Bookmark Collector

Another week’s worth of bookmark related links that I’ve found, from September 27 through October 3.

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

Dipping into her amazing collection, Lauren uses two bookmarks from the 1936 Berlin Olympics to launch her discussion of those Olympic games, at BiblioBuffet - Link

Okay, Jen has one of the more interesting reasons for having made a hand-stitched bookmark, posted at Needle and ThREAD - Link

An interesting bookmark design that involves changing colors and taking notes to record your feelings … you’ll have to figure it out yourself - Link

Contests :

The Lee County Library System (Florida) is sponsoring a bookmark design contest with the theme “Bookmark Safari”. It’s open to 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders - Link

Contest Winners:

The Greene County Public Libraries (Ohio) announced the winners of their bookmark design contest held during Parent’s Week - Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

A particularly dangly shepard’s hook style bookmark with a Christmas theme, at Rings and Things Design Gallery - Link

Myfreebookmarks is a new site where you can download and print any of a variety of free bookmarks - Link

Bookmarks For Sale

An African image on this latest bookmark design from Melody Lea Lamb - Link

Also, Melody Lea Lamb is having a sale on all of the bookmarks based on her original art - Link

A blog post discussing wedding favor bookmarks at Impressive Inscriptions - Link

A 50th Anniversary Bookmark Favor from Kim’s Gifts - Link

A Snowman Bookmark Wedding Favor from Little Things Wedding Favors - Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Punto de Papel:

María Rosa has posted images of her bookmarks collected during a vacation - Link

Also, a bookmark received from a friend with an image of a religious site - Link

Mondopunt:

Although I’ve seen human pyramids before, I had no idea there was a contest of Castells, and this set of bookmarks comemorates these human constructions - Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

Another beautiful collage bookmark over at Three Little Chickies - Link

A ribbon bookmark made by Holly at Holly’s Stampin’ Mania - Link

A pair of two bookmark sets created as a set of thank you gifts, at Jace Scribbles - Link

Miscellaneous:

A set of bookmarks celebrating Banned Book Week, at Six Bucks a Donkey - Link

Looks like Derek Dahlsad over at Collectors’ Quest used a bookmark as an illustration to his article about banned/censored books - Link

And Deanna Dahlsad used a bookmark image to illustrate her tribute to librarians, also over at Colletors’ Quest - Link

A nice bookmark designed for the author’s (Irene Latham) book promotion, at Word Lovers Unite - Link

I think I’m bookmarking this site only because I’m impressed with a site that post’s a duck related photo every day - Link