Bookmark Collector

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