{"id":1254,"date":"2010-06-01T17:47:35","date_gmt":"2010-06-02T00:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oakcreekprintworks.com\/?p=1254"},"modified":"2010-12-17T18:15:45","modified_gmt":"2010-12-18T02:15:45","slug":"handmade-bookmarks-a-whole-new-art-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oakcreekprintworks.com\/blog\/bookmarks-packaging-and-adornments\/handmade-bookmarks-a-whole-new-art-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Handmade Bookmarks &#8211; A Whole New Art Form"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"color: #339966;\">By David Heyman<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When one thinks of different formats for artistic and creative expression, what comes to mind are paintings on canvas or paper, photography and handmade greeting cards, to name a few. One medium that is not as well known\u00a0are handmade bookmarks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oakcreekprintworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/HandmadeBookmark.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1261\" title=\"HandmadeBookmark\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oakcreekprintworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/HandmadeBookmark.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"97\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a>Since they are not as common as other types of art, many unique opportunities exist for marketing these items, at retail stores, art fairs and shows, galleries and over the Internet. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Handmade bookmarks can be as simple as text and verses, with some basic graphics, that are printed on heavy stock on your home printer. For more elaborate creations, whether it be hand painted watercolors on thick 300 pound paper, a scrapbook collage enhanced with small inclusions, or even a stencilled paper cut-out, the sky is the limit for your options.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Artistic bookmarks can be marketed singly, or in sets.\u00a0Encasing your\u00a0bookmark creations in a protective sleeve is an important part of presenting a professional product, as many handmade items are delicate, and easily damaged. <a title=\"Vinyl Bookmark Sleeves\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oakcreekprintworks.com\/store\/bookmark-vinyl-sleeves-p-34.html\" target=\"_blank\">Heavyweight clear vinyl bookmark sleeves <\/a>are ideal for any delicate or higher value items, while a thin <a title=\"Poly Bookmark Sleeves\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oakcreekprintworks.com\/store\/bookmark-poly-bags-sleeves-large-p-210.html\" target=\"_blank\">polypropylene plastic sleeve <\/a>works well for printed bookmarks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A nice touch to add a bit of class to your bookmark is a <a title=\"Chainette Bookmark Tassels\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oakcreekprintworks.com\/store\/tassels-c-7.html\" target=\"_blank\">chainette tassel<\/a>. These come in many colors, as well as striped varieties, and will increase the perceived value of the piece.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bookmarks can be practical, they can be collector&#8217;s items, they can even be fine art. Using some of these marketing tips, handmade bookmarks can also be a money maker for\u00a0any artist\u00a0too!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By David Heyman When one thinks of different formats for artistic and creative expression, what comes to mind are paintings on canvas or paper, photography and handmade greeting cards, to name a few. One medium that is not as well known\u00a0are handmade bookmarks. Since they are not as common as other types of art, many [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bookmarks-packaging-and-adornments"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oakcreekprintworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oakcreekprintworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oakcreekprintworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oakcreekprintworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oakcreekprintworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.oakcreekprintworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1254\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oakcreekprintworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oakcreekprintworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oakcreekprintworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}