I just finished my travels in Argentina and Chile, so I’ll cover several weeks worth of bookmark links, from November 8 through November 28. And WOW, there were a LOT of links!
Enjoy!
Bookmarks In the News
Articles:
A marketing bookmark for Red Goose Shoes is the inspiration for Lauren Robert’s article on the Buster Brown and Red Goose shoe companies, at BiblioBuffet - Link
Frank Roberts has an article on book curses, also at BiblioBuffet - Link
I find interviews of collectors interesting, and since I’ve cited Deanna Dahlsad from Collector’s Quest several times in this blog, here’s an interview of her at the Ephemera blog – Link
There are a lot of articles covering the Hitler owned bookmark that was recently recovered after being stolen, but this one also had some nice photos – Link
Kids at the Northeast Elementary School in Waltham, Massachusetts, have created a small business making and selling bookmarks to raise money for charity – Link
Contests :
There is a Children’s Reading Challenge in Billings, Wyoming – Link
The New South Wales (Australia) Department of Primary Industries is holding a posters and bookmark design competition to increase awareness of their fruit fly eradication program – Link
Contest Winners:
For the Prince of Wales 60th birthday, a special bookmark has been designed to go along with a commemorative book – Link
Samantha Colley won the East Lee County (Florida) Regional Library’s bookmark design contest – Link
The winners of the County of Los Angeles Public Library Bookmark Contest at Norwalk Library have been announced – Link
The winner of the bookmark design contest for St. Clements Church in Worchester (England) has been announced – Link
Make Your Own Bookmark
A very cool procedure for making a bookmark featuring your family tree, at Legacy News – Link
The Fountain Square Branch of the Indianapolis (Indiana) Public Library is hosting a class on making a beaded bookmark – Link
Impressive Inscriptions has a post on creating personalized holiday bookmarks for kids in school – Link
Eliz Davis has a tatting pattern for a bookmark at Tatting: We make lace with lots of little knots – Link
Here’s a video demonstrating an origami bookmark, by Vinagurl - Link
A papercut template for making a snowflake themed bookmark, at Fog and Thistle – Link
A tutorial on making an interesting ribbon bookmark at Stamping with Roxy – Link
A pattern for a knitted, Christmas tree shaped bookmark at Dishcloth Diaries – Link
Also at Dishcloth Diaries, a Flowerpot Bookmark – Link
And a Cupcake Bookmark design at Dishcloth Diaries – Link
Instructions for making a photo bookmark from Suite 101 – Link
A video on making a stamped ribbon bookmark, at Dawn’s Stampin Studio – Link
A pattern and video tutorial for making a crochet angel for the ornament on a ribbon bookmark, at Learn To Crochet – Link
A quick tip on making bookmarks from recycled items, from Scott Common Sense Community – Link
Instructions on making a magnetic clip bookmark, at Crafty Gardener – Link
Bookmarks For Sale
Collector’s Quest announces their new marketplace for collectibles – Link
Melody Leah Lamb has a new bookmark design with a Canadian goose for sale – Link
Some lovely painted bookmarks by Vinca Kumala at Millionminds - Link
A flame shaped, burning bookmark from Perpetual Kid – Link
You can purchase or download a 2009 calendar bookmark from Youandi – Link
Some bookmarks made with scraps, for sale by Baja turtle Designs – Link
Etsy:
A series of bookmarks made from images by Gorjuss – Link, Link, Link, Link, Link
Annejulie has a new bookmark with her image of the Queen of Sorrow – Link
On-Line Bookmark Collections
BiblioBuffet: On Marking Books: Laine Farley:
A discussion along with the images of her collection of Mexican bookmarks – Link
Marcapaginas: Alia
A vintage bookmark with a tennis image – Link
Marcapaginas: Natalia
Natalia has a fantastic post on her Marcapaginas site with a list of the ways “bookmark” is translated in many coutries (I could have used this list recently) – Link
Punto de Papel:
Maria Rosa is back with a whole series of entries: First up is a set of bookmarks with images by Peruvian artists – Link
Here are a couple of Breast Cancer Awareness bookmarks, one in Spanish and one in English – Link
Two beatiful bookmarks from her Paper or Magnet theme – Link
Five bookmarks depicting Monuments of Venice – Link
A set of bookmarks from the Disneyland outside of Paris – Link
Five moer with images from Modigliani – Link
And finally, 11 beautiful images from Paperantic Barcelona – Link
Mirage Bookmarks:
A new series of 12 bookmarks with images from Van Gogh paintings – Link
This is the Collectibles page from the Mirage website of bookmarks for sale – Link
Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapáginas:
Olga has displayed the winners of a bookmark contest at a school in Valparaiso, Chile – Link
Mondopunt:
Bookmarks from the 60th anniversary of the Frankfurt International Book Fair – Link
Six tourism bookmarks – Link
Apparently Kleenex provided bookmarks as a promotion with its products (in Europe? I’ve never seen these in the U.S.) – Link
The World newspaper published this series of bookmarks with illuminated letters – Link
Bookmarks celebrating the 20th anniversary of publishing of Paulo Coelho’s novel The Alchemist in Brazil – Link
Bookmarks commemorating the effort to end violence against women – Link
It looks like there will be a bookmark exchange in association with the 15th anniversary of the Cultural Association Sant Josep – Link
A whole set of 2 part bookmarks, where the front and back can be put together to form a puzzle style of bookmark – Link
Flikr Images:
A couple of bookmarks with images of Blythe, by Mimi – Link, Link
A handmade card and bookmark by Dudadaze3 - Link
Hand Made Bookmarks:
Heather made two fall themed bookmarks with gift cards at Creating Day By Day – Link
A stamped bookmark made by Julee Tilman at Poetic Artistry – Link
At Schwooo!, Angie Tieman is showing her latest, stamped bookmark – Link
A paper bookmark with glitter and embossing, at Glitter Tart Designs – Link
A nice clip bookmark with a flower ornament, by Fiskarettes - Link
A paper confirmation card with bookmark, by Suzanne - Link
Some patchwork fabric bookmarks, by HandMaid Liset – Link
A whole slew of paper ornaments on clip bookmarks, at Appel Quilling – Link
A flat bookmark from fusible film and Angelina fibers, at Eclectic Visions of an Altered Journey – Link
A flat bookmark painted by Sally at Sally’s Creative Corner – Link
Miscellaneous:
A vintage bookmark from the Bayer Company, at Missing Culture – Link
2 responses so far ↓
Debra // Dec 1st 2008 at 8:39 am
Have you checked out my bookmarks yet?
http://www.simply-said.net
Matt // Dec 13th 2008 at 8:15 am
I’m looking for a bookmark from the movie English Patient – anyone who has one they’d like to sell or knows where I could find one I’d highly appreciate the help!
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