"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. " said Groucho Marx.
So, doesn't it make sense to not only have birdbookmarks and catbookmarks, but also dogbookmarks?
So, this is my third version of a bookmark: a little dog, a bookdog.
Maybe it is fine for kids, but I think, kids of all ages might like to have such a doggie around, as "best friend" while reading.
These dogs are a bit different than my bookcats and my bookbirds. So their two sides are made with the same fabrics, but their floppy ears look different and these sometimes fly in a somewhat funny way.
Some dogs have a waving tail, some sit in attention and have their tail at their side.
Also, because of their pair of floppy ears, every bookdog has an additional built-in stabilization: I added a thin wooden stick to their spine to prevent a dog from hanging over the edge of a book, which wouldn't look good.
But at that point it is important to remember that these bookdogs are meant to be used as bookmarks and not as toys; if these dogs are handled roughly the wooden stick might break and sharp parts might stick out of the fabric, so it's good to be careful here when very small kids are around.
These bookdogs have the same dimensions as the bookbirds and the bookcats: 21 cm/ 7 cm or about 8"/ 3". The eyes, nose and mouth are embroidered by hand, the front legs are marked with quilting stitches.
The batting of the body, the ears and the tail is of woolen fleece.
All my bookmarks are signed with a small embroidered M.
These bookdogs here are my first, more will follow and I will show them later here on this site.
If anyone is interested, I sell some of those, just send me an e-mail then: MARIASmail@t-online.de
(and for further information please go to "Give And Take" on top of this side.)
The bookdog here "lives" in a very lovely book by Elke Heidenreich: "Nero Corleone", Hanser, 1995. It is a cat tale and it's as it is with every good story for kids: what happens in this book is so deep and lovely and breathtakingly amazing, it is a fantastic read for adults as well. The wonderful illustrations are by Quint Buchholz.
Ahhh, and yes, this is what Groucho Marx also said:
"Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."
:-)
Groucho Marx, US comedian with Marx Brothers (1890 - 1977)
http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/713.html
For a complete view of my first collection, please click on "Bookdogs" on top of this site.
