Bookmark Collector

Another week’s worth of bookmark related links that I’ve found, from October 11 through October 17.

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

Lauren over at BiblioBuffet was inspired by a silk bookmark from the campaign of William Jennings Bryan for president to write a short bio of the man most well known (in modern times) as the prosecuter in the Scopes Trial – Link

A short post on using bookmarks to promote books and how to set up a wide area distribution network for them, at Gather - Link

Contests :

The Montgomery County (Virginia) elementary schools is teaming up with the Adventure World Fun and Skate Center to encourage kids to read. A bookmark is distributed on which the students record the books they’ve read, and after 5 books they receive a fee admission to skate – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

A short article on recycling calendars into bookmarks, at Easy Hobby Craft – Link

A crocheted bookmark with a Celtic design, at Pattern Making – Link

You can download PDFs and print your own bookmarks, however you are encouraged to leave a set of them at your local library (which the author calls bookmark SPAM) – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Impressive Inscriptions is showing a customized bookmark made by someone who started with a basic laminated bookmark – Link

Lynn Viehl at Paperback Writer wrote a short article about bookmarks and their history, but most of the post is a series of links to places you can buy new, multifunction bookmarks – Link

A plastic coated bookmark that shows the common face of the Euro coins, at Greekshops.com – Link

A snowflake shaped metal bookmark with silver finish at Kim’s Gifts – Link

Melody Lea Lamb has a new bookmark based on her miniature painting of a Christmas bunny – Link

Etsy:

A very cute black bunny bookmark made from felt and beads, by krize - Link

I just found Beacon Bookmarks, a wooden bookmark maker/seller. There are a lot of fun images and sayings – Link

Here’s a collage bookmark, made from paper and with a quote about Cake and Death by Eddie Izzard – Link

Errant Dreams Crafts is having a bookmark sale, with 20-30% off their hook-marks – Link

Free:

Over at Not Enough Books, Kris has a cute free bookmark for participants in her Cozy Mystery Challenge – Link

Donna Marie Books has a free bookmark available for those who request it – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Marcapaginas: Natalia

Natalia describes what is, perhaps, the single most historic “found bookmark” ever: a nineteenth century condom made from a pig intestine stored in a 16th century medical text – Link

Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:

Simon is back with this leather bookmark he acquired from Leeds Castle in Kent - Link

Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapáginas:

Part of Olga’s collection will be on display at the Third Annual Collections Show at Sede Alonso de Ovalle, Wednesday October 22 – Link

Mondopunt:

A couple of beautiful puzzle sets of bookmarks along with others commemorating the history of Catalonia – Link

Nine different bookmarks from a fair in Andorra – Link

Flikr Images:

A beautiful photo of the Arizona Rim Country in a bookmark format, by Phil Sidenstricker – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

An elaborate bookmark made by Sara of Lilly’s Ink Pad – Link

Three very fun harvest themed bookmarks made by Norma at Creativity Has No Limits – Link

A beautiful lampwork bead and ribbon bookmark, by Wild Sage Lampwork – Link

A cross stitched bookmark with a flower design by Jayne at Ginnie’s Cross Stitch – Link