Bookmark Collector

Here are this week’s bookmark related bookmarks, linked from August 2 through August 8.

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

Laine Farley caught my attention this week with her opening photo of 26 antique bookmarks. Her article in BiblioBuffet is a fascinating look at ephemera collecting with bookmarks as a subset of the larger field - Link

Rosemarie at Impressive Inscriptions writes about how she and her partner started their custom bookmark business and about their love of bookmarks - Link

A discussion of bookmarks as baby shower favors, at Impressive Inscriptions - Link

More bookmarks as baby shower favors, this time focusing on twins and triplets, at Impressive Inscriptions - Link

A post about birthday party favor bookmarks at Impressive Inscriptions - Link

Contests :

This contest has been mentioned before, but a newspaper article reminds us of it again - The Koffler Gallery is running its annual Bookmark Project, a major art/bookmark competition - Link

The Colne Road Library in Burnley (England) is celebrating its old, historic location before moving to its new digs, and a bookmark design contest is part of the celebration - Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

A free cross-stitch bookmark pattern available from FreePatterns.com - Link

You can download images of a 10 Dollaritos bill as a bookmark, at LCS - Link

Colored bookmarks on paper as a project for kids, at Art Smarts - Link

A tatting pattern with overlapping chains, by Jon - Link

A bookmark (with the image of Raggedy Ann) that you can print out and use, from Crafty Wahm - Link

A nice collection of ways to make your own bookmark, by Adreana Hamlin - Link

Bookmarks For Sale

You can get personalize bookmarks made from card stock and laminated, at Olive Kids - Link

A Scottish Clan Badge on a bookmark for sale in Australia - Link

Two bookmarks made from the original art pieces by Melody Leah Lamb - Link

The New Yorker is giving away a free bookmark, but you do have to give them your name and address - Link

A new bookmark from her original painting, by Melody Lea Lamb - Link

These are very flat bookmarks with LEDs for lighting pages in a book, and it comes in a couple of different styles - Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:

Even a bookmark collector like Simon occasionally uses a ticket as a found bookmark - Link

Mondopunt:

Thirteen bookmarks commemorating the Spanish sculptor Francisco Salzillo - Link

Three recently released bookmarks promoting the town of Camprodon (Spain) - Link

Flikr Images:

A intricately natted bookmark by KF-in-Georgia - Link

A woman and a guitar, by Steve C. - Link

Also by Steve C., a lovely picture of some flowers - Link

Another image by Steve C., multi-colored flowers - Link

To appreciate this bookmark, I had to look up what a twinchie is (a 2″ x 2″ square with art, a play on the 1″ x 1″ inchie that has become so popular) - Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

A fabric bookmark, made by Stephanie out of her selvages (I had to look that one up, also) - Link