A Tiny French Book

There are few things more precious than tiny books filled with beautiful illustrations of sea life.
This is one of my favorites, "Le Royaume De La Mer," copyright 1943.

Illustrations by Ernest Flammarion

Bookworm

Below are a few pen and ink illustrated bookplates I made for gifts this holiday. My friend Veronika let me use her 9" Xyron "Creative Station" sticker machine-- shown here. I'm definitely thinking of investing in one-- for $50 this would be good for making personalized address labels too and it can be used for laminating and magnets, super easy--you just turn a crank.

I always get excited when I find an Ex Libris inside an antique book.
These are a few of my favorite bookplates from researching online: