Bookmark Collector

Bookmarks collected from 23 Feb. to 29 Feb. 2009 (Happy Leap Day!).

Bookmarks in the News

Articles:

Lauren at BiblioBuffet has an interview with the owner of Papilionaceous, a silk weaving company which manufactures a line of bookmarks - Link

Swaps:

Tammy (cupcake) at Crafter’s Community is sponsoring a book and bookmark swap - Link

Contests:

The Ransom Library in Michigan is sponsoring a bookmark design contest - Link

Contest Winners:

The winners of the 14th annual bookmark contest sponsored by Wyoming Agriculture In The Classroom - Link

The Crowell Public Library in San Marino (CA) announced the winners of their bookmark contest and the publishing schedule for the winning bookmarks - Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Crochet a sock monkey bookmark at CraftBits - Link

Noreen at at Hankering For Yarn has a clear set of instructions to create a very cool, spool knitted bookmark in the shape of a rat (commemorating the Year of the Rat) - Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Etsy:

Mini-Laminated Bookmark of The Eccentric Lady from AnneJulie in France - Link

Miscellaneous:

Papilionaceous Ltd. is a small, silk weaving company with a beautiful line of bookmarks (see the BiblioBuffet interview mentioned above) - Link

On-Line Collections

Inside Books: Bookmark Of The Week:

Interesting photo of Lionel Walter Rothschild in a carriage drawn by zebras - Link

Mirage Bookmark:

A lovely paper bookmark with an illustration of Virginia Woolf - Link

A bookmark made from natural materials by Natalia Crespo - Link

Marcapaginas: Natalia:

A set of bookmarks featuring kissing - Link

A set with the theme of holding hands - Link

A discussion on books about the holocaust, but also a promotional bookmark for Maus, a milestone graphic novel about the holocaust - Link

A large set of bookmarks with horse images - Link and Link

Another set with images of ships and boats - Link

In celebration of his winning the Best Actor category in this year’s Oscars, a bookmark with an image of Javier Bardem - Link

Marcapaginas: Rosa:

A set of beautiful, promotional bookmarks from the film The Brothers Grimm - Link

A colorful set of bookmarks from The Beatles’ movie The Yellow Submarine - Link

A set from Rosa’s visit to Rome - Link

A bookmark from Paris - Link

And a pair from Versailles - Link