I’ve always wanted a way to establish my identity on my books. I usually scrawl my name and the date inside, but I’ve longed for a more “official” mark for a long time now, and I’ve grown tired of running out of book plates and stickers to label my books.
I thought of a rubber stamp, but I didn’t really want to mess with ink, and I was still not sold on the self-inking kind. And then one day, I mooched a book that had a dry seal on it, and I got the idea of having my own dry seal made for my library.
Luckily there was a dry seal maker next to the post office and I was finally able to get mine made yesterday.
The results? Here you go:
It’s going to take a while, pressing that seal into over a thousand books, but I’m really pleased at how it turned out — there’s something romantic about embedding your identity into a book. I could barely contain my excitement last night, that I mostly spent trying the dry seal out. It’s another great investment for my books, and I love it!
Squee!
thats a good idea.. I dont have a huge collection of book but I think putting a mark would be a cool idea… at least it can also remind people to return the books they borrowed from me hahaha
hahaha, yeah, that’s right, it’ll make people guilty for not returning borrowed books!
ah luv it! howmuchhowmuchhowmuch?
i decided to get one too… heres the dry seal note…
I promise to return it to MeloVillareal.com
o diba may URL na nangongonsensya pa hahahaha
@Czar: I got it for P750 in half a day, but my brother said it’s probably cheaper sa Recto
@Melo: Hmm, I should’ve had mine say “I solemnly swear on my life that I will return this book to Blooey or I will suffer the ugly consequences”
Bwahaha!
This is great Blooey! I used bookplates & labels and even rubberstamp.. i might try this.
750’s not bad. The self-inking types are more expensive than that. So you go there with a print out of your logo? What’s the diameter? Been thinking about stamping, but this is a much better idea.
@Chloe – I kept running out of bookplates and labels and I wanted a uniform look, so I went for this
@Ihop- The diameter is around 2.5 x 2.5 in.
I went there with a printout, but it didn’t come out exactly like that. I used a different font and the stars were bigger, but the finished product changed because they can only use that all-caps font and they had to adjust the stars into dry-sealable patterns.
Best to have a simple design I guess.
great idea. tsaka okay sya for 750. can they do complicated design?
@Ray-Ann – not sure, maybe it’ll be more expensive?
That is sooo nice. And the price is reasonable, too!
Hey magpapagawa rin ako nang seal super inggit ko.
It looks real good, blooey. I would have preferred it with ink though coz my eyesights too bad for an 18 year old. Normal people would be surprised how excited we get over the simplest things. I remember how hyper I got at having my name made into a stamp in chinese characters at hong kong. Never mind the fact that nobody could read what it was when they open my books. Haha :)
That’s so cool! I usually label mine with a sticker with my name, but as you mentioned, it’s hard to keep running out of stickers! I currently have three running designs for mine.
@Reg- haha I think kuripot lang talaga ako, imagining how many books that P750 would’ve bought. But after using it I realized it was a great investment
@Kathlyn, that’s a great idea too :) In college I took an elective on Chinese painting and was signing everything as Soon Mei Li. Haha now I don’t know how to write it anymore
@Kwesi, baka cheaper there in Koronadal?
@Tina- I have like four different kinds of stickers too, plus some stamps in my old books… Now I’ll never run out of labels, or ink. This one is for keeps, unless — gulp — I wear it out!
Cool! The only thing I do is write my name and the year I read the book on the front page.
@Ella- I still do that too :)
Greatings, Super post, Need to mark it on Digg
this looks really nice, blooey! really neat..reminds me of the Newbery medal..o, di bah sosyal..hehehe
hmmm..ideya lang..how about a “BLOOEY MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE”? and a book has to be very very good to get that seal.. ;)
@Mauie- Blooey Medal of Excellence? LOL…
Wow Blooey! This is great! I think it would be nice to receive a book from you with a mark “reviewed by Blooey”, haha!
@Ted – Hahaha at this rate I’ll be spending a small fortune on dry seals!
@Blooey: hehehe..naaliw lang talaga ako sa dry seal..”looks official..feels official” ang dating kasi..hehehe
pero ok rin naman na idea, di bah? *wink*
@Mauie- hehe, you’re right :D
Wow! This is really bookmarking at its best! Mahusay!
Nakaka-ilang post na ko. Nakakatuwa kasi yung dry seal effect! May sense of authority! Haha
Waaa! Inggit ako! I’ll ask about dry seal sa Recto when I’m not so busy…
@Cecille- Let us know ha! :)
@sTEDdy – hehe, magpagawa ka na rin!
Hi Blooey! Where’s the post office where you had this made?
Hi Kathlyn — in a rickety cart bordering on the Makati Central post office.
Thanks! I’m thinking of having one made with a coat of arms emblem Japanese style, like a sakura or a cloverleaf. Hope it’s not too complicated. :)
May I ask where you had it made? For how long and how much? I need to have one made before I fly on Saturday. Cool idea! THANKS!
Hi Liana. I had it made at a stall near the entrance of the Makati Central Post Office. It was P750, I had it made in the morning and was able to get it in the afternoon.
Thanks for the tip, Blooey. I can bring my design and they’ll do it? Whoa. Cool.
Hi Liana – the design can’t be very complicated because they’ll simplify it for you. And the font is default I think.
Thanks again, Blooey!
wow ganda ng dry seal pwede humingi ng design from u syempre consult na ko sa artist di ba? ok lang ba? paki email mo ko elladsm2002@yahoo.com ok lang? thanks in advance
Hi! Could you please tell me exactly where in front of makati central post offic it is? Thank you.
Right in front of the premises, there are makeshift stalls by the entrance