Printable bookplates

Helen Dardik, illustrator extraordinaire, is offering three different printable bookplates, free. Thanks, Helen!

Printable bookplates

Download and print some bookplates for the little ones, created generously by Emily Martin and available for free at CraftSanity. Click here and scroll down a bit to fetch the PDF.

Printable bookplates from Draw! Pilgrim

Help yourself to Pilgrim Lee's nifty (and free!) printable bookplates. I'm taken by those triangles. Get the file here at Frecklewonder.

Printable bookplates from Helen Dardik

Illustrator Helen Dardik has created another batch of free, printable bookplates in her signature style. Grab these quirky critters right here on her blog.

Download free, vintage-style bookplates

When you're giving a book as a gift, how about including a bookplate with the recipient's name? Or as a little bonus, add a pack of labels printed on sticker paper. Benign Objects has created a set (top row) that you can download here. They're modeled after the freebies posted by Besotted Brand Blog (bottom row), available here.

A nifty jam label generator

Since we're on the topic of jam, remember that awesome Beer Labelizer from Andy Biggs? He's made a Jam Labelizer, too. You can choose a design, pick colors, and type your own words, then download a high-resolution file for printing. On some designs you can upload your own photo so your friends can see your beaming face every time they fix some toast. These don't have to be for jam, either. Make labels for boxes of cookies, homemade presents, bookplates, and more.

Help yourself to the free designs, or donate $5 to get access to the full set (helping Andy cover the time he put into building the site, his website hosting fees, plus designing more labels). Start labelizing right here.

Printable bookplate freebie

Hop over to Image Zoo and download these patterned bookplates. You could print them on sticky label paper, trim them out, and include them with a set of children's books you give a kid. A girl kid, most likely, because they're kinda flowery.

Baby shower downloads

It seems to be peak season for baby showers around here. I guess everybody had a good time on their Christmas vacations last year! Anyhow, while browsing around Nested, I found some nice-looking free downloads. You can get bookplates, in case you're throwing a children's book shower where every guest brings their favorite childhood book. Or if you need shower game ideas, get some lovely looking printable game cards. Happy shower-throwing!