travel plans, Etsy restock, new bookmarks, and author portraits // an exciting update :)

I have so many exciting things to tell you about!!!
Hi friends,
I'M GOING TO ENGLAND!!! ahhhh
I'm so excited for this new chapter of my and Leon's life, and I can't wait to take you on the journey with us :)
I'll be having my last restock of 2025 TOMORROW... Tuesday, September 10th at 12pm Eastern Time!!!
MY ETSY SHOP --- www.etsy.com/s...
***IMPORTANT NOTE: I won't be able to ship out any orders that are placed past the end of the month, so order NOW to receive your items soon! You'll still be able to order from my shop after I leave (at the end of September), but I won't be able to ship out your order until mid December.
***Additional info. ---
(1) I do ship internationally, but some international orders don't come with tracking numbers. Most international orders arrive safely (and on time), but if you have any issues you can contact me through Etsy.
(2) Information about each item can be found in the item descriptions in my shop.
(3) If you have any questions, please feel free to comment them below or send me a message on Etsy :)
Thank you so much for all of your kindness and support! It truly means more to me than I will ever be able to say!!!
Sending you my very best wishes,
Carolyn Marie :)
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***About me -
I'm a freelance illustrator and writer who graduated (in May of 2021) from The Fashion Institute of Technology with my Bachelors of Fine Arts in Illustration with a minor in English/Writing.
My greatest passion in life is combining my three loves: illustrating, writing, and reading!
Happy Reading :)
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[@AngelGail8]

Bring lots of bookmarks to England with you hun, that way, us English people can buy from you and not be hit with expensive shipping and import charges. Plus you still get an income. .😊

[@CarolynMarieReads]

I’d love to, but I’m not sure if I can since my shop is originally based in the US 🤔 I’ll definitely look into it!

[@spider-mantobeymaguirefanc9469]

@@CarolynMarieReadsnice books can do watchalong videos Star Wars the original trilogy ❤

[@marthacanady9441]

Be SURE to visit Hay-on-Wye and go to all the myriad bookshops there.

[@bookswithcoffees_]

Wow what an amazing opportunity! I’m so happy for you Carolyn 🥰 And beautiful bookmarks as always!

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you so much! ☺️

[@claireh248]

You create such beautiful art 🖼️ I am in love with everything! 😍 have a great time in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 xx

[@joelharris4399]

Shakespeare happily awaits your heralded arrival in the mother country🛫

[@robertstanton3835]

Hi Carolyn. My name is Anna and I am also a Long Islander, from the south shore of Suffolk county. I am a grandmother and often have a hard time finding Book Tubers with content I enjoy. Your channel is a delight and your art work is beautiful. I am looking forward to visiting your Etsy shop tomorrow. Wishing you a wonderful trip filled with many happy memories.

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Oh how wonderful! I’m so glad you enjoy my videos, and I hope you continue to find recommendations that are of interest to you ☺️ Thank you very much!

[@kjgerdes1111]

This is so exciting, I love your enthusiasm! I wish you the best in England! ❤️

[@KostaParadise]

A Clarice Lispector author portrait bookmark would be a dream.

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Ooo I’ll add her to my “to draw” list :)

[@kimbarbeaureads]

She was very striking. Unusual features. Very cool

[@rayssaoliveira3275]

​@@CarolynMarieReadsyou need read "Macabéa". It's amazing!

[@HannahDaniel-po2zr]

Caroline, my name is Hannah and I am BEYOND thrilled to support you. Frankly, you’re the only KZbinr that I’d actually buy from. Thank YOU for all the hard work that you put into your videos and artwork.

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you so much ☺️ that’s very sweet of you and I appreciate your kindness more than I can say ✨

[@tamsinmarsh1597]

I live in The Cotswolds, England. Hope you have a great time here!

[@CarolynMarieReads]

I’ve always wanted to visit the Cotswolds! Thank you so much 😊

[@circleofleaves2676]

I regret not visiting The Cotswalds when I lived in England.

[@emmiereads]

YAAAAAAS GO TAKE ENGLAND BY STORM🩵🩵🩵 Can’t wait for all your adventures!!

[@CarolynMarieReads]

🥰🥰🥰

[@helencheckley7536]

I’m from the uk . Welcome to you and your husband.❤ you will love all of the book shops here in the uk. ❤❤

[@projekt3658]

Have a great adventure! 😊

[@poncedeleon759]

I hope you have a wonderful time on your travels in England. If you and Leon visit Shropshire I would be happy to be a tour guide and buy you a cup of tea and a slice of cake

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you so much! I’ll definitely keep your lovely offer in mind ☺️

[@occlumency04]

So happy for you Carolyn, I hope you have the absolute best time here in England! 😊 as someone who moved to Oxford 8 years ago, I still feel so lucky to call this place my home and I will never take it for granted. The new Etsy drop looks wonderful as well, the bookmarks turned out incredible and I can’t wait to get my hands on a couple of them! 🤩

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you so much 😊 you’re incredibly kind, and I’m very happy to hear you love being in England!

[@rozaganser3016]

I am American. I married an Australian in London and lived in the UK for a year. It was the best time of my life. We have been married 34 years now and the UK still holds a special place in our hearts. It changed my life.

[@jamesduggan7200]

Well, the illustration of the snake eating the elephant (which many adults mistook for a poorly drawn hat :( ) is also forever associated with the Little Prince. So cute you spoke about a rose, which ofc was why the Little Prince asked the aviator to draw him something to prevent the sheep from eating the rose. Unfortunately all he could was a cardboard box with an airhole. On the subject of the TLP the scene that always gets me is where he finds the rose garden and realizes with a shock that his rose isn't unique, like he had thought. Thx - great to see you.

[@juliehughes1258]

Excited about the new bookmarks. Have a fantastic trip to England, and all the best to Leon as he begins his advanced studies.

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you so much!

[@juliehughes1258]

@@CarolynMarieReads You're welcome, Mrs. W. (haha)

[@Freakingcurly]

The embroidered bookmark is so so beautiful! Wow

[@CarolynMarieReads]

I’m so glad you like it ☺️

[@phoebemyers5245]

As a masters student in London I am so excited to have you both on British soil! Have the most wonderful time and wishing Leon so much luck with his masters! Hatchards is my personal fave so you definitely have to go there and if you are able to maybe pop next door to Fortnum and Mason for some lunch or an afternoon tea! It’s worth it! Xx

[@lavieestbelle9576]

Dear Carolyn, I hope that you will have the best time in England and return with the best memories!🥹 I am very excited for the restock and will definitely place an order again😍 I love your bookmarks and love the fact, that we support you with purchasing them! It's like give and take 🤝🏽😃🙏🏽🧡

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you very much 🥰 I feel the same way… I’m honored for my artwork have a new home with you and for your support to help me 🤍

[@lilichua6653]

I finally got my hands on the red rabbit print and a few more others! 🥳

[@yidayin]

Order placed! Yay! Welcome to the uk❤❤❤❤

[@CarolineLeSage-k7s]

Take us with you in as many English bookshops as possible 📚🙂

[@neshkavirdure8289]

Also LOVE The Rose Bookmarks😊👍🏻👍🏻🎨🎨🎨The Portraits Are So Spectacular😊👍🏻👍🏻👏👏👏🎨🎨🎨

[@CarolynMarieReads]

I’m so glad! ☺️🌹

[@deborahracette9755]

I would love to see children's bookmarks!

[@CarolynMarieReads]

I’ll start brainstorming ☺️

[@Shannoneg602]

So happy for you and your husband on your upcoming trip. Hoping to purchase some goodies tomorrow ☺️

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you so much 🥰

[@MathildeCitrouille]

This is amazing !

[@hollyc4624]

Congratulations on the incredible time in England. That is an awesome opportunity. Can’t wait to see what you get up to there! 😊

[@trishnickles2236]

Dear Carolyn, I hope you have a tremendous time in the UK! What a wonderful opportunity for you and Leon, I know you will love England. I will definitely be placing an order from your shop, thank you for all the beautiful work that you do and for offering it to us. 💕💕 Safest travels to you! 💗💗🙏

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Your kind words mean so much! Thank you for your support and well wishes ☺️ I hope you’re doing extremely well ✨

[@ooousuario]

Girl, you are really talented, that A. de Saint-Exupéry bookmark is stunning and the penguin is just so cute❤

[@mimishimaineko1173]

The restock sold out in barely two hours! Hopefully, you'll be adding the popular items again in December/January.🧡 P.S. Happy trip/reunion!

[@hannah41376]

Oh god, the reaction I had when you showed the fern bookmarks... Stunning

[@PatrikOrjes]

That's an amazing opportunity! I hope you love it in England! Those bookmarks are beautiful. 🤩

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you so much!! ☺️✨

[@michaelmccarty]

How wonderful -- Congratulations!

[@tamaragrottker7677]

You are so lucky!!! I went to England when I was in high school to talk a class about the history of British culture/literature. The best experience in my life! I wish I could live in England - amazing countrysides, cathedrals, history, and culture. You will have to go to the Globe Theater. Joyous days for you!!!!

[@martinelanglois3158]

So happy for you. You must miss Leon so much. I am looking forward to everything you'll want to share with us: walks in England, book shopping, your art... I'll be here for it. ❤🤩

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you so much ☺️ I do! Very glad to hear 📖🤍

[@danielg3918]

Looking forward to all the London content! Have a blast!

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you!

[@ArtBookshelfOdyssey]

Oh man, I’m So jealous!

[@insearchofwonder]

Wow have an amazing time!

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you!

[@renee1292]

Very excited for you to reunite with Leon in England!! I'll be into your Etsy shop tomorrow! Love the watercolor floral bookmarks. I'm also a watercolor artist with a focus on nature and like the way palettes look when testing colors.

[@CatherineLambert-fz7pd]

You could definitely go to Jane Austen land and have a cream tea ❤😂

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Yessss

[@itsrox9339]

Excited for your England adventures! Safe travels 😊 I also love that you included your color palette to the rose bookmark! That’s genius.

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you so much! I’m very glad you like the color palette ☺️

[@StashaA.]

Let's go to England! 🧑‍🎓🪶🫖🍵

[@denisefreitas6727]

Carolyn, i love your art! The bookmarks are so beautiful, specially the white rose's! Love the new portraits too! Wish you and Leon have a wonderful time in England! 💖☺️✨

[@CarolynMarieReads]

I’m so glad! Thank you very very much ☺️✨

[@monikatabak9474]

I am so excited for you both! I will look out for you in London's bookshops😂 Hope you will have a lot of fun and enjoy your time here in the UK❤

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you so much ☺️😂🤍

[@abigailwoodruff6259]

As an American who married a Brit and moved to England, I'm having wonderful flashbacks to the exciting move over here! I know I'm just a random lady on the Internet, but if you need any advice about the transition to the UK or bookstore/literary travel recommendations, I'm your gal ❤😊 safe travels!@ Also those fern bookmark are 🔥 you are SO talented!

[@ShastaStitches]

So excited for the Etsy Restock and add to my Carolyn collection of art 🤍 have so much fun in England! Can’t wait to see all the fun you have! 😊

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Aww I’m truly honored and so grateful ☺️ Thank you very much!

[@amandakaake4275]

How super exciting! So happy for you! I’m so bummed I missed the restock. What amazing items!

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you! You didn’t miss it! It’s happening in 30 minutes ☺️

[@amandakaake4275]

@@CarolynMarieReadsyay!!! I’m so sick right now. My brain is mush haha😂

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Yay England will be so lucky to have you, even for a little bit 🙌

[@CarolynMarieReads]

☺️

[@circleofleaves2676]

I'm glad you'll get the opportunity to live in England for a bit, even if it's back and forth. I'm Australian and I lived in England 2008-2009 in my late 20's. I regret not visiting Monks House (Virginia Woolf's house) while I was there. I did visit the outside of 3 of her other houses.

[@vintagelace7076]

I've always wanted to go to England..how Wonderful!

[@pippahammond892]

Eeeeek I live in the UK so feel free to get in touch!

[@Count_Deangeli]

I expect nothing but top notch content from the good ol' England

[@chloeallwright7343]

We look forward to your arrival! Hope the rain doesn’t wreck your hair it’s pretty windy already! Autumn has arrivedddd

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you 😂 I hope so too hahaha

[@bananabeak826]

I am like 5% sad you're not going to visit Emma 😂 but really excited for your UK adventures! I think you will really love it!

[@danira3943]

Very happy for you to get to travel England! ❤I am going to be broke after your drop! So many things I want!! Yay! Enjoy your trip and can’t wait to see the videos from England!

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@nittneylion84]

So happy for you. Good luck to your husband. Have fun and enjoy

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you so much!

[@cassiegerrard813]

Ordered bookmarks for shipping to the uk.. cannot wait! Winging their way to Staffordshire.. Middle England..

[@amberlawson4043]

These bookmarks are beautiful Carolyn! Would you ever make bookish stickers?

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you so much! Absolutely!! A goal for 2025 ☺️

[@CherryBlossomXX93]

6:35 These bookmarks are my favourite yet (and the fern ones that follow)!!! So cute!!! I hope I can snag some during the next restock 🤞🏻 😊Have the best time in England!!! As a Brit living near London, I feel like I have the power to say that we all very much welcome you here 😉😂 xx

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Aw I’m so happy to hear that!!! Thank you very much for your well wishes ☺️ I hope you’re doing well too!

[@thaliafernandez1378]

I can’t wait to see those England vlogs 😍. I hope John Steinbeck portrait gets restocked next year.

[@CarolynMarieReads]

I’m so glad! I’ll make a note to remember to bring Steinbeck back😊

[@A_r_i_._G_]

So excited for this restock 🥹🩵

[@CarolynMarieReads]

I’m so glad ☺️

[@neshkavirdure8289]

😀Many Congratulations👏👏👏👏😊Thank You So Much for Bringing Us Along😊📚📚📚 Such BEAUTIFUL Mini Bookmarks😊👍🏻👍🏻Love The Fern + Rose Bookmarks + R🌿🌿🌿⚘️⚘️⚘️🎨🎨🎨🎉

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@gcpoulides]

Not sure where you will be but would love to see u do a video from the Globe Theatre! I’m definitely grabbing some penguin bookmarks!!

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Ooo that would be lovely! I’ve always wanted to go to the Globe Theatre ☺️

[@gcpoulides]

@@CarolynMarieReads I just got back into reading a year and a half ago, and I found your channel when I wanted to start reading Shakespeare and watched your Beginners Guide to Shakespeare, have been subscribed since, so I thought the Globe would be fitting!

[@doowopshopgal]

I am so happy for you, what a beautiful, determined young lady. I wish you all the best in England. Will you ever be making bookmarks for children? I know children’s books are your expertise. This is what you strive to illustrate. I’m curious if you would ever consider doing the small bookmarks for young boys and young girls.

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you so much! I will definitely think about your idea for children’s bookmarks ☺️

[@magda_mf]

I will be buying Kafka, so happy you made his portrait ❤ I was living in England for 5 years, hope you like it there! Be prepared for lots of rain 😅

[@CarolynMarieReads]

I’m so glad you’re happy with his portrait! I’ll make sure to have my umbrella and raincoat packed 😂

[@zinaberger8211]

So excited

[@nadia-jane]

moving allllll the way to england means you just have to visit Scotland !!! good luck I cant wait to watch your travels !!

[@Claire_Fenby]

This is so exciting! 🩵

[@CarolynMarieReads]

🥰🤍

[@maxkproductions]

ahh can't wait to see your England adventure! I hope you enjoy it there more than us Brits do ourselves haha!

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you so much 😂

[@KritterRaw]

Added to my planner for tomorrow noon! :)

[@CarolynMarieReads]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@mijdes856]

You already mentioned it in the video you were in with your husband. I thought the news would be about your book.😊

[@circleofleaves2676]

Carolyn, you shoulid check out the deluxe pop-up edition of The Little Prince. 💚💚💚

[@CarolynMarieReads]

I actually received it for my birthday a few years ago! It is truly gorgeous ✨

[@circleofleaves2676]

@@CarolynMarieReads awww yay

[@haerhawk]

I'm so excited & I don't even know what it's about

[@madebylora]

I always laugh when people say that embroidery should be as neat on the back as it is on the front! But with your “embroidered” bookmark, that really is true! Hahaha

[@CarolynMarieReads]

I never thought of that 😂 that’s amazing!

[@sofia7321]

Every video brings me joy and happpiness❤! I'm a lonely person. I don't have many friends, at least not who love reading Classics.😔 I'm in the last year of hightschool and every day I come home wishing that I had Emma or Carolyne next to me to talk about books. If anyboody out there feels the same would you like to be pan pals?🙏

[@alljoy6541]

Carolyn, will you do a portrait of a black person?

[@gwenhughes8650]

If we are not seeing some of the items on Etsy, does that mean they are sold out? I love the bookmarks, but can't find them on there! ❤

[@renee1292]

Got to the shop right on time and all the flower bookmarks are gone. 😔

[@MikaelOdqvist]

I would love to buy some bookmarks for my niece and nephew for their birthday. But i couldn't find them in the store :S.

[@CarolynMarieReads]

They will be available in 6 hours! :)

[@kateturpin8326]

Have you considered doing magnetic bookmarks?

[@CarolynMarieReads]

I’d love to make magnets bookmarks, but I’d have to find a new supplier for them. The one I use now doesn’t offer a magnetic option :)

[@ooousuario]

So you're not gonna visit Emma in Canada this year😕

[@livritutes3252]

❤

[@theaparaskeva4286]

IM SO NERVOUS

[@a-sadguy2991]

:O