Bookmark Collector

I’m sorry for the delay in posting this week’s set of bookmark related links. Work related traveling kept me away, and I’ve only just caught up. So here are the links that I’ve found, from March 28 through April 3.

Also, this week I was lucky enough to have several readers send me links, either to a site they had found or that they had created. I really appreciate those contacts, and I encourage everyone to write me with links they think might be of interest:

alan@bookmark-collector.com

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

Wow! Lauren at BiblioBuffet has written an amazing article about an event that has always fascinated me as a bookmark collector – the 1939 New York World’s Fair. There are a lot of vintage bookmarks available from this event, and Lauren has illustrated the article with quite a few images of the bookmarks in her collection – Link

An interesting promotional event between the public library and local car dealers in Dubuque (Iowa). A car buyer can present the dealer with a special bookmark they obtained from the library, and the car dealer will donate $100 to the library – Link

Spurred by the recent flooding in his hometown, Derek Dahlsad at the Collector’s Corner wrote a post about natural disasters and the collector – Link

Simon Quicke at Inside Books laments the lack of bookmarks in the world – Link

Contests :

Some interesting travel bookmarks by Etsy artist byvicINK are the prize of a contest described at Steals and Deals – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Instructions on making a hookmark with beaded ornament using Soft flex wire, at Soft Flex Company – Link

A discussion and instructions for woven bookmarks with tatted lace edges, by Noreen Crone-Findlay at BlissTree - Link

Wow, an interesting (and involved) workshop on using images to create a waterfall bookmark, at Suzanne’s Card Crafts – Link

A free-flow discussion along with instructions on creating a bookthong with beaded ornaments, including the problems that caused a redesign with new materials, at Just A Tish – Link

Instructions for making a paper collage bookmark, by Deb Marie Phillips at Be Creative – Link

Instructions on making a corner bookmark from card stock with a ribbon embellishment, by Barb Mullikin at Stampin’ IS mMy Job – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Russian Bookmark is an interesting site passed on to me by Laine Farley. They are promoting a series of hand-made bookmarks as Russian Souvenirs and plan on using master craftsmen to produce the collection. Nothing is currently for sale, and the site is still building its content, but it’s still worth a visit even in this early stage – Link

An interesting set of metal clip bookmarks with ornaments that feature images from the covers of the Twighlight novels, by CreativeRampage – Link

A laminated bookmark with tree graphics, by MarkMyWords - Link

Julia Guthrie is having a sale of her bookmarks with her original designs, at East of the Sun West of the Moon – Link

Etsy:

Monica Marks is a new shop on Etsy that specializes in bookmarks made from a collage of images and materials. And they’re laminated for a long life of service – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Marcapaginas: Natalia

Natalia has a set of images and a link to a site that shares items found in books (found bookmarks) – Link

Mondopunt:

A mixed bag of bookmarks, from various publishers, bookstores, and promotions – Link

Six bookmarks from the Dreamworks film Monsters vs. Aliens – Link

Nine promotional bookmarks for romance novels – Link

Flikr Images:

A picture of a bookmark with a File Save icon, by sonde23.de – Link

The image of a woman and her reflection form an interesting bookmark shape, by hollyjsch - Link

A great looking promotional bookmark for Myopic Books in Chicago (Illinois) – Link

An image of Lewis Hamilton that will be used in a bookmark, by Steve C – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

A set of newly finished bookmarks, at Baja Turtle Design – Link

Two bookmarks made for a school competition, by Janice Tan and her sister at Share My Life With Me .. – Link

2009 Bookmark Challenge:

Expanding on her mission of combining literacy, needlework, and bookmarks, Jen at Needle and ThRead discusses bookmarks as metaphore, giving some examples and asking for some new ones – Link

A new technique for finishing a fabric bookmark that creates a pocket for storing notes – Link

An additional idea on creating a pocket bookmark – Link

Some general discussion of linking librarians, needlework shops, and bookmarks – Link