Bookmark Collector

Another week’s worth of bookmark related links that I’ve found, from October 17 through October 23.

Enjoy!

Bookmark Collectors Virtual Convention – Link

Some additional abstracts and presenter bios have been added to the convention announcements – Link

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

This one triggered all of my buttons: kids earn a bookmark with photos of the therapy dog Zeke by reading to him, at the Moon Township (Pennsylvania) Public Library – Link

This 10 year old is making and selling bookmarks to raise money for a local charity – Link

Oh man, this is probably apocryphal, but the story of a six year old encountering a bookmark for the first time made me groan, at Reader’s Digest – Link

Contests :

The Phoenix (Arizona) Public Library is participating in the WrestleMania Reading Challenge that includes a bookmark design contest – Link

The Oshwa (Canada) Public Library is also participating in the WrestleMania Reading Challenge with a bookmark design contest – Link

The San Gabriel (California) Library is sponsoring a bookmark design contest for grade school kids – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

A pattern for a tatted cross bookmark, at TATBiT TaTs – Link

A more elaborate “Double Split Ring Mini-Cross Bookmark” with stone cab in the middle, also at TATBiT TaTs – Link

Wow, Teri was on a roll this week including this third bookmark pattern called “Wheel of Faith Bookmark”, at TATBiT TaTs – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Okay, these are cute little craft kits for kids to assemble their own colorful bookmarks, from Toys R Us – Link

Here are a set of metal hookmarks with hand made ornaments, available from Ciyou in Malaysia - Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Punto de Papel:

Ten bookmarks with beautiful color illustrations of Venice – Link

Mirage Bookmarks:

Four beautiful bookmarks from Spain advertising the public libraries of Catalonia - Link

Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapáginas:

Olga is participating in yet another collector’s convention on Wednesday – Link

Mondopunt:

Five bookmark from the company Berdie that donates a share of each bottle sold to a community project – Link

Here’s a puzzle set that features a drawing by Pilarin Bayes – Link

Collecting Bookmarks:

A magnetic bookmark from London featuring Paddington Bear – Link

A handmade fabric bookmark from the Lithuanian city of Klaipeda - Link

A clipmark from Norway with the name Norway cleverly embroidered as the ornament – Link

A hand crocheted bookmark with pieces of amber, from Lithuania - Link

A magnetic bookmark with some Portuguese:English word translations – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

Here’s some information about Forgotten Bookmarks from Michael, the proprietor – Link

A simple piece of cloth – Link

A family photo of a man with two girls – Link

A vintage patriotic advertising card for coal – Link

A decal of the American flag – Link

A black and white photo of two children – Link

Flikr Images:

An ornate ribbon bookmark with beaded ornament, by ofenjen - Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

A smiling snail is the stamped ornament on this clipmark, by Penni at Lazy Cats Cards – Link

A card and bookmark stamped with a Halloween spider theme, at Bubbly Scrumptious – Link

Here’s a stamped and hand colored dog decoration on a paper bookmark, by Deb at Crafty Card-i Higgins – Link

A Vampire themed bookmark made for a Halloween swap, by Taluula – Link

Miscellaneous:

The Nameless LeTTer (the collaborative art bookmarking project)  has moved and renamed itself to Read on Earth – Link

2010 Bookmark Challenge:

Here’s Jen’s update on the Stitching for Literacy Bookmark Challenge which includes descriptions of a couple of bookmark contests – Link