Melvis Makes

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 :)

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 ❤️⛵🛟

September tomorrow (!!) 🍂 How did THAT happen?! I do have some gorgeous autumnal designs on the way, but for now I’m hol...
31/08/2026

September tomorrow (!!) 🍂 How did THAT happen?!

I do have some gorgeous autumnal designs on the way, but for now I’m holding onto summer just a little bit longer with In Bloom 🌸

With its pretty pink flowers, warm brown background and leafy details, I think it’s the perfect fabric to gently lead us from those last days of summer into autumn. 🍁🌸

In Bloom Book Buddies and Glasses Cases are now listed in the shop, all handmade to order by me and available in a choice of sizes - I'll add links in my story.

New Budget Book Sleeve today - all sizes just F I V E - P O U N D S 😯 I found this retro fashion design on sale, which ...
27/08/2026

New Budget Book Sleeve today - all sizes just F I V E - P O U N D S 😯 I found this retro fashion design on sale, which means you can get a bargain Book Buddy - grab yours before they're gone!

Good evening once again ... It appears FB has changed and I can now only post 2 links A MONTH 😭 They want me to pay £42 ...
26/08/2026

Good evening once again ... It appears FB has changed and I can now only post 2 links A MONTH 😭 They want me to pay £42 a month for the honour of posting links, which I simply can't afford. Just add it to the long list of reasons running a small business is so hard these days 😔 ... For now, the link on my profile info still appears to work 🤞🏻

Oy with the Poodles already! 🐩 Not only is it International Dog Day today, it is also Woody's Gotcha Day! He arrived on ...
26/08/2026

Oy with the Poodles already! 🐩 Not only is it International Dog Day today, it is also Woody's Gotcha Day! He arrived on International Dog Day 2021 😍 how time flies 😭😅 here he is disguised as a Poodle ... Or Eminem ... Or Rocky 🥊😂

(I can't believe it's almost time for my Gilmore Girls rewatch 🍂)

Good evening lovelies ☺️ my friend & I have a bit of a 2 woman cinema club going on 🍿 we recently saw The End of Oak Str...
25/08/2026

Good evening lovelies ☺️ my friend & I have a bit of a 2 woman cinema club going on 🍿 we recently saw The End of Oak Street ... the dinosaurs were a little more scary than these cute little fellas 😂🦕

It's been scorchio today ☀️ but I did manage to get some orders sewn before I threatened to throw out the iron 🥵🤣 ... wa...
13/08/2026

It's been scorchio today ☀️ but I did manage to get some orders sewn before I threatened to throw out the iron 🥵🤣 ... walked to the shop to drop the parcels off ready the postman and they must have ultimate air con as it was SO COLD in there, they practically had to force me to leave 😆

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