Bookmark Collector

Back on schedule, I have another week’s worth of bookmark related links that I’ve found, from April 4 through April 10.

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

Amazing! The reason I greedily consume every article by Frank X. Roberts is that no one else I know could cover a topic like found bookmarks in the Middle Ages. And, he includes illustrations! You’ll find his work at BiblioBuffet - Link

I do enjoy these articles about athletes and teams encouraging kids to read, and using bookmarks as memento of the event. Here, the University of Arkansas Razorbacks autograph the bookmarks of kids attending their library readings – Link

Project Bookmark Canada will place plaques with excerpts from Canadian authors’ works at sites throughout Canada, and the first will be in Toronto at the end April – Link

Mauro at The Russian Tearoom has a list of things he’s used as bookmarks – Link

Contests :

Studio618 is holding a contest where the winner will receive a bookmark based on the contest’s new design – Link

Etsy artist ArtbySteven has a contest where he is giving away bookmarks with his original designs, the contest is described at Rozzi’s Sweet Peas – Link

Contest Winners:

Minna Wang won the Massachusetts School Library Association’s annual bookmark design contest – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Instructions on making a corner bookmark with a tag embellishment, by Vivian Low at Cottonbud Design – Link

Here’s a fun kids project based on the theme of altered bookmarks, by Jennifer Hollowel at Suite 101 – Link

Here’s a tutorial along with the template to print and cut out these colorful clip style bookmarks, by Lynn at Jinjerup – Link

A short description on working with bark (yes, tree bark) to make a bookmark, by Twinkle Toes at Cut Out and Keep – Link

Here are templates for bookmarks that can be printed and colored and help teach the short vowel sounds in English, by Chrissie at Flip Flops and Applesauce – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

A Valentine’s Day themed bookmark personalized with a name, made by Olive Kids and available at Gifts Favor – Link

Etsy:

Some clip style bookmarks with sports themed ornaments, by Fiddlers Creek Designs – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Punto de Papel:

Eight beautiful bookmarks with illustrations from the works of Julio Romero de Torres – Link

Mondopunt:

Bookmarks in the latest series from the publisher Salamandra – Link

Bookmarks promoting books published from a literary series – Link

A large set of bookmarks with an Easter theme, but mixing religion and tourism – Link

Flikr Images:

Very nice bookmark with an illustration of an owl reading a book with some swallows in a nest, by tpcat - Link

A hand knit bookmark with multiple heart design, by Cyndiva – Link

A nifty, hand made journal with an end paper over a built-in ribbon bookmark, by vicklw - Link

A nicely stitched image of a puppy on this fabric bookmark, by wolfmom2ac – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

A small cross-stitched bookmark, made by Tatyana at The World’s Largest Collection of Smalls Too – Link

A bookstore’s free bookmark altered by an art student, done by Mare Odomo – Link

An interesting ribbon bookmark with an ornament made from a domino that’s been stamped and decorated, by Terri Moore at Craft Stylish – Link

A bookmark made from punched paper cupcakes and clear contact paper, by Meg at Mega Craft – Link

Another hand made bookmark for the owner’s Twilight book, by Waffle at A Stamping & Chirping Corner – Link

2009 Bookmark Challenge:

I really want to point out the beautiful handmade bookmark ornament in this post discussing literacy news sites – Link

Here’s another handmade bookmark that’s illustrating a post with quotes about books – Link

A summary with photos of the third annual Bookmark Make-It-Take-It craft event in Anchorage (Alaska) – Link

Illustrating her post with some ribbon bookmarks with her handmade ornaments, Jen discusses trying her hand at making the ribbon itself (and we’ll see how often we can reference each others site) – Link

Okay, there’s an online needlework trade show that includes a contest where you can get a free bookmark pattern, stitch the bookmark pattern to get another free bookmark pattern (this repeats a few times), and when you make them all (3) you are entered into a contest (must be a needlework thing) – Link