Bookmark Collector

Here are the bookmark links from the first full week of the new year, from January 2 through January 8.

Enjoy!

Bookmark Collectors Virtual Convention – Link

Lots of work behind the scenes this week, but not much added to the site. The presenters have been testing the webtool and preparing their materials. The convention should be flawless (OK, maybe I’m an optimist)!

Bookmarks In the News

An inspiring story of a boy from Spruce Grove (Cananda) selling hand made bookmarks to raise money for the hospital that has been treating his brain tumor – Link

Articles:

This event has passed, but I like the idea. The San Bernardino County Museum (California) hosted an event where attendees can needlepoint a bookmark – Link

Contests :

The Burrage Library in Olivet (Michigan) is hosting a bookmark design contest – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

A crochet pattern for a filigree bookmark, by Cheri Mancini – Link

A video tutorial on making a ribbon bookmark with a stamped paper ornament, by Angie Kennedy Juda at Cargo Networking – Link

Instructions on making a romantic ribbon bookmark, at Light in the Box – Link

A YouTube video for kids on making a beaded clip bookmark, by Simple Kids Crafts – Link

A tutorial for making a laminated bookmark, at Lil’ Bit Sassy – Link

You can download this free bookmark design at GTC’s Crafty Corner – Link

A a beautiful and complex looking design for a tatted bookmark, by Teri Dusenbury at TATBiT TaTs – Link

Wow! A tatting design that has dandelions in a chain-link frame repeated to form a bookmark, by Teri Dusenbury at TATBiT TaTs – Link

Corner of the Library:

A lovely etching of Main Street Haworth in 1898 – Link

An illuminated page design from Everyman - Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Here’s another entry into the category I’m referring to as Furniture Bookmarks. It’s a house shaped lamp that’s meant to be a place to leave you book and also mark your position in the book – Link

Melody Lea Lamb has a new set of four bookmarks based on her original paintings – Link

Another bookmark from Melody Lea Lamb based on her paintings – Link

A beautiful bookthong made with jade, agate, and Chinese coins, at Feng Shui of Taiwan – Link

Some hand crafted hookmarks, by Ciyou at Colors City – Link

A fun bookmark in the shape of a whale tail, at Atypyk - Link

A coffee themed design is the Bookmark of the Week at Impressive Inscriptions – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:

A metal clipmark with a deer and pine tree ornament from Lapland (UK) – Link

Mondopunt:

A correction from last week: I was informed (thank you Hope!) that my poorly translated post from last week was actually a joke post celebrating the day of Santos Inocentes, which is similar to April Fools Day.

Nine more bookmarks with a Charles Darwin theme – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

A handwritten recipe card for a Charlie Chaplin Cocktail – Link

An odd, hand written note – Link

A 1910 photo postcard – Link

A photo of the Utica Jubilee Singers clipped from a magazine – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

A beautiful crocheted bookmark, by Krystal at The Fuzzy Ferret’s Place – Link

A paper bookmark made for an exchange, by Andria at Iona-Rose Designs – Link

A bookmark designed as a promotional piece for her new book, by Jennifer AlLee – Link

A beautiful lampwork beaded ornament on this hookmark and beautifully photographed, at Plaincraft - Link

Another beautiful beaded ornament hookmark, by Renee Suich at Plaincraft - Link

And a third beaded hookmark by Renee Suich at Plaincraft - Link

A needlepoint bookmark with images of Pacman characters, by Caiella at Sprite Stitch – Link

A couple of lovely needlepoint bookmarks, at The Sewing Granny – Link

A nice paper bookmark with a lovely sentiment written in Malaysian, at My Soul Garden – Link

Miscellaneous:

A lovely metal hookmark with a personalized beaded ornament, at Shirley’s Illustrations – Link

2010 Bookmark Challenge:

Jen’s weekly accountability post discusses the progress on her design for the Bookmark Convention and reviews her experience at the presenter’s practice sessions – Link