Bookmark Collector

This is the first entry in my new link roundup format. Since I’m playing catchup, it’s a big one! In the future I’ll update weekly.

I’ve included a few more sources in my search for links, and I’ve organized them under some new headings.

If you have anything you’d like me to include in future entries, or any feedback in general, you can add a comment below or send an email to alan@bookmark-collector.com

These entries are from December 2007 as well as January and early February 2008.

Bookmarks In the News

Editorials:

Provocative little blog posting titled Bookmarks Are For People That Hate Money by Ben Allen - Link

A nice tribute to Norman Mailer by Guy Somerset that leads to a discussion of bookmarks - Link

Frank X. Roberts discusses of the origins of the bookmark at BiblioBuffet - Link

Designs:

A beautiful bookmark commemorating the California Genealogical Society’s 110th Anniversary (how do I get one?) - Link

In South Africa, a Lifesaving Bookmark was designed to remind reading parents to check on their kids at swimming venues - Link

A bookmark design which uses flexible organic light emitting diode (FOLED) technology (cool!) - Link

Another design for a bookmark that highlights a word position in a book - Link

Jackie Blaum, a fifth grader, invents Jackie’s Dry Erase Bookmark - Link

Upcoming Contests :

The Friends of Hickory Public Library in North Carolina is holding a bookmark contest for children in grades K-8 - Link

A Mail-Art Competition sponsored by the Plainsboro Library in New Jersey with the theme Cultural Crossroads - Link

A Bookmark Design Contest sponsored by The Book Wish Foundation - Link

The Davenport Public Library in Iowa is sponsoring the Cornerstone of Downtown bookmark design contest - Link

Contest Winners:

Daphne Public Library in Alabama - Link

Hit The Books program sponsored by the Omaha Royals in Nebraska - Link

Hit The Books program sponsored by the Lexington Legends in Kentucky - Link

Design A Bookmark Competition sponsored by the Clare County Library in Ireland - Link

Swaps:

This is a link showing the results from a bookmark swap sponsored by Crafty Daisies (and these are beautiful!)- Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Clever and fun photo-bookmark design in Zakka Life Crafts blog - Link

Attractive crochet bookmark in the shape of a key at CraftBits - Link

Needlepoint bookmark with a snowflake image at About.com: Needlepoint - Link

Bead and Wire on a metal bookmark hook at About.com: Jewelry Making - Link

Another bead and wire bookmark, this one of a butterfly at CraftBits - Link

A video on making a magnetic bookmark by Patti Behan on her blog - Link

A small felt bookmark designed by Melissa Goodsell at One Crafty Momma - Link

Paper and magnet bookmark in a greeting card by Bethany Paull - Link

Print, cut, and fold these files to create a set of bookmarks at 4Kids - Link

A discussion of cross stitch methods for making bookmarks - Link

Project for making a ribbon bookmark from Scrapnextras - Link

Handy little bookmark made with blank pages for taking notes from DIYPlanner - Link

Download and print a bookmark with information about fleas at HealthyChild - Link

Another discussion about making bookmarks as wedding favors - Link

Another download and print bookmark, this one from Audrey Jeanne’s Expressions - Link

A very cool bookmark and card with a discussion on how it was made - Link

A downloadable paper template for a T-Shirt shaped bookmark at Crafty Beats - Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Some lovely little angle bookmarks at Drooling Over Yarn - Link

A variety of custom bookmarks using crystals and charms at Planet 4 Creation - Link

Beautiful engraved butterfly bookmarks, hand colored from Bernard Maisner - Link

A line of bookmarks with some nice calligraphy at Bookworm Bookmarks - Link

A position marking bookmark at Irregular People - Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

BiblioBuffet: On Marking Books: Lauren Roberts:

A beautiful bookmark discussion from the 1928 Olympic Games - Link

Antique bookmarks related to health - Link

Two bookmarks from the golden days of NBC Radio - Link

Interesting bookmark issued as propaganda during World War II - Link

A discussion of celebrating Christmas with bookmarks along with two examples - Link

A bookmark prompts a discussion of stockings! - Link

Bookmarks and fragrances - Link

BiblioBuffet: On Marking Books: Laine Farley:

Bookmarks from Vietnam and Cambodia - Link

Old and new bookmark calendars - Link

An interesting discussion (with examples) of bookmarks as Christmas craft - Link

Punt Per Punt:

A lovely top index that points to a set of group listings, organizing Nuria’s collection - Link

Nuria’s set of Christmas themed bookmarks - Link

Marcapaginas.info:

Happy Pig bookmark from the Czech Republic - Link

New Year’s Resolution - Link

The Footprints of Time, published bookmarks froma graphic art competition - Link

Angels - Link

Carnival - Link

Mozart - Link

Lego’s 50th anniversary - Link

A lovely set of bell towers - Link

Valentine’d Day - Link

A collection of hearts - Link

Clocks - Link

Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:

National Bookstart Day - Link

London Transport Museum - Link

Tintin from The Sceptre of Okkatar - Link

Paddington Bear - Link

Highlighting three bookmarks for the end of the year - Link

Tutankhamen and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs at the O2 Dome in Greenwich - Link

Terracotta Army at the British Museum - Link

Tintin by Herge, magnetic bookmark - Link

From the home of Washington Irving, author of Sleepy Hollow - Link

Planting Trees, a free bookmark from the local library - Link

Mr. Bump from the Mr. Men series - Link

Punto de Papel:

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone - Link

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Link

Happy New Year and 3 Bookmarks from Venice - Link

A couple of puzzle bookmark sets, titled Gracias Rosa - Link

The Four Houses from Harry Potter - Link

Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe - Link

Flikr Images:

A lovely bookmark - Link

Watercolor flowers - Link

Miscellaneous:

A couple of beautiful, vintage Disney bookmarks midway into this post of collectible - Link

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Whew! Back again in a week with (hopefully) a more manageable list.