Bookmark Collector

Unfortunately, I’m posting this a week late. Fortunately, that’s due to progress at the Bookmark Collectors Convention. Unfortunately, that means the next week’s posting will be late. Fortunately it won’t be as late. Unfortunately…

Okay, enough with the cleverly disguised excuses. Here are last week’s worth of bookmark related links , from January 16 through January 22.

Enjoy!

Bookmark Collectors Virtual Convention – Link

The registration desk is now open! Sign up for the convention and be eligible for all of the presentations, cooperative galleries, discussions, and more – Link

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

An interesting set of dust jacket/bookmark sets that make for some fun designs, by Igor “Rogix” Udushlivy at IcoEye – Link

Nine year old Amber Santarelli is making and selling bookmarks to raise money for Haiti - Link

An clever elastic strap bookmark with a position indicator, shown at Love In Spades – Link

Contest Winners:

Cory Walker is the winner of the Arizona State University Martin Luther King Jr. Poster Essy Contest, and his design will be made into a bookmark – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Nice tutorial on making a clipmark from a plastic gift card, at Instructables – Link

A tutorial for making a ribbon bookmark with a glossy paper ornament, by Jeanne Winters at Inspiring Ideas – Link

This tutorial shows how to make a paper gift card with a bookmark, at Digital Delights – Link

A very nice video tutorial on making a corner bookmark, by Sylvia at The Hybrid Chick – Link

A tutorial for making a clipmark with a string ornament, at Craftside – Link

A pattern for tatting a Chinese coin pattern into a bookmark, at Jon’s Tatting Patterns – Link

In Search Of Design:

An amazing commitment to designing a new bookmark everyday which you can download and print out, starting with a promotional piece for reading, at In Search Of Design – Link

A fun advertisement with a mother hen and baby chicks, for a twitter site – Link

Corner of the Library:

A pen and ink drawing of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

A lovely hookmark with a forest themed set of ornaments, at Colors City – Link

A hookmark with star ornament in a gold colored finish, at Billiards Gifts – Link

These ribbon bookmarks have felt flowers for ornament, available from Araleling Crafts – Link

You can order these Valentine themed photo bookmarks, at Cutie Pies Custom Creations – Link

A kit with instructions for making a ribbon bookmark with printed material, at K-Joi Studios – Link

A hookmark with beaded ornament, at Theresa’s Creations – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:

A magnetic bookmark with a photo of a King Penguin Chick – Link

Mirage Bookmarks:

A new entry in the Bookmark Exhibition: a hand crafted bookmark with a real teabag in a felt cup, made by Natalia Crespo – Link

Mondopunt:

A beautiful set of travel related bookmarks from Orixa Travel – Link

Collecting Bookmarks:

This cute bookmark character is from the Netherlands – Link

A plastic clipmark from the MoMA in New York, USA – Link

A Portuguese bookmark with photos of decorative tiles – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

A handwritten wedding invitation – Link

A sticker featuring the cute Yellowstone Cub character – Link

A 1924 letter from an ammunition supplier – Link

A lovely flower illustration – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

A pressed flower bookmark, made when the author was a child, at Word Lilly – Link

A lovely copper hookmark with a fairy and moon ornament, by Manekis Pärlblogg atWild Roses and Blackberries – Link

A beaded ornament on this metal hookmark, by Tara H. at Cut Out and Keep – Link

A set of three tatted bookmarks in the shapes of crosses, by Linda S. Davies at Tattyhead – Link

A stamped card with a bookmark, by Michelle at Creative Journey – Link

A package of items for a swap, including two handmade bookmarks, at Penpals & Swappers – Link

A pressed flower bookmark received as part of a craft swap by Lynda at The Holistic Knitter’s Blog – Link

A clipmark with punched and colored paper ornament, by Kristin at Cottage Stamping – Link

A very fun fabric bookmark with some Looney Tunes characters, at The Sewing Granny – Link

Miscellaneous:

A very nice bookmark for a children’s bookstore, by Lemuria Bookstore – Link

An clever promotional bookmark for the Holistic Knitter’s Blog – Link

2010 Bookmark Challenge:

Jen’s weekly update on the Bookmark Challenge, and she also shows off a beautiful bookmark stitched by one of her students – Link