Bookmark Collector

The number of links this week seemed to be making up for all the light weeks over the holidays. So here’s the large set of bookmark related links that I’ve found, from January 17 through January 23.

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

Laine Farley has a great article at BiblioBuffet this week about the bookmarks produced for Star Braid during the second half of the 19th century. What I find most appealing is the research she did about the bookmarks themselves, including the designers that produced such beautiful images. She accumulated a complete set of the produced series to help with her research. A great collectors’ article- Link

CW at Bibliophemera displays a bookmark with a beautiful drawing of a wolf in his post that starts with an attempt at finding a Latin phrase for “bookmark”, then gives a nod to Lauren and BiblioBuffet, moves on to discuss the writer Rick Bass, and finishes with a discussion of the bookmark and the organization it came from(wow!) – Link

Collin Steele at The Canberra Times (Australia) discusses items found in books that were used as bookmarks (he also references BiblioBuffet, although this time it was an article by Laine) – Link

An upcoming LSU women’s basketball game features their annual “bookmark game” promotion, where Baton Rouge (Luoisiana) schools were mailed bookmarks containing vouchers for free tickets to the game – Link

Marty Weil at the Ephemera blog has started a Facebook group open to all ephemera collectors – Link

Here’s an article on using bookmarks as advertising, but what makes it a bit more interesting is that it’s available for reprint in other blogs, so you may see this text show up in a lot of other places – Link

Swaps:

The Yahoo! group Collecting Bookmarks has posted their February exchange table to sign up for that month’s regular bookmark exchange (you must be a member, but it’s free to join) – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Since he needed to repair the binding on his bible, Ben at Founder and Perfecter decidede to add a few more ribbon bookmarks to the spine – Link

A nice tatted bookmark pattern by the Tarnished Tatter – Link

A crocheted bookmark pattern by Lolaness at Associated Content – Link

Another lovely tatted bookmark with a pattern, or you can buy a finished version at Needle Dreams – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

A 2GB USB drive in the shape of a pair of glasses that’s also a bookmark – I don’t quite get it either, at Endgadget - Link

A promotional post from a company in China that makes brass and epoxy bookmarks, at OursBiz.com – Link

Etsy:

Another Gorjuss bookmark, this one titled I Haven’t Fallen Down In A While – Link

Printed from one of her illustrations, Stephanie Fizer is offering this laminated bookmark – Link

A beautiful photo by Irene Suchocki is made into a clip bookmark, available from HeartWorksByLori – Link

Free Bookmarks

Carolyn Jewel is offering a free bookmark from her new book My Wicked Enemy – Link

Claire Burke will send you a free scented bookmark for joining her mailing list – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Marcapaginas: Natalia

Natalia has a new section over at Marcapaginas focusing on bookmarks that also serve another purpose. She has two examples so far: a photo frame and a mirror – Link

Punto de Papel:

An announcement for a collectors encounter in Tarragona, Catalonia (Spain) in March, and a mention of a FITUR event in Madrid at the end of January – Link

Mirage Bookmarks:

A custom bookmark commemorating the Scottish Poet Robert Burns – Link

Flikr Images:

Phil Sidenstricker has an image of a saguaro cactus in bookmark form – Link

Joan Thewlis displays a picture of a vintage Hoyt’s German Cologne bookmark – Link

Reyney shows a handmade felt (?) bookmark with an airplane charm – Link

Kabi Designs has an elegant bookthong style bookmark made with glass beads, Swarovski crystals, and a watch – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

Andrea at Toodles and Bink Weblog displays one of her stamped paper bookmarks – Link

A mini-bookmark, made from fabric by Meridian Ariel – Link

Miscellaneous:

A bookmark from The Bookplate bookstore at the Exile Bibliophile (beyond the alliteration, it’s features a lovely art deco design) – Link

Hari Kishore in India shows a bookmark he picked up from Odyssey Bookstore in Chennai (India) as part of a bookmark marketing discussion – Link

The movie Choke sent out bookmarks to promote it’s DVD release – Link

A set of handmade bookmarks at Middle Age Madness (love the blog name) – Link