I met Janine Martel, the creator of Thumbook a few months ago. Not knowing if this was an undercover scheme, Janine pulled out a set of different colored stamp pads, asked me to smudge my thumb into the color of my choice, press it onto a page of her teeny tiny book, and draw a self portrait with her matching colored markers. As if my finger print couldn’t be more of a self-identifier, she had me write a quote or philosophy that I live by on the opposite page (see below).

I am just one of the hundreds of people she has come across in her travels. And now, after much anticipation, Janine has launched her quite charming site http://thumbook.com/ to share with you! Here you can browse through her seven editions of colors and sayings (Find mine in the sixth book!). In addition to her seven series set, you can find thumbs from Mid America and South Africa.

And soon you’ll be able to upload your own thumb! Don’t get cold thumbs, contact her at info@thumbook.com

Forget leaving footprints, your thumb will do.

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