Bookmark Collector

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