Bookmark Collector

Another week’s worth of bookmark related links that I’ve found, from December 5 through December 11.

Enjoy!

Bookmark Collectors Virtual Convention – Link

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

Deanna Dahlsad over at Collectors’ Quest has an article about using our ephemera collections (including bookmarks) in Christmas decorations – Link

Here’s a comic strip with a bookmark theme, at Unshelved - Link

And a follow up cartoon at Unshelved - Link

And the third comic in the series – Link

Contests :

Sheila A. Nielson is holding a contest where the prizes are three handmade beaded book thongs, at Forbidden Sea – Link

Here’s another program that encurages reading and uses a bookmark to track the students progress, in Augusta (Georgia) and sponsored by the local GreenJackets baseball team – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Michaels is hosting bookmark making workshop on Sat. Dec. 12 – Link

Here’s a mold for making paper that’s the size for making bookmarks, at Elizabeth’s Flowers – Link

A nice little project for a parchment paper bookmark, Ching-Hsiang Yeh at Lovely Bags in Parchment – Link

Corner of the Library:

Anthony Trollope from Century Magazine in 1883 – Link

A lovely drawing of a Venetian balcony – Link

An image titled Woman With Knitting from Harper’s New Monthly Magazine 1911 – Link

An antique photo of Mrs. Humphrey Ward – Link

An image from The Marriage of William Ashe by Mrs. Humphrey Ward – Link

A drawing of Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

A clay flower with silver charms are the ornaments on this metal hookmark, at Snowlights - Link

Another metal hookmark with ribbon and semi-precious stones, at Snowlights - Link

A fun bookmark with a hand reaching for help, at Vidafine - Link

Impressive Inscriptions is promoting their promotional bookmark service for authors – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Mondopunt:

A set of six bone shaped bookmarks – Link

Barcanova publishes children’s books and for their 30th anniversary has released a set of bookmarks – Link

Collecting Bookmarks:

A set of Japanese paper (Washi) bookmarks – Link

A Russian bookmark with a Mary Cassat painting – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

Michael is offering some of his bookmarks as holiday gifts – Link

A lovely Christmas themed bookmark – Link

A sketch of the moon from 1934 – Link

A set of membership cards from 1910’s – Link

A photo of some figurines on a shelf – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

A tatted bookmark in a book thong form, at Umi & Tsuru – Link

A tatted pattern bookmark for an exchange, by Jeff Hamilton at Bridge City Tatting – Link

A crocheted 6 point star is the ornament on this ribbon style bookmark, at Susie’s Stuff – Link

A crocheted poinsettia ornament for this ribbon style bookmark, also at Susie’s Stuff – Link

Hand painted bookmarks by The Daughters of Texas – Link

A lovely stamped and colored paper bookmark, by Suzi at The Manic World of Mrs. Weyremaster – Link

A very cute little girl showing the bookmark she just made at a craft fair at the Zimmerman (Minnesota) American Legion – Link

Crocheted bookmarks with messages sewn on the back, by Rafidah Ahmad at Pink Shoe Lover – Link

A tatted heart bookmark, by Julie Patterson at Knot Enough – Link

A holiday themed bookmark made by Maryam Tabatabaei at A Girl’s Life – Link

Miscellaneous:

Green Apple Books in San Francisco (California) produces their own bookmarks – Link

2010 Bookmark Challenge:

Some discussion of The Stitcher’s Village, a participant in the Bookmark Challenge that is also running their own competition – Link

Jen has an update on the Bookmark Challenge, including info for joining a Yahoo group for participants – Link