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Bookmark Bookmarks: 2 May 2008

May 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

bookmarkpixel.JPGAnother 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 ChallengeLink

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 RosesLink

Next is something she calls a Jazzy BookmarkLink

And she ends the week with her Time Well Spent BookmarkLink

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 WiebeLink

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 DeppLink

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 LoLink

Tags: Contests · Making Bookmarks · Needlework · general · websites

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