Bookmark Collector

Another week’s worth of bookmark related links that I’ve found, from May 3 through May 9.

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

Over at BiblioBuffet, Lauren is writing about Carrie Chapman Catt, inspired by a silk bookmark with the suffragette’s image - Link

Kat Rocha has a guest blog entry at Needle and ThREAD reflecting on books and bookmarks - Link

Chas Newkey-Burden, who writes a blog for the Guardian in the UK has a posting about bookmarks - Link

I had never looked at the Bookmark entry in Wikipedia until this week - Link

Contests :

The Charleston County Library (South Carolina) is holding its annual Children’s Book Week bookmark contest - Link

Contest Winners:

Swansea Mall in Massachusetts announced the winners of their 2008 Bookmark Contest - Link

The La Crosse County Library (Massachusetts) announced their 2008 Bookmark Design Contest winners - and all the first-place winning entries can be seen on their site as well as all their branches - Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Some bookmark designs you can print, color, and then laminate for Mother’s Day - Link

A tutorial for making wooden bookmarks - Link

Some paper bookmarks made and personalized for teacher gifts - Link

A diamond pattern lace bookmark - Link

A book-thong style bookmark made with ribbon and beads - Link

Over at Make and Takes there are instructions on making a bookmark from those strip of photos you get at a photo booth - Link

Printable pieces and instructions on making a photo-bookmark - Link

A printable bookmark created to promote a graphic novel - Link

A set of instructions for making soft bookmarks with a toddler (Warning: the text is a bit rough to read - it appears to be a poor translation into English) - Link

Over at Sprite Stitch there’s a cross stitch pattern for the Zelda Triforce bookmark - Link

Here’s a crochet pattern for a Triple Chevron Bookmark - Link

Here’s a pattern for an origami bookmark, located at (Another) 52 Books - Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Melody Lea Lamb has a new bookmark for sale from her painting of a baby bunny - Link

A colorfully painted bookmark from Mexico - Link

A set of hook style bookmarks, handmade with glass and metal beads, by Two Girls Jewelry - Link

A metal bookmark, colored and shaped like a seashell, made to be a wedding favor - Link

Free Bookmarks

Boscov’s in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is giving away a self-exam reminder bookmark with a $1 donation to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation - Link

A free bookmark (and magnet) celebrating the launch of the author’s book, available in Autralia - Link

A promotional bookmark to be given away by Ching Teoh with every purchase from her Etsy store - Link

The library in Burlington, Vermont is giving away a bookmark that lists several book related websites - Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:

Yay! Simon is back with a bookmark from the Art Institute of Chicago - Link

Mirage Bookmarks:

A beautiful set of bookmarks from the Swiss chocolate factory Kohler - Link

Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapáginas:

To celebrate International Book Day, a school took some of Olga’s bookmarks and created a fun and colorful display - Link

Some photos from her display at the Central Library of the University of Santiago (USACH) - Link

Mondopunt:

Here are bookmarks from publishing houses which are inspired by books that they publish - Link

Flikr Images:

A colorful bookmark with a baby’s photo made for a bookmark challenge - Link

A little embroidered bookmark - Link

The back of the previous bookmark (a very nice fabric) - Link

Miscellaneous:

A lovely, beaded bookmark in a bookmark-thong style by The Holistic Knitter - Link

A beautiful bookmark made by Deb for an internet swap - Link

A promotional bookmark from the company Tomorrow shown by Grain Edit - Link

I don’t know what Chocobo Tales is, but here’s a felt bookmark that it inspired - Link

Over at Tatting Chic, a couple of tatted bookmarks made for an exchange - Link

The American Crafts Studio had their design team create a set of bookmarks which they have on display - Link

A promotional bookmark for the author rather than the specific book - Link

A knitted bookmark by 1SexyGramma - Link

A very ornate bookmark designed as a thank-you gift by Noelle Garrett - Link

I believe the chinchillas on this bookmark are cross-stitched - Link

A couple of crocheted bookmarks at Biblio’s Blog - Link

Another set of bookmark related links from April 26 through May 2.

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

Yay! Another Frank X. Roberts article at BlblioBuffet, this one discussing Medieval bookmarks. Frank’s expertise on the history of bookmarks is amazing and his articles are engrossing - Link

Jen at Needle and ThREAD has a couple of announcements in her post updating the Bookmark Challenge - Link

Contest Winners:

The Linton Book Festival (in the UK) has selected winners for their Design a Graffalo Bookmark contest - Link

Walter Raines and Trent Couch won the Pickens County (South Carolina) Library System’s annual Bookmark Contest - Link

Swaps:

The Crafts Beautiful forum sponsors various handcraft swaps, including a monthly bookmark swap - Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Art of the Possible: Jennifer C. Einolf:

A quick description of how Jennifer made her Fleur di Lis bookmark - Link

A description of how she made a Victorian Wallpaper bookmark - Link

She’s on a roll with another bookmark, this time Chocolate and Roses - Link

Next is something she calls a Jazzy Bookmark - Link

And she ends the week with her Time Well Spent Bookmark - Link

Miscellaneous:

Stitch Pink is providing a link into the dragonfly_xs_needlework group at Yahoo! where there is a free cross-stitch bookmark pattern available (you must join the Yahoo! group for access) - Link

Instructions on making a stamped paper bookmark with images of flowers - Link

Inkypinky has instructions on making a bookmark card - Link

Stamping on transparent sheet to create this bookmark by Andrea Wiebe - Link

First of all, this is a pretty cool bookmark: a crocheted frog’s head and tongue. But even better is that the link is to the blog of the Crochet Liberation Front! - Link

Bookmarks For Sale

A site which specializes in handmade Egyptian items is selling large lots of those papyrus bookmarks - Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Mirage Bookmarks:

A bookmark with the image of Johnny Depp - Link

Mondopunt:

This set of bookmarks is a continuation of the Sant Jordi theme from last week - Link

Flikr Images:

A lovely bookmark as part of a matched set - Link

A picture of a Guitar Girl Blythe Doll as a bookmark - Link

Miscellaneous:

A paper Geisha bookmark made by Fabrizio for an art swap/challenge - Link

Jules at Creative Makes is displaying the sweets themed bookmark made for a swap - Link

Another hand-made (stamped) bookmark - Link

A pretty ink and watercolor bookmark by Jess Lo - Link

Back again with more bookmark related links that I’ve found, from April 19 through April 25 (and maybe a few from the 26th!).

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

Deanna Dahlsad over at Collector’s Quest has an interesting interview with an economics professor on collecting and consumerism - Link

Jen, over at Needle and ThREAD, has a post where she first discusses Frank Divendal , and then asks about collectors of fabric bookmarks - if you lean that way, stop by and post a comment - Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

A pattern for crocheting a lighthouse shaped bookmark - Link

I just came across this book, Bookmarks Galore, with patterns for needlepoint bookmarks - Link

A great little write up on the methods the author (Elizabth O. Dulemba) uses to make her promotional bookmarks - Link

Instructions for making bookmarks used as wedding favors - crystal beaded book thongs style - Link

A cross-stitch pattern for three different bookmarks with a blooming plant theme - Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Linda Layden does fabulous scrimshaw work on a variety of materials, and here is a list of her bookmarks for sale - Link

Very fun, a crocheted humpback whale bookmark by crochetroo - Link

Also, a crocheted butterfly bookmark - Link

Bookmarks made from recycled phenolic resin, by gemmafactrix - Link

Metal bookmark wedding favors in the shape of a leaf - Link

A more elaborate wedding favor bookmark, this one is a leather photo-holder with a silver heart charm - Link

A lovely paper bookmark with an image of painted edelweiss - Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

BiblioBuffet: On Marking Books: Laine Farley:

Wow! an entire collection of tax related bookmarks! Laine has also written an article around her collection discussing the IRS’s various attempts at providing services (so should this be categorized as an article or a collection?) - Link

Marcapaginas: Natalia

In celebration of International Book Day, a set of bookmarks with pictures of stacks of books (hmmm!) - Link

In celebration of his birthday, several bookmarks with the poems of José Ángel Valente - Link

Mirage Bookmarks:

A couple of Soviet propaganda bookmarks from the 1950’s - Link

Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapáginas:

Olga has several exhibitions of her bookmarks celebrating International Book Day - Link

And here are some photos from one of her exhibitions - Link

Mondopunt:

A huge set of bookmarks, recently collected in Barcelona on La Diada de Sant Jordi (described to me as a romantic holiday, like Valentine’s Day) - Link

Miscellaneous:

A hand-made paper clip style bookmark using stamped paper - Link

Some vintage bookmarks with Spider-Man and Hulk images - Link

A beautiful, handmade and elaborately crafted bookmark by Shelly. Also, check out the slide show which includes some other images of handmade bookmarks - Link

A “Scottish” themed bookmark, handmade from paper and stamped by Tracy Hurford-Fury- Link

Artist Joey Welsh has posted pictures of two bookmarks promoting his Gekkard images- Link

A not-quite-finished cross-stitched bookmark by Lelia - Link

Some nice, handmade paper and acrylic bookmarks along with some great photos from the workshop where the bookmarks were made, by Lea Sanders - Link

Well, I survived tax time and was still able to track down a few links this week. Here are the ones I collected from April12 through April 18.

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

At BiblioBuffet, Lauren’s bookmark inspired article is about encyclopedias: their history, development, and a bit of their taxonomy - Link

Over at the Ephemera blog, Marty Weil has asked the eBay booksellers group about things found in books; he calls them fly-aways, but I’ve referred to them as found bookmarks - Link

The previous post led me to this one where Marty discusses fly-aways, and has a picture of a great antique bookmark from the play Little Lord Fauntleroy - Link

Jen over at Needle and ThRead reports on the Bookmark Make-It-Take-It event at the Anchorage Public Library where folks learned to stitch a bookmark - Link

Contests :

East Central Public Library in Mississippi is sponsoring a bookmark design contest - Link

Miscellaneous:

The school district in Manatee County, Florida is giving away a free bookmark as part of their literacy program for kids - Link

A chain of organic food stores in Okanagan, Canada is promoting literacy by giving kids a bookmark on which they record their reading achievements; at the end of the month they bring the bookmark back for a free, healthy treat - Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

A two-part video tutorial on folding an origami bookmark (corner-envelope style) with a Panda’s face - Link Link

Here’s a set of links for crochet patterns for making bookmarks - Link

And similar site with a set of patterns for knitting bookmarks - Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Melody Lea Lamb is a miniatures painter who is creating bookmarks with her work - Link

Another artist (Matty8080) is putting his work on bookmarks and then selling them - Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Mirage Bookmarks:

A paper bookmark from Changing Hands Bookstore - Link

Marcapaginas: Natalia

A bookmark to remember the anniversay of Simone de Beauvoir’s dieath - Link

A set of bookmarks with themes based on Leonardo da Vinci to celebrating the anniversary of his birth - Link

On the anniversary of his death, a set of bookmarks with images of Charlie Chaplin - Link

Arrrh! Pirates be the theme o’ this bookmark booty - Link

Mondopunt:

I’m having real trouble translating this site, but I believe this set of bookmarks is from an exhibit celebrating Fefe Almeida - Link

Another set of bookmarks that are promotional pieces from a publisher for several different books - Link

Flikr Images:

Another great image suitable for printing as a bookmark - Link

Here’s a bookmark that was received as part of a swap - Link

Miscellaneous:

Over at Creativity has No Limits, Norma Soulet has two new bookmarks she made from felt - Link

A beautiful set of bookmarks Lay Hoon made for her swaps - Link

A cross-stitched bookmark with icons from the game Triforce (how cool is it that there’s a blog about cross stiching designs from video games?!) - Link

In the category of found bookmarks, here’s one that looks like a peacock feather - Link

A handmade, stamped bookmark by Teresa - Link

This set of bookmarks has been sold, but I really liked the design and it’s by Sleeping Forest (book-thong style) - Link

It’s a light week of entries this time, although I found several interesting articles by non-collectors discussing bookmarks that inspired them. These links cover my findings from April 5 through April 11.

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

Lauren at BiblioBuffet has served up another fascinating article inspired by a bookmark in her collection. This time, a look at Uncle Tom’s Cabin and its unusual history as a stage production - Link

A nice blog entry by Dominique James, inspired by a bookmark with the word Believe - Link

An personal reflection on travel and bookmarks - Link

Contests :

SnitchSeeker.com is a Harry Potter fan site, and they are conducting a bookmark contest for the next week or so. The entries posted so far are wonderful - Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Making corner envelope bookmarks from junk mail - Link

Very interesting technique on making paper bookmarks decorated with images transfered using packing tape- I’ll try this one! - Link

A pattern for a delicate, lace bookmark - Link

An entire set of Flickr images cropped into bookmark shapes for convenient printing - Link

If you live near Anchorage, Alaska (and are anxiously awaiting each published roundup of Bookmark Bookmarks!), there’s going to be a bookmark making workshop at the Loussac Library - Link

Bookmarks For Sale

A cute bookmark made from a recycled Cocoa Puffs box - Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Marcapaginas: Natalia

Continuing her series On That Day (or the more poetic Tal día como hoy), Napoleon and The Little Prince are featured - Link

This one features Picasso and International Roma Day - Link

This one celebrates the birthday of Charles Baudelaire is featured - Link

How else could you combine the Titanic, The Great Gatsby, and The Beatles in one entry? - Link

Here’s a great collection of map-themed bookmarks - Link

Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:

A leather bookmark from a London museum focused on WWII - Link

Mirage Bookmark:

A beautiful, Art Nouveau bookmark - Link

Mondopunt:

In recognition of the 100th anniversary of her birth, a set of bookmarks celebrating Simone de Beauvoir - Link

Miscellaneous:

A needlepoint bookmark stitched for a charity event - Link

A cross-stitched bookmark with an image of Luigi (from the video game Mario Brothers) - Link

Here is another weeks worth of bookmark links collected from around the inter-tubes from March 29 through April 4.

Please let me know if you come across (or have) a bookmark related link or announcement that should be included in the next Bookmark roundup.

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

Over at the Ephemera Collector, Marty Weil has collected a set of links to tools and materials of interest to collectors of paper items - Link

Contests :

The Plainsboro Library in New Jersey is sponsoring an arts festival and they are inviting mail artists from around the world to submit a bookmark with the theme Cultural Crossroads - Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

A link to literacy themed patterns for cross-stitched bookmarks and a tutorial on finishing the pieces - Link

A set of images that you can print to make you own bookmarks - Link

A nice stamped bookmark with the recipe for making it yourself - Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Mirage Bookmark:

A two piece puzzle bookmark that promoted the Bellegarde sur Valserine comic book festival in France - Link

Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapáginas:

Olga has a display of her bookmarks at La Biblioteca Viva del Mall Plaza La Serena in Chile - her pictures are over a set of blog entries - Link, link, link

BiblioBuffet: On Marking Books: Laine Farley:

Laine has a collection of six bookmarks with a hotel theme used to illustrate her article on bookarks used as hotel and travel promotions - Link

Marcapaginas: Natalia

Bookmarks commemorating the poet Federico Garcia Lorca - Link

Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:

A very interesting, historic bookmark that appears to be a check-out record from a library in the London Underground - Link

Punto de Papel:

María Rosa has a post with three bookmark sets. Each set consists of illustrations based on the writings of a single author - Link

Here’s a second group of bookmark sets based on the writings of well known authors - Link

Mondopunt:

A set of bookmarks with a Solidarity theme - Link

Miscellaneous:

A beautiful, handmade paper bookmark made by Harvestorm for her husband - Link

An interesting, stitched bookmark made by Needlewoman as part of a challenge - Link

Yet another bookmark made as part of a challenge, made from paper and ribbon by Distinctly Daisy - Link

Lampwork artist Isinglas Design posted an image of the bookmark created as a promotional item - Link

A lovely, stitched bookmark with a lovely story behind it - Link

Another week of bookmark related links. This entry covers the week from Saturday, March 22 through Sunday, March 28.

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

With one of her bookmarks as inspiration, Lauren has delivered another fascinating article. This one is on the history of playing cards - Link

NOTE: There was a change in the way the BiblioBuffet website was organized and so my previous links were broken. I’ve since changed all the past entries and they should now be working again.

An interesting way to market an education charity in Mumbai, India by inserting bookmarks into the books sold in a bookstore - Link

A short blog entry about a bookmark collector and her collection - Link

A large print shop in New Jersey is offering to make free bookmarks for New Jersey public libraries - Link

The story of a lost (and found!) bookmark - Link

Wow! I had no idea that some bookmarks are shy and some are bold. Here’s a discussion on changing your shy bookmark to a bold one - Link

Swaps:

This link takes you to the blog of Donalda Cox, a stamp, scrapbook, and altered art artist who runs S.S.Reflections, a stamp and scrapbook ezine, along with a variety of supporting websites. They sponsor regular swaps and a bookmark swap is coming up. You’ll need to join the Yahoo group, but here’s the link to start you off - Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Not really step-by-step instructions, but a general discussion about how the author made felted bookmarks - Link

A short discussion about using paper clips as bookmarks - Link

Princess Matilda discusses the details of how she made a pair of lovely bookmarks for a swap - Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Etsy:

Over at Etsy, annejulie occasionally places her handmade bookmarks for sale. These have already sold (only on-line for 2 days!) but I’m posting the links in case anyone wants to check for the artist’s future offerings - Link

Here’s annejulie’s other (already sold!) bookmark this week - Link

A cross-stitched bookmark identifying the user as a feminist - Link

Miscellaneous:

I’m not quite sure where to put this link, but I had to highlight it somewhere, and it is available for purchase - indirectly. The Japanese artist Yuki Nakano has illustrated a bookmark that will be distributed by White Rabbit Press when you buy a set of their Learning Japanese: Kanji Flashcards. It’s a beautiful image - Link

This company makes foam bookmarks for promotional material - Link

These bookmarks are included in any order from the artist (check out his gallery for a wild website interface!) - Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Mirage Bookmark:

A bookmark commemorating Architecture Week in the UK - Link

Marcapaginas: Rosa

A set of 12 bookmarks, each with a painting from a scene in a Shakespearean play - Link

Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:

A magnetic bookmark from the London Transport Museum - Link

Punto de Papel:

This is an interesting bookmark from Vietnam - Link

A set of five bookmarks with paintings of flowers - Link

Seven bookmarks from the anime Card Captor Sakura (from the manga of the same name) - Link

Miscellaneous:

Another amazing bookmark made by a crafter/artist - Link

A pair of bookmark collectors in Spain are posting images from their collection. I’m having some trouble translating the site, so it may be in a Catalan dialect - Link

Here are this week’s bookmark related links, from March 15 through March 21.

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

Lauren over at BiblioBuffet has a fascinating article on the history of the telephone, inspired by three bookmarks in her collection (and thanks for referencing these roundups, Lauren!) - Link

A little essay from the perspective of your bookmark - Link

Contests:

Funk & Weber Design is sponsoring the 2008 Bookmark Challenge for stitched bookmarks and to raise money for literacy programs - Link

Contest Winners:

In an article from Andover, Massachusetts the local winners from the state’s bookmark contest are announced - Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Over at Glitter Tart Designs the author discusses how she made her latest, stamped bookmark - Link

Bookmarks For Sale

An article about the BookMate and the woman who invented it - Link

Interesting design for a pneumatic bookmark - Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Marcapaginas: Natalia

A large set of bookmarks with poems collected to commemorate International Poetry Day (March 21) - Link

A painting by Frederick Sandys illustrates this bookmark - Link

Celebrating Father’s Day in Spain (March 19), Natalia presented this set of bookmarks (which made me smile) - Link

Marcapaginas: Rosa

Celebrating the Adventures of Tintin by Herge, here is a set of eight bookmarks - Link

A bookmark from the movie Alatriste with Viggo Mortensen - Link

Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:

A couple of bookmarks from an exhibition covering the Avant Garde - Link

Flikr Images:

A very cute penguin bookmark - Link

Miscellaneous:

A beautiful bookmark inspired by watercolor stains on paper - Link

Another week’s worth of bookmark related links that I’ve found, from March 8 through March 14.

Enjoy!

Bookmarks in The News

Articles:

Laine Farley’s article this week at BiblioBuffet is about the dispersion of the Berlin Wall and is inspired by a bookmark with an encased piece that wall - Link

Buried in this blog entry is a description of a fan having left a set of hand-made bookmarks for the team. The bookmarks were personalized for each player and very well appreciated. I though this was a great idea - Link

An interesting blog entry discussing ways a bookmark can be used to more clearly indicate a position in a book - Link

Contests:

Nordic Needle is conducting an interesting contest where you send in a hand-stitched bookmark to enter a drawing for a $100 gift certificate. All the entries will be donated to their local libraries and elementary schools for Children’s Book Week - Link

Contest Winners:

The Inner Wheel Club of Sedgemoor (in England) had a bookmark contest celebrating World Book Day, and the winners are on display at the Bridgwater Library - Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Ellen Hudson has a great tutorial about working with glass, stamping, and solder to make a beautiful glass pendant bookmark - Link

And then Cindy Lyles used Ellen’s tutorial to make another stamped glass and solder pendant bookmark - Link

The next day, Cindy created another bookmark, this time paper based, and posted instructions on how she did it - Link

Here’s a discussion of embroidering on paper to make a bookmark - Link

This blog provides templates and instructions on making bookmarks with a Christian theme - Link

Bookmarks For Sale

I came across the nice little bookmark with a blue chalcedony cabochon - Link

On-Line Collections

Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week

An interesting bookmark from the Design Museum - Link

Marcapaginas: Alia

I’m a sucker for Art Nouveau and these three gorgeous bookmarks had me lingering at this link for awhile - Link

And then, Alia followed up with this amazing set of bookmarks with images from the artwork of Alphonse Maria Mucha - Link

Here are bookmarks commemorating the architecture of Antoni Gaudi - Link

Marcapaginas: Natalia

An impressive collection of bookmarks with a 20’s New York theme, inspired by F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby - Link

Here are the links I’ve come across in the last week (March 1 through March 7). Enjoy!

Bookmarks In The News

Articles:

Lauren at BibliBuffet has a nice article about phonographs which was inspired by a lovely pair of bookmarks - Link

An article about how Jason Milam started selling his hand-crafted metal bookmarks online (his sales link is in the Bookmarks For Sale section, below) - Link

Contest Winners:

Downtown Books in Craig, Colorado announces the winners of their bookmark design contest - Link

St. Columba’s College in Ireland is publishing a bookmark entered in a contest sponsored by their art department - Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

A cross-stitch pattern for a thistle bookmark at CameoRose’s Stitcher’s Studio - Link

Nice little blog entry discussing how the author makes her business cards more useful by making them into bookmarks - Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Novel Accessories sells hand-made, metal bookmarks - Link

On-Line Collections

Marcapaginas: Natalia:

A set of bookmarks with images of marine animals - Link

To celebrate International Women’s Day, here is wonderful set of bookmarks with women’s images - Link

Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week

An alligator bookmark which opens and closes its mouth - Link

Punto de Papel

A beautiful set of art bookmarks - Link

Miscellaneous

Some designs for a bookmark that will be used to promote a gallery show for Alyssa Stepien - Link