Bookmark Collector

Happy Holidays Everyone! I hope there were a few new bookmarks nestled in everyone’s gifts this season.

Here is my (weekly) gift to you: the bookmark related links that I’ve found from December 19 through December 25.

Enjoy!

Bookmark Collectors Virtual Convention – Link

This week, we’ve added the bio and presentation abstract from Jen Funk Weber (of Needle and ThREAD: Stitching for Literacy) to the convention site – Link

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

The mother of a soldier in Afghanistan makes and distributes bookmarks about her son as a way of coping with his being at war – Link

Contests :

Here’s your chance to win one of the In My Book bookmarks from the She Is Too Fond Of books… website – Link

A notebook and bookmark are the prizes in this giveaway at Mint Green With Envy – Link

Contest Winners:

Here are the winners of a bookmark contest where the design had to feature a Christmas wish, in Sale (England) – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

A Christmas themed bookmark that you can download and print, by Katie G. at Visiting Teaching Surprise – Link

A tutorial on making a ribbon style bookmark with a charm ornament, at Cargo Networking – Link

Make this fabric bookmark with a metal ornament, at Sew. Simpy. Creative. – Link

Corner of the Library:

A lovely rendition of Edgar Allan Poe - Link

The birthplace of George Eliot – Link

An image of Edith Wharton from 1906 – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Some beautiful metal hookmarks from Fuchsia Dreams – Link

Zoogee manufactures printed bookmarks – Link

Etsy:

Beacon Bookmarks sell wooden bookmarks with inked images – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:

A dark red leather bookmark from the Royal Observatory in Greenwich (England) – Link

A leather bookmark from St. Martin in the Fields (England) – Link

Mondopunt:

A 5 piece puzzle set as part of a History of Catalonia series – Link

Collecting Bookmarks:

A souvenir bookmark from Ireland - Link

A leather bookmark from Lithuania - Link

A souvenir bookmark from Bulgaria featuring the town of Veliko Turnovo – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

A thank-you-card for a wedding gift – Link

A baseball card for Charles Johnson – Link

A letter from 1959 annoucning membership in the Dora Lee Club – Link

An advertisement for an auto dealer – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

A beautiful vintage christmas image, by Kris Dickinson at Nostalgic Collage – Link

A paper bookmark with special memories, by Ursa at My Thoughts and My Life – Link

A beautiful corner bookmark with a vintage theme, at The Vintage Vignette – Link

A stamped Christmas card and bookmark made to give as a gift, by Angela at In My Quiet Time – Link

Colorful bookmarks crocheted by Tweety30 at The Bookworm Collective – Link

A lovely paper bookmark with a dragonfly cutout made for her mom, by Selunca - Link

A fun paper cutout bookmark received as a gift, at My Song – Link

Miscellaneous:

Howie at Silver Bookmarks has added a new set of bookmark records with this recent update – Link

A promotional bookmark for Lee McKenzie’s new book Firefighter Daddy – Link

2010 Bookmark Challenge:

Jen has her weekly Bookmark Challenge Update with a promise to finish her abstract for the Virtual Bookmark Collectors Convention presentation – Link