Beautiful Bookplates for Mom!

Photo and directions courtesy of Design*Sponge

These whimsical bookplates make a great gift for bibliophiles, especially if you take an extra few minutes to paste it into a special book! Pretty and practical, they are an easy, free way to put a personal touch on your books. Put them in your Mother’s Day gift, or make a bunch and wrap them in a pretty envelope to supply her for life!  If you don't want to design your own, download and print a template of your choice onto high quality paper. A simple image search will get you tons of ideas! Here are some examples:

• Animal Bookplates
• Vintage Bookplates
• Children's Bookplates

Materials

• printer
• paper
• paper cutter or straight edge and scissors
• spray mount adhesive or glue stick

Instructions

1.  Using the guide marks, cut apart plates. A paper cutter makes this much more precise, but scissors and a ruler work just fine in a pinch.
2. Using spray mount (or a light coat from a glue stick) center each bookplate in the middle of the front cover page.