Bookmark Collector

Here are this week’s worth of bookmark related links, found between July 10 and July 17.

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

A fabulous article on railroad based bookmarks, by Laine Farley and illustrated with seven bookmarks from her collection, at BiblioBuffet - Link

A short article discussing the many found bookmarks which arrive in the donation box at the Book Bonanza, a fund raiser for the Burks County Public Libraries (Pennsylvania)- Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

A very good tutorial on making a stitched paper bookmark with a notebook, by Mel M. M. McCarthy at Mel Stampz – Link

Carolyn Carpenter has an amazing blog where she is posting download and print bookmarks created with images from 19th century publications, at Corner of the Library (I’ll be linking to individual posts in future Bookmark Bookmarks entries) – Link

A short article on making bookmarks from craft foam, by Lee Holland at Examiner.com – Link

Instructions on knitting this bookmark that looks like a scarf from the Harry Potter movies, which the author has called a bookscarf, by Laura K. Miller at Knitting With Laura – Link

A pair of downloadable images that can be printed as paper bookmarks, at On The Refrigerator Door – Link

Instructions for making a corner bookmark featuring a letter as its ornament, by Nancy Morgan at Paper Smiles – Link

A ribbon bookmark with a stamped paper ornament, by Kari Kechter at Stamping Made Easy – Link

Instructions with lots of pictures on making a corner bookmark with stamped monkey ornament, by Teri at Big Ideas From A Little Girl – Link

Instructions for making a bookmark from craft foam, at Crafts and Anything Nice – Link

Here’s a free pattern for knitting your own lace bookmark, at Interweave Press – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

This book light is built to save your place in the book you are reading (making it a bookmark) and also dim when you put the book down, at Dvice - Link

It’s a bookmark, a ruler, and a letter opener at Staples - Link

A knitting patter that you can buy for a cat bookmark, at Twin’s Knitting pattern Minishop – Link

The stamps you need to create bookmarks with Save The Date messages, at Stamp Time Somewhere – Link

A chrome heart shaped ornament on a clip mark as a wedding favor, at Best Wedding Solutions – Link

Etsy:

A new set of laminated bookmark designs, by Melia Dawn at Be Mused Art – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:

Simon discusses the bookmark incentives given by his local library in their summer reading challenge – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

A photo of a child on a chilly road from 1937 – Link

A large family photo – Link

A valuable offer coupon – Link

A receipt for the purchase of a knife – Link

A very cool advertising bookmark for Midnight Zephyr – Link

Flikr Images:

A bookthong with a felt ornament, by Meandering Craftily – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

Some beautiful bookmarks, painted with acrylics, by Gina Sjors – Link

A lovely set of paper bookmarks made as gifts, at Kathy’s Pink Needle – Link

Some very nice corner bookmarks, at Look Beyond the Picket Fence – Link

Miscellaneous:

Here’s a weird one: an advertising bookmark for Terminix featuring a cockroach ornament, at AdvertToLog - Link