Gloria Monday

Gloria Monday

Welcome to my page! I create unique jewellery and decorations using vintage maps and books. Find my shop here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/bookity

I was inspired to start my shop by a good friend, who had a second hand book business and a lot of unwanted or unsaleable books. I always keep in mind that I am recycling a precious object - a book, and that people love them. My background and education had always been in art and design, and as a kid I loved to make and to draw, yet somehow, by the time I was 38 I was fully ensconced in an academi

Hercule Poirot Earrings 14/03/2023

For all those Poirot-obsessed mothers... it's not too late for order for Mother's Day!

Hercule Poirot Earrings Mon ami, these earrings are very interesting, non? They are created using real book fragments, in this case from Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, and feature Hercule Poirot himself! Each earring has a clear glass cabochon, behind which the book paper is securely sealed. The glass is s...

15/06/2022

Found these gems in a second hand shop, already separated from their pages. Out of curiosity I looked up the plot of 60 Days to Live - a comet is going to obliterate London! It was his first novel, written in 1939, so I imagine it might feel slightly dated by this point.

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23/05/2022

WOMANCRAFT. Lay your own paving and do your own divorce! In five easy steps. This magazine needs to come back.

Photos from Gloria Monday's post 21/05/2022

I couldn’t resist!

19/05/2022

Last week’s tip trip, with a mascot! Mascot went to the reuse area, not recycled in a Toy-Storyesque nightmare mincing machine.

30/04/2022

Oh I do like to be beside the seaside. 🎶 Thanks for the kind words Katie S! ★★★★★ "These are beautiful. I can’t wait to gift them for my boyfriends graduation!!" Katie S.

12/03/2022

Just in case you need a sit down on Salisbury Rd!

09/03/2022

A cuff link request for the iconic Vic Centre in Nottingham. A place dear to my heart; my brother lived on the 24th floor of the flats there for many years. Almost the best view in Nottingham!

Photos from Gloria Monday's post 19/02/2022

Pure 70s glamour. Red rivoli-cut glass gems are set into gold tone metal. They are chunky! There is a little wear to the metal surfaces, but aren’t they fabulous? £24.95, message me for more details.

Paper Ephemera and Personalised Jewellery using vintage books and maps 19/02/2022

It's S A L E time. Use February15 at the checkout for 15% off our paper home decor, personalised map and book cufflinks, earrings, and pendants. Until 28 February!

Paper Ephemera and Personalised Jewellery using vintage books and maps A shop selling vintage and antique paper ephemera, diagrams, book jackets, tickets, postcards, old paper, book pages, decoupage, scrapbooking, creative hobbies, collectibles and also personalised jewellery using vintage books and maps

17/02/2022

A recent order for personalised map cuff links. I often wonder what they are commemorating, specially this set!

17/12/2021

If you've left it a bit late, there's still a few days left to order from Gloria Monday before Christmas!

Photos from Gloria Monday's post 18/12/2019

Last day for orders in my shop today with standard shipping!

Handmade personalised map and book jewellery and home decorations 20/11/2019

Just a reminder that all new customers at my personal website can get 10% off their order :) Follow the link below for the discount code: https://bookityshop.com/discount/Welcome10

Handmade personalised map and book jewellery and home decorations

Agatha Christie Cuff Links, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, Book Cufflinks 14/11/2019

Chief detectives...

Agatha Christie Cuff Links, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, Book Cufflinks A set of silver plated book cuff links, showcasing real book pages from Agatha Christies detective novels. One cufflinks features Hercule Poirot, the other Miss Marple. Or, if you have one favourite, you can have both the same. Each cufflink features the name, and the paper is set under glass. The

Handmade Personalised Map Cufflinks Jewellery and Decor by Bookity 07/11/2019

A milestone today - I've made, packed and shipped ELEVEN THOUSAND orders in my Etsy shop! Just me. Ten thousand felt like a lot... but this is a thousand more. Okay, I'm going to stop repeating the word thousand. But eleven thousand!!

I'm celebrating with a discount for all my fabulous customers. Use ELEVENTY at the checkout to get... 15% (no, not 11) off everything. It's only valid till 14 Nov, so make good use of it!

Handmade Personalised Map Cufflinks Jewellery and Decor by Bookity You searched for: Bookity! Discover the unique items that Bookity creates. At Etsy, we pride ourselves on our global community of sellers. Each Etsy seller helps contribute to a global marketplace of creative goods. By supporting Bookity, you’re supporting a small business, and, in turn, Etsy!

Unique Marbled Endpaper Bracelet 06/11/2019

I like to think of this bracelet as simple yet fabulous. Marbled endpapers really are glorious things. This pattern is 'nonpariel', and the bracelet is £16. Drop me a comment if you'd like to see the other patterns I have!

Unique Marbled Endpaper Bracelet

Photos from Gloria Monday's post 08/09/2018

I made these using antique marbled endpapers from unwanted books - there are two patterns here, nonpareil and stone marbling. I think they’ve turned out rather well!

Photos from Made in Berkshire's post 04/05/2018

Bookity is featured on Made in Berkshire this week :)

Handmade personalised map and book jewellery and home decorations 01/03/2018

Books, books, books. Don't we just love 'em? Happy World Book Day to all my customers! To celebrate, I'm offering all my Facebook customers a 20% discount in my shop today. It ends at midnight, so don't miss out this rather wonderful offer!

Use code WORLDBOOK20 at checkout to get your discount

https://bookityshop.com/

Handmade personalised map and book jewellery and home decorations Bookity repurposes books and maps into unique personalised and customised jewellery and home and Christmas decorations.

24/01/2018

Goodbye then, Ursula K Le Guin.

You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere.”
— The Dispossessed, 1974

02/01/2018

To all my customers, I just wanted to say:

Handmade Personalised Map Cufflinks Jewellery and Decor by Bookity 18/12/2017

Last minute gift inspiration is here! And it's the FINAL day to order using standard shipping!

Handmade Personalised Map Cufflinks Jewellery and Decor by Bookity Browse unique items from Bookity on Etsy, a global marketplace of handmade, vintage and creative goods.

Handmade Personalised Map Cufflinks Jewellery and Decor by Bookity 16/12/2017

There's still time to order a beautiful Bookity gift in time for Christmas! Shop now until 18 Dec for Christmas delivery.

Handmade Personalised Map Cufflinks Jewellery and Decor by Bookity Browse unique items from Bookity on Etsy, a global marketplace of handmade, vintage and creative goods.

Timeline photos 14/12/2017

There's still time to order brilliant gifts for bookworms! Treat them to jewellery featuring their favourite literary characters. http://etsy.me/2AmYAXv

The Catcher in the Rye Earrings, Bookworm Gift, Book Lover, Classic Novel Jewellery, Graduation, Literature Jewellery, JD Salinger 02/12/2017

Gifts for dedicated bookworms!

The Catcher in the Rye Earrings, Bookworm Gift, Book Lover, Classic Novel Jewellery, Graduation, Literature Jewellery, JD Salinger A stunning idea for a literature lover and dedicated bookworm, and for fans of JD Salingers groundbreaking classic of American literature, The Catcher in the Rye. The earrings are glass, set in a gunmetal finish, and are suitable for pierced ears. The drop is around 3cm and the diameter of

Badger's Velvet Home jewellery Wood Apron linen Bone Spoon whistle 28/11/2017

One of my favourite independent businesses has had a relaunch recently. I love absolutely everything they make!

Badger's Velvet Home jewellery Wood Apron linen Bone Spoon whistle

Order a custom item made from your favourite book 24/11/2017

Have you got a hankering for Hardy, or yearning for Yeats, or an avidity for Atwood?

You've come to the right place, because this is where you can order a custom handmade set of earrings, cufflinks or a bracelet featuring your favourite author. I'll create a piece especially for you!

How it works: let me know the book you'd like to use, I'll then buy the book, and I'll also get in touch if I need any further information from you, such as favourite characters etc.

I can use any book at all, including textbooks, novels and comic books. The books I use will be secondhand and non precious. If the book is rare or expensive (over £10) I'll contact you to let you know.

Earrings: £28
Bracelet: £38.50
Cuff Links: £30

Order now for Christmas at the link below, or contact me through messenger!

Order a custom item made from your favourite book Daft about Dickens? Ardent about Austen? Mad about Murakami? You've come to the right place, because this is where you can order a custom handmade set of earrin

Handmade personalised map and book jewellery and home decorations 17/11/2017

I've been working on this for a while and now I'm super excited to share it with you. Bookity now has its very own website! Woohoo!

Want something made uniquely for you, using your favourite book? Look no further! I'm now offering a customisation service for my book jewellery pieces.

Handmade personalised map and book jewellery and home decorations Bookity repurposes books and maps into unique personalised and customised jewellery and home and Christmas decorations.

11/11/2017

Marple and Poirot, together at last!

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Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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