Inspiration: I thought the quote "Start nothing you cannot finish!" was rather appropriate for a bookmark. Even if I finish most books the same night I start them.
How I Make Them: As you can see near the top of the photo, I've got a card with the calligraphy and notes on it. Those are my guidelines whenever I make more of these bookmarks. I start with pre-cut bookmarks that I buy in wrapped packets of about 50 from Hollo's Papercraft. Most of the ones I get measure 1.75 inches by 6.6 inches. This is one of the few that I make vertically. I start by measuring out my pencil lines using a MM calligraphy ruler. From the top of the bookmark, I draw lines at 3MM, and then every 7th MM until I've drawn 8 lines. From the bottom of the bookmark, I draw lines at 1MM, 5MM, 6MM, 10MM, 11MM, 15MM, 16MM & 20MM. Then I calligraphy the Hebrew using an M nib and green calligraphy ink (I currently have Dr. Ph Martin's Bombay Green India Ink but have used a Speedball green ink before too). I calligraphy the English at the bottom next. I got back with either a Hunt Globe Bowl 513EF nib or Hunt Ex-Fine Bowl 512 nib and add the vowels to the Hebrew again in the green calligraphy ink. Finally, I use green and gold gel pens and free-hand draw the ivy. After it's dried I laminate it using my Xylon sticker laminator.
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