The easiest bookmark ever in 30 seconds!

If you're like me, you keep reading books all the time. I can't fall asleep without reading at least 3-4 pages. I also read when I wake up, on the bus... everywhere and everytime I only can.

What makes me angry is that I always loose my bookmarks, so I keep folding current pages just to remember where I stopped reading. That's not a good way...

So I came up with this idea. This is the simplest "portable and universal" (I'd even call it "plug&play") bookmark that you can make in less than 30 seconds. In fact, reading this instructable will probably take more of your precious time, than using it ;)

So let's get to work.
BTW. Please excuse me my english as it's not my native language, and also this is my first instructable, which I post here mostly to learn how to do it. Despite this I hope you'll like my bookmark idea.

Step 1 What do we need?

1. one paperclip
2. some kind of a ribbon - choose your favourite color and width, the length shoud be preferable about 30 centimeters (that's about 11,81 inches)
3. scissors
4. and a book of course :)

Comments

[Truehart]

Nice 'ible and very nice idea. 

[bearshark]

good idea. I've always preferred ribbons over dog earing, pieces of paper, paperclips, or post-it notes. Except the idea of using a metal paper clip that will mark/damage t3he back page make me cringe. I'm sure I'll think of an alternative holding device.

[J@50n]

 a little masking or painters tape could possibly be substituted!

[jdege]

I've always used whatever scrap of paper I've had at hand, and never had any problem with it. Plus it's kind of fun, years later, to pull out an old restaurant receipt out of a book and to try to remember who'd you'd had dinner with. Only hint - never use outgoing mail as a bookmark. Your bill collectors won't care how nostalgic you'll feel, finding that unmailed mortgage payment, years later.

[globsite]

well, i use metal paperclip and actually it doesn't damage the backpage, at least there's not that much damage than folding the pages of the book. Anyway I guess one of those plastic paperclips can be used instead. Or - and it might be another good idea - just wrap a rubber band over the backpage and tie a ribbon to it?