Bookmark Collector

I’m on the road again, and so this post is a couple of days late. Here are the bookmark related links that I found from June 14 through June 20.

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

One writer’s experience (Wilfred Bereswill) creating a bookmark to promote his book - Link

A Google search on the phrase “antique bookmark” provided Lauren with a list of linksto discuss in this weeks article on bookmarks from BiblioBuffet - Link

Denise Rossetti discusses the responses to her question about what her readers thought about bookmarks - Link

Contests :

This isn’t a bookmark design contest, but Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida has a reading program where children receive a book and a bookmark, and when they complete the book, the bookmark is entered into a drawing competition - Link

The Fort Meyers Miracles (Florida) and Dunkin’ Donuts have teamed up for a similar contest where after reading four books, a completed bookmark is entered in a drawing - Link

Contest Winners:

The winners of the Program for the Development of Human Potential Bookmark Contest in southern Queens met with their local Assemblywoman to be recognized by the New York State Assembly - Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Bookmark images which can be printed on card stock, created by Angie Briggs - Link

At The Stitchery Mall you can buy a set of bookmark designs (the Tapestry series) to embroider on stabilizer or felt. Sets of designs are available - Link
Tapestry 1 - Link
Tapestry 2 - Link
Tapestry 3 - Link
Tapestry 4 - Link
Tapestry 5 - Link
Tapestry 6 - Link
Tapestry 9 - Link

Bookmarks For Sale

A handmade bookmark using gel pens; the image is of a tiger-woman. This is an auction at a fury-art auction site - Link

A Melody Lea Lamb art print bookmark, for sale as an auction - Link

A silver bookmark with a teapot charm and beads, at Etsy and by Angel Wings and Pretty Things - Link

Here are some wire bookmark wedding favors, available through USFreeads - Link

Over at Etsy, a bookmark made from Czech glass beads in shades of turquoise - Link

Another Etsy bookmark, this one from Jewelry By Jill, with a peace theme - Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:

From the cathedral at Canterbury, this bookmark shows a slice of an illuminated medieval missal - Link

Mondopunt:

A large collection of magnet bookmarks - Link

Flikr Images:

A photo of straw in a bookmark format by Catimini - Link

Handmade Bookmarks

A knitted bookmark made like a small scarf, by Chen - Link

Five cross-stitch bookmarks made for her son’s teachers at Mainely Stitching - Link

At Pax*Knits, she made an oak-leaf bookmark for the second time and it looks great - Link

A beautiful tatted bookmark; read and green with a floral theme - Link

A love-themed bookmark made from scraps over at Friskars Craft - Link

Miscellaneous:

A very nice embossed leather bookmark with a Father’s Day theme - Link

Here is Janet Dean’s new bookmark promoting her book Courting Miss Adelaide - Link

A post at Flyleaf Books discussing the problems of producing 200 bookmarks for a wedding - Link