Bookplates for Poky Puppies
I am a middle child. Have I mentioned that? I kind of revel in it, and my childhood was chock full of instances when I went above and beyond to emphasize my tragic middleness. There was the Latino Christmas Disco Band my middle cousin, Doug and I planned to start in his garage – a desperate plea for attention. Or the time I faked my own death: changing clothes and stuffing my old ones with pillows before tossing my duplicate (complete with Cabbage Patch head, mind you) out the upstairs window, directly above the room where my family was gathered. “Doh. There goes Annie,” I heard them respond amidst laughter. Still not sure if it was the thumping of my footsteps racing across the ceiling, trying to catch their reaction, or the fact that the cabbage patch doll had become dislodged during flight that gave it away. So, yeah. A little flair for the dramatic. But this morning I got cold, hard evidence of the seeds of my perhaps over-exaggerated middle child syndrome.
My sister Bethany emailed me this picture, a hysterical treasure inside one of our long forgotten childhood books. (Who knew remembered the Poky Little Puppy had a sequel?) I mean, come on, even Fritzie the family dog got a piece of it after I was crossed out!
If you’re looking for a way to stake your claim on some best loved books in your library, here are a few cute ideas. Watch out, Bethany, Sarah and Fritzie. I may sticker over your hostile crayon cross out, yet!
{a} Just one of many lovely bookplates designed by Nicole Balch, of Making It Lovely, found at her store, Pink Loves Brown. This one is $8.00 for a set of 8.
{b} Ladybug Labels sells these, and many other adorable self-adhesive labels on her etsy shop. Best part: choose from 48 colors! $9.00 for 28 labels.
{c} I found these fun DIY labels via decor8. Check out Martha Stewart’s printable bookplates. Cost: $Nada!
{d} Helen Dardik, of Orange You Lucky designed these sweet printables as a thank you to her blog readers. Super cute. Be sure to check out her neat-o-keat-o illustrations.
