With just over a week til Christmas, it’s usually about this time of year that I avoid the shops and opt to steer clear of the filled to capacity car parks, long snaking queues, and inevitable widespread Christmas rush.
Whilst online shopping has been a godsend in this regard, this year I am, like many, electing to make Christmas more about people and less about presents.
Despite that, I can’t help but satisfy my inner shopaholic by compiling mental lists of the many things I would love to give and be given, were I and my loved ones in the fortunate position of being ridiculously wealthy.
I’m not gonna lie; Villas in Italy and year long vacations are pretty high on the list. But for all the extravagances money could buy, sometimes it’s the simple things that make me happiest.
With that in mind and not forgetting, of course, my (and presumably also your) reading, writing and book-loving obsessions, I put together a list of ten things that I think many book lovers might appreciate.
Even if you can’t afford it this Christmas, it’s nice to just make believe, right?
Ahem. In no particular order:
- Bookends
No serious book lover can resist a good pair of bookends to keep those books standing tall. Check out this website for 13 Brilliant Bookends.
Dragon Bookends
- Personal library kit
Okay, so who hasn’t lent a book to someone only to wonder 6 months later who borrowed it and whether it was returned? A Personal Library Kitis the answer! Channel your inner librarian.
Personal Library Kit from KnockKnock
- Bookshelves
From functional to fashionable to the down right funky. Why not make your own upside down bookshelf? Or check out 15 very cool bookshelves here.
DIY Upside down bookshelf
- Bookmarks
I’m not averse to the odd folding of corners and using dog ears to mark my place in a book (I know, I know), but there will always be a place in the world for bookmarks and there are some quite creative ones out there. Great stocking fillers too. My favourite is this DIY bookmark:
Make your own bookmark
- Furniture
Furniture? But of course! From book stools to reading chairs to lazy lounges. We want to be comfortable and fashionable while we’re cooing over our favourite reads, don’t we?
Book lover stool
- Boardgames
There are some literary specific games out there to challenge your book lover friends with. Just to get you started there is the It was a dark and stormy night board game, the Scrabble Book Lovers Edition and the Scrabble Library Classic.
Scrabble Library Classic
- Books Planter
Have a green thumb on top of your book addiction? Want to make your garden as good looking as your bookshelf? How about a Book Planter?
Books Planter
- Personalised book
Sometimes there is nothing better than a hand made gift, personalised to the recipient. I’ve found Apple iPhotoan amazing tool for creating soft and hardcover books with pictures and text.
Make your own book with Apple iPhoto
- Ereader
They’re not going away any time soon. Kindle, Nook, Kobo. Pick one. They’ll love it. You’ll love it.
Kindle Touch
- Books
And last, but definitely not least. What would a book lover want more for Christmas than more books? Vintage classics, rare editions, new releases, best sellers, hard cover special editions and the most treasured; those that you make yourself.
I can’t go past the Book Depository for their super cheap prices and free delivery worldwide.
"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers." ~Charles W. Eliot
10.1. Jewellery
Okay, so this list has a 10.1 entry, because I only today stumbled across these cool little charms for book lovers and realised there’s probably a whole world of book-related bling out there. Like the Jane Austen charm bracelet and this book necklace made of vinyl records:
Vinyl Record Book Necklace
Any other cool book-related gifts you’ve been dreaming about?
~storytelling nomad~
