Bookmark Collector

Another week’s worth of bookmark related links that I’ve found, from August 23 through August 29.

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

Laine Farley has the first part of her Bookmark Travelogue posted at BiblioBuffet, where she starts her discussion of the bookmark collecting highlights of her recent trip to Ireland - Link

Contests :

Another call for entries into The Bookmark Project at the Koffler Centre of the Arts (Toronto) in conjunction with their annual Jewish Book Fair - Link

Contest Winners:

In a very mixed-emotion story, the winners of the Colne Road Library’s (U.K.) bookmark contest were awarded at the party saying good-bye to the library on its last day - Link

Swaps:

An exchange of hand drawn bookmarks, at Carol’s Drawing Club, a forum for artists of all levels - Link

Over at Swap-bot there’s a new bookmark swap - 2 partners, 1 bookmark each - Link

Another Swap-bot swap, but this one’s a bit different. 5 postcards and a bookmark that show off the sender’s country are to be swapped with someone from another country - Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

A fine tutorial on making a corner bookmark, by Nicole at Crafting Happens - Link

Bookmarks For Sale

A set of classic looking bookmarks designed by the artist Rory Skagen - Link

Some more wedding favor bookmarks, these are heart-shaped and from Little Things Wedding Favors - Link

Clear Prospects makes a magnetic bookmark as a promotional item - Link

A post on how personalized bookmarks are an incentive to read, at Impressive Inscriptions - Link

A set of bookmarks created with magnifiers, from Eurofan - Link

The Food Bank at St. Mary’s

If I understand this correctly, Art for Food is a blog maintained to showcase the items for sale that were made at workshops to raise funds for The Food Bank at St. Mary’s in Seattle (Washington State). I’ve got a set of links to the bookmarks that were made (and are very nice!) -Link

Round blue beads and space needle charm - Link

Round green beads and space needle chanrm - Link

Pink hearts and clubs - Link

Blue green fish with sand dollars - Link

Gold filigree bead - Link

Amethyst silver with space needle - Link

Etsy:

A cute bird shaped paper bookmark in a library pocket, by MissesKwittys - Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Marcapaginas: Alia

With her first post in some time, Alia knocked my socks off with her collection of 15 gorgeous Art Nouveau related bookmarks - Link

Flikr Images:

Catamini’s latest bookmark image - Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

A cross stitched poppy bookmark, by Theresa at Miss Honey Down Under - Link

Some crocheted flowers used to make bookmarks, by Sarah at Wake Up And Live - Link

Miscellaneous:

At the end of her post, Debbie shows off her Wizard of Oz bookmarkat Friday Friends Book Blog - Link