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
2 responses so far ↓
tattingchic // Jun 6th 2008 at 10:43 am
Thanks for the mention. I’m flattered!
~TattingChic
Carrie Gonzalez // Jun 16th 2008 at 7:09 pm
Thank you for mentioning us here. We also sell many embellished tags and bookmarks on our site as well. I appreciate the nod.
Carrie
Noelle Garrett Designs
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