the book, images of the weather outside and the feel of the paper flit across my mind, making me nostalgic.                               ...

                 I had recently bought Alice Walker's   The Color Purple   and I wanted a bookmark that would resonate with the cover and the theme of the book. You can think of several such   bookmark ideas with paper   for different occasions. So, here is how I made a purple zodiac bookmark for myself.   MATERIALS REQUIRED Watercolor Bookmark from Menorah Photographic ink Water Round paint brush White gelly roll pen   PAINT YOUR HEART OUT!                                    I wanted my  paper bookmarks   to have a nice and flowy effect, so I knew I had to paint using the Wet-on-Wet watercolor technique. I first applied water on my bookmark by dipping my paintbrush in water and gently applying it on the surface.                             ...