Bookmark Collector

Another week’s worth of bookmark related links that I’ve found, from February 21 through February 27.
Enjoy!
Bookmarks In the News
Articles:
A historical perspective on the bookmark as a memory aid in this article by Frank X. Roberts, at BiblioBuffet – Link
A found bookmark leads Pamela at French Knot to a quick history lesson on bubble gum cartoon [...]

Another week’s worth of bookmark related links that I’ve found, from February 13 through February 20.
Enjoy!
Bookmarks In the News
Articles:
Here’s a connection for selling scented bookmarks as a fundraising event, at Fundrazine – Link
At Chicken, Monkey, Dog the question was raised about what to do with a bookmark when you are reading – Link
A great story [...]

I don’t know whether I can fully contain my cross-cultural geek enthusiasm. I have recently come across bookmarks that are used in a fantasy adventure based card game!
One of my many hobbies is gaming. This takes the form of board games, card games, video games, and role playing games. Steve Jackson Games is one of [...]

Feb. 12th is Darwin Day, this year celebrating the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth (1809). I participated in a bookmark exchange moderated at Swap-bot to commemorate the date. Here are the bookmarks that I sent and received for this swap. This exchange didn’t specify handmade bookmarks, but it turned out that both of these were [...]

There seems to be a large number of bookmark making projects in this week’s links. Here’s the complete set that I’ve found, from February 7 through February 13.
Enjoy!
Bookmarks In the News
Articles:
Laine Farley has an interview with artist Mary V. Marsh, who has her work in this year’s Bookmark’s VI project. I really enjoyed this interview [...]

I enjoy handcrafted bookmarks. I generally buy them at craft and art fairs directly from the artist. However, in the course of assembling my Bookmark Bookmarks posts, I see a lot of handcrafted bookmarks for sale at online sites like Etsy and Art Fire. Both are marketplaces that provide a convenient site for artists to [...]

On Sundays in Buenos Aires there’s a wonderful fair that fills the streets of the San Telmo area with antique dealers and local artists. While shopping, Harriet and I came across a jewelry artist who made these amazing clip bookmarks from brass. I enjoy the design and the detail of the lines cut in his [...]

Another week’s worth of bookmark related links that I’ve found, from January 31 through February 6.
Enjoy!
Bookmarks In the News
Articles:
Lauren at BiblioBuffet shows her amazing collection of vintage piano themed bookmarks, speculates on why so many were made, and discusses the history of pianos – Link
The impact of bookmarks on book preservation, by Karen Dabney – [...]

A few additional styles of bookmark have come to my attention, so it’s time for an addendum to my post What Do YOU Call This Type of Bookmark?. Some of these are a combination of two other listed types, but still seem to deserve their own category. Here goes:
Magnetic Clip Bookmark
The magnetic clip bookmark contains [...]

Bookmarks are great souvenirs. I bought these 14 bookmarks at a little craft market in the town of Castro on Isla Grande de Chiloe in Chile. As Harriet and I were walking through the market, I remember seeing these and being pretty excited about the images and the descriptions. Harriet looked at me and said [...]