Bookmark Collector

Here are this week’s bookmark related links, collected from May 16 through May 22.

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

Two beautiful bookmarks made from Bakelite are Lauren’s inspiration for this article on the material and the man who invented it, at BiblioBuffet - Link

Contests :

The Boonville-Warrick County Public Library is promoting a summer reading program where participants receive a bookmark on which they record the books they’re reading to receive various prizes – Link

Contest Winners:

Winners of the bookmark design contest at the library in New Orleans (Louisiana) have been announced – Link

The Wilmington Pulblic Library won first place in the Bookmark Category of the Massachusetts Library Association’s Public Relations Awards (wait, there’s a promotional bookmark contest?) – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Instructions to make a bookmark from recycled materials, by Brenda Flynn at The Gainesville Sun (Florida) – Link

A tutorial on repurposing those ubiquitous advertising magnets as magnetic clip bookmarks, at Craft Chi – Link

A downloadable set of free promotional bookmarks for a series named Keyholders, at Tor/Forge – Link

Instructions for making an elastic strap bookmark with a paper bookmark as the ornament, at Instructables - Link

A standard bookmark made from fabric, by Arlette at Polka Dot Pineapple – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

You can buy this cross stitched bookmark and have it personalized, at LunaMark Crosstitch – Link

An interesting design for a bookmark with a light, at ThinkGeek – Link

Free:

At the website for Momnesia The Book, by submitting a story of your “Momnesia Moment”, the author will send you a free bookmark – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Mondopunt:

Some additional bookmarks from San Jordi along with bookmarks promoting authors and reading – Link

A symposium on book arts will also have a session on bookmark arts – Link

A set of four bookmarks that are promoting pharmaceuticals – Link

Flikr Images:

Some great looking bookmarks made from recycled cereal boxes, by Creative Kismet – Link

A cloudscape in a bookmark shaped image, by Kevin Dooley – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

A handmade card with a stamped paper bookmark, by Julie Davison at Julie’s Stamping Spot – Link

Very clever (and lovely) ‘Asian Lady’ Bookmark made from paper in a kimono shaped cover, at Papercraft Pleasures – Link

A hookmark, handmade from the wire base to the fimo bead ornament, by Cindy Lietz at Polymer Clay Tutor – Link

A bookmark and card from a stamping workshop, at Julie’s Japes – Link

Some lovely fabric bookmarks made for a swap, both standard and clip styles, by Vanmarieke – Link

A set of bookmarks by the graphic designer DTM, at The Art of DTM – Creative Genius – Link

A very nice paper collage bookmark and card, by Marianne at Scap ‘n Stamp Canada – Link

A fairy themed collage paper bookmark, by Kersten at Collagevisions - Link

A paper bookmark with a wonderful woodblock print of a mermaid, at CraftGawker - Liink

Stamped paper bookmarks made for thank you gifts, at Savvy Style - Link

A clip style bookmark made from a jumbo paperclip, by Lana Lepinski at LunarLana - Link

Miscellaneous:

The Ireland Library has posted a selection of holy cards that were found as bookmarks in their collection (found via Marti Weil’s Ephemera Blog)  – Link

Technically, it’s a brochure, but since it was used as a found bookmark it’s a worth a mention here, and it’s a fascinating peek into the attitudes towards nuclear defense in 1955, at Forgotten Bookmarks – Link

2009 Bookmark Challenge:

An update on promotional plans for next year’s 2010 Needle and ThRead Stitching for Literacy Bookmark Challenge – Link

Results for the 2009 Bookmark Challenge are in from Fancy Works in Bloomington, Indiana – Link