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06 October 2009

Mark My Word

I have a magazine addiction and it isn't easy for me to get rid of old issues. I like to pull some out from a stack, look through them and find inspiration from its words and pictures.

If you look at it from a magazine editor's perspective, you'll know that so much blood, sweat and tears are involved in the creation of each page. While I really do have to move out old magazine issues from my home, I'm keeping some pages like fabulous fashion spreads. I glued them on a piece of cardboard and added some ribbon...

...Tada! And turned them into bookmarks!

That way, I can see my favorite looks everyday
without the extra clutter.

Make as many bookmarks for all your current reads and make a few more to give to your fashion-loving friends!

20 comments:

  1. The Curious CatOctober 6, 2009 at 8:20 AM

    Cool idea- I used to turn my old mags into cd covers for old cds/recorded cds. Jazzes them up a bit! :) xxx

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  2. Claire Mercado-ObiasOctober 6, 2009 at 8:23 AM

    Good Morning Curious Cat! Old magazines into CD covers...that's a great idea =)

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  3. Alice in WonderlandOctober 6, 2009 at 8:38 AM

    I just cut interesting photos and pictures out and use them for all sorts of things. Decorating Scrap books, using some for gift tags and book marks or even doing decoupage and making my own special pictures and framing them.
    I pick up loads of great ideas from this blog, so thank you for inspiring me!
    Thank you!

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  4. Claire Mercado-ObiasOctober 6, 2009 at 9:29 AM

    Hello Alice in Wonderland! It's great to know what you like to do with magazine pages =) I'm also happy you like my ideas!

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  5. Teresa @ good-graceOctober 6, 2009 at 10:30 AM

    Seriously - this is genius! I, too, have a small (ha ha! understatement) addiction to magazines. This is a terrific idea. :)

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  6. Lisa AnneOctober 6, 2009 at 10:36 AM

    These are very cool. You should enter them in my craft swap.


    http://smellthecoffeelisa.blogspot.com

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  7. Claire Mercado-ObiasOctober 6, 2009 at 11:05 AM

    Thanks for visiting Teresa!
    Hi there Lisa Anne!

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  8. pretty*pink*ratOctober 6, 2009 at 12:38 PM

    So cute! I think I may need to make some of these for friends for the holidays!

    I used to take Abercrombie catalogs and cut out he toned mid sections of the guys, and make them into birthday cards for my girl friends. they were always a big hit!

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  9. Havilah SavageOctober 6, 2009 at 1:02 PM

    love your blog! what wonderful ideas you have!

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  10. Claire Mercado-ObiasOctober 6, 2009 at 1:06 PM

    Hey there PrettyPinkRat! Ohhh, you've got one cool idea going there with the Abercrombie catalogs!

    Thanks so much for visiting Darling Savage!

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  11. ClairOctober 6, 2009 at 1:10 PM

    Cute idea. I use a lot of mine for scrapbooking (when pictures don't fit what I want to say) but I'm always looking for new takes and this is fabby :)

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  12. poppyartOctober 6, 2009 at 1:23 PM

    http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com you may already know about this... but i am itching to make these bows. I love your recycling-creating site. thanks for commenting on my blog... you are the first!

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  13. Claire Mercado-ObiasOctober 6, 2009 at 1:36 PM

    Hi Clair! I love using magazine pages for scrap booking, too =)

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  14. Claire Mercado-ObiasOctober 6, 2009 at 1:38 PM

    Thanks for visiting Poppyart! =)

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  15. milk tea + polkadotsOctober 6, 2009 at 3:11 PM

    Thanks for your lovely comment on my site! You have some really creative ideas here. I also subscribe to Lucky. So I'm definitely going to rip out those stickers and use them for my cookbooks!

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  16. Sophiaa16October 6, 2009 at 3:12 PM

    WOW
    coool idea for A blog.
    I decorate my notebooks and magazing holders with pictures, andI also make a scrapbook of my fave adverts

    :)

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  17. PixieOctober 6, 2009 at 6:13 PM

    Love the book marks! Now I can have a book mark for EVERY book and keep my favorite fashion photos all at the same time! And I have a LOT of books. :)

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  18. Claire Mercado-ObiasOctober 6, 2009 at 7:45 PM

    Welcome to my blog Milk tea + polka dots and Sophiaa16! I'm so happy I'm not alone in my love for magazines and finding good use for them after I've read them =)

    Hi Pixie! Heehee...your enthusiasm for bookmarks is so contagious!

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  19. Lisa & GeraldOctober 6, 2009 at 9:26 PM

    You go girl...You rock..nothing goes to the land fill with you around...Hugs...You should have your own show....

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  20. Claire Mercado-ObiasOctober 6, 2009 at 11:06 PM

    You are the sweetest Lisa! =)

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