Bookmark Collector

Here are this week’s bookmarks, found between October 24 through October 30.

I’ll be traveling for the next few weeks (Egypt this year!) so I may be late with an entry or two. I’m still accessible by email so don’t stop writing, and I’ll be back before the end of the month (in time for Thanksgiving for those who celebrate such things). If you want to follow our adventures in travel, check out my personal blog at alanirwin.com

Enjoy!

Bookmark Collectors Virtual Convention – Link

We are getting more announcements from other bloggers, including Olga Sotomayor Sanchez’ Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapaginas – Link

And Natalia Crespo’s Marcapaginas Blog – Link

Bookmarks In the News

Inspired by a souvenir leather bookmark from the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, Lauren has written a fascinating article about the political effort it took to bring the exposition to San Diego, at BiblioBuffet - Link

Deanna Dahlsad at Collectors’ Quest has some insights from collectors which she pulled from reviewing a book aimed at librarian curators – Link

Here’s a nice post about her collection of bookmarks, by Lone Star Librarian at Speed Of Light – Link

Contests :

The San Gabriel (California) Library is having its 30th annual bookmark design contest – Link

The Wilmette (Illinois) Public Library is holding a children’s bookmark design contest for their Art Awareness Month – Link

Here’s a fun bookmark contest where you leave a link with a photo of the snack foods you eat when reading, and the prize bookmark is hand made lace – Link

Contest Winners:

The Cronwall (Canada) Public Library will announce the winner of their Remembrance Day Bookmark Contest – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

A folded paper Japanese Girl bookmark, at Cargo Networking – Link

Using art paper scraps to make bookmarks that can also be used as a business card, by Lowell and Son – Link

TATBiT TaTs:

Here’s a rectangular bookmark with a butterfly tatting pattern – Link

A hairpin lace pattern – Link

A fun Crazy-Daisy-Eight pattern – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Corner bookmarks with small Japanese Dolls, by Jesslyn at Heart Echo – Link

Some Christmas themed bookmarks at Impressive Inscriptions – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:

A magnetic bookmark featuring Wallace and Gromit – Link

Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapáginas:

Some pictures from Olga’s latest bookmark exhibit at a collector’s fair – Link

Collecting Bookmarks:

A bookmark from Turkey featuring Ebru art – Link

A colorful children’s bookmark from Finland – Link

A Latvian bookmark made from leather with an embossed image – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

An older color photo, with classic 70’s clothing – Link

A really cute children’s drawing of the Statue of Liberty – Link

A quick note with a book count inventory – Link

A beautiful vintage advertising bookmark which includes a calendar from 1889 – Link

Eew, a packaged hair net made from human hair – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

A bookmark made with an image of Emily Dickerson, by PaleBlueRobot at Green Thing – Link

Miscellaneous:

Here’s a bookmark with a family crest and picture which was made to be a keepsake gift – Link

2010 Bookmark Challenge:

Once more Jen fesses up on her progress towards the 2010 Bookmark Challenge with announcements about needlepoint groups and design contests – Link