How Do I Stop Bookmark Syncing Across Macs

My husband and I both have our own Apple IDs. He has a Macbook Pro and I have a Macbook Air. I need to be able to access his purchased music and movies so we used his Apple ID to login to iTunes on my Macbook Air. This worked fine. But even through I used my own Apple ID when setting up iCloud, our bookmarks in Safari are shared and I can seem to find a way to change this. Is there a way I can keep access to his iTunes but stop the bookmark synching in Safari? So I can setup my own individual bookmarks.

The following quote from is more aimed at how to get it working rather than to stop working -- but it's worth a try: iCloud: Troubleshooting iCloud Bookmarks and Reading List - Apple Support
Turn iCloud Bookmarks off and back on:
Quit Safari.
Choose Apple () menu > System Preferences, then click the icon for iCloud.
If you are using OS X Mavericks or Mountain Lion, deselect the checkbox next to Safari. If you are using OS X Lion, deselect the checkbox next to Bookmarks.
Close System Preferences and wait about a minute.
Open System Preferences and choose iCloud.
Select the checkbox next to Safari (or Bookmarks). Click Merge.
Close System Preferences.
Open Safari and test to see if the issue is resolved.
Restart your computer. This may sound simple, but it does reinitialize your network and application settings and can frequently resolve issues.

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