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Melvis Makes Home of the Book Buddy ®️ - protecting precious reading material around the world since 2016.

The ramblings of a 40 something Brit who likes to read & sew, also featuring a young Romanian street dog on a regular basis. Hello and welcome to Melvis Makes - Home of the Book Buddy®

I'm Melanie and I live in the North East of England. I make a range of useful goodies from gorgeous fabrics, including Book Buddies, Tablet/eReader Sleeves, Storage for Crafters, Tote & Cosmetic Bags, Handy Homewares, Pencil Cases and more. You can purchase via Etsy, Amazon Handmade or by contacting me right here on Facebook - shipping is available worldwide!

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"Hey Melvis, What's a Book Buddy?"

Book Buddies are lightly padded book sleeves, designed to protect your books from bent covers, creased pages and similar damage whilst you carry them in your bag. We've all been there and it's heartbreaking when you pull a book from the depths of your handbag to find it's been crumpled by all the other contents! Book Buddies are available in 4 different sizes to suit all kinds of books, and many different designs. I try to make a wide range of designs to suit all, but if you don't see what you're looking for, just get in touch! I'm happy to make custom items, but please note that I can't use copyright fabrics (Disney, Harry Potter etc).

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Unique ~ Handmade ~ Ethical

Each item in Melvis Makes is completely handmade by myself at my dining table, normally whilst listening to Oasis or watching Chick Flicks. I use only high quality 100% cotton fabrics and endeavour to create items that can't be sourced elsewhere. Therefore you can be sure that the items you purchase will be completely unique, handmade and ethically created (I promise I pay myself a fair wage and allow myself regular tea breaks!)

If you have any questions, please get in touch - thank you for reading :)

I was taking a photo of this glorious summery order before I dropped it off at the parcelshop this morning, and the sun ...
09/11/2026

I was taking a photo of this glorious summery order before I dropped it off at the parcelshop this morning, and the sun was shining it's warm rays through the window ... Then I set off and it was ABSOLUTELY FREEZING outside. Winter is upon us! Keep your books snug with a Book Buddy!

On the 7th day of November ... I bring you the return of the Twelve Days of Christmas Mini Bunting 😍 a festive bestselle...
07/11/2026

On the 7th day of November ... I bring you the return of the Twelve Days of Christmas Mini Bunting 😍 a festive bestseller for the last 2 Christmases, the fabric has since been discontinued but I've gathered as much as I can from various online shops, so we're good to go 🎄

By day, I work in a shop that has been stocking Christmas goods since August, I went to the cinema last night to watch a Christmas movie, I've eaten several boxes of After Eights over the past month and enjoyed The Royle Family's New Sofa episode at least 3 times ... And yet I find myself 48 (apparently) days from Christmas with lots of half finished seasonal newness that has not made it to Etsy yet 🫣

Alas, I have a whole week off from the day job now so expect lots of updates of gorgeous gifting & decorating ideas 🎁

Late? Yes 🤣
Unique? Always 😍
Target Market: "of course I haven't done my Christmas shopping yet, it's only November" 😆

We've been to the cinema today to see Klara and the Sun ☀️ - what a gorgeous film 😍 highly recommended! I hadn't read th...
28/10/2026

We've been to the cinema today to see Klara and the Sun ☀️ - what a gorgeous film 😍 highly recommended! I hadn't read the book so aside from seeing a trailer, I didn't know what to expect but it was so good 🩷

📸 3 orders I posted off this morning - thank you as always 😍

Autumn is Autumning a bit much for us today 😅🌪️ so our hatches are battened 🤣 perfect timing for these seasonal designs,...
24/10/2026

Autumn is Autumning a bit much for us today 😅🌪️ so our hatches are battened 🤣 perfect timing for these seasonal designs, Fox Gloves Clutch & Autumn Moths Buddy are available now ... Festive Forest is on it's way 🦊

Stay safe everyone, hope Boelo hasn't caused you any bother xx

NEW Festive Book Buddy Clutch designs are now available 🥰  links in stories ... More seasonal goodies coming soon 🎄
19/10/2026

NEW Festive Book Buddy Clutch designs are now available 🥰 links in stories ... More seasonal goodies coming soon 🎄

The end of September already?! Tis madness! I'm told there's now only 80 something days til 🎄 which is obscene 😅 so I'd ...
30/09/2026

The end of September already?! Tis madness! I'm told there's now only 80 something days til 🎄 which is obscene 😅 so I'd best crack on ... Christmas Cows now available ... Check out the comments for something special ... 🐂

Now we're in the berrrr months, it's all starting to get a little festive round here 🤭 Chipmunks & Fairy Lights added th...
26/09/2026

Now we're in the berrrr months, it's all starting to get a little festive round here 🤭 Chipmunks & Fairy Lights added this evening 🐿️🎄 I don't have a lot of this fabric, so if you love it don't hang around ...

Pine Cone Book Buddies & Glasses Cases now available - perfect for the autumn/winter season without being toooooo 🎄-y 😉🤓
20/09/2026

Pine Cone Book Buddies & Glasses Cases now available - perfect for the autumn/winter season without being toooooo 🎄-y 😉🤓

13/09/2026

A little visit to Beaumaris before we headed home today, where I snuck a few more Book Buddies out into the wild. A couple left on benches and 3 on the RNLI bookshelf outside the Gift shop - hopefully they'll all be found and enjoy their new book protecting lives 🥰

We're on our hols in Wales this week, and today we are visiting Holyhead. We've dropped off some Book Buddies at the RNL...
11/09/2026

We're on our hols in Wales this week, and today we are visiting Holyhead. We've dropped off some Book Buddies at the RNLI shop at Holyhead Marina. They're FREE but please feel free to leave a small donation to the RNLI ❤️⛵🛟

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