I’d like to highlight 3 things from this weeks bookmarks – the World’s Largest Bookmark (In The News), Bookmark Day (Bibliophilic Book Blog), and the start of the 2010 Bookmark Challenge!
Along with those items are the rest of this week’s worth of bookmark related links: March 13 through March 19.
Enjoy!
Bookmarks In the News
It had to happen: an attempt to set the record for the world’s largest bookmark (12 fit x 3 ft) at a book fair in Lafayette, Indiana – Link
Here’s an interview with Arthur Fry, the inventor of Post-It Notes, where he describes his inspiration being the search for a bookmark that would stay in place – Link
Two sisters in elementary school are making and selling bookmarks to raise money for clean water in Nigeria and also Haiti earthquake relief – Link
Articles:
Here are some nice ideas for making unique promotional bookmarks, at PsPrint - Link
Contests :
The Zion-Benton (Illinois)Â Library is holding a bookmark contest for kids – Link
Make Your Own Bookmark
This tutorial is a bit different: instructions on creating a bookmark in Photoshop, by Carolina at The Hybrid Chick - Link
A video tutorial for making this unique photo bookmark, at Cargo Networking – Link
A free cross-stitch design of a bookmark with spring chicks and pansies, at Happy Threads – Link
Corner of the Library:
A nice portrait of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. as a young man – Link
Lady Henry from Lady Rose’s Daughter by Mrs. Humphry Ward – Link
Bookmarks For Sale
A metal bookmark and pen set with Celtic knot design, at Phantazi - Link
An elaborately sculpted metal hookmark with a dolphin and snowflake theme, at Heart Eco – Link
A whimsical wedding cake theme is this week’s feature at Impressive Inscriptions – Link
Etsy:
Fabric ornaments on these cute paperclipmarks, by Blue Manatee – Link
On-Line Bookmark Collections
Bibliophilic Book Blog: Bookmark Day:
Monica S. at the Bibliophilic Book Blog created Bookmark Day in which she highlighted an amazing list of Etsy bookmark makers/sellers along with other bookmark related features. Rather than list her 25 posts, here’s the link to her kick off post which includes links to the rest – Link
Mondopunt:
There are a lot of announcements in this post concerning new bookmark series being published and showing some very cool puzzle sets – Link
e-Scriptorum:
For this first link to Katerina’s blog, here is her bookmark of the month from February – Link
Collecting Bookmarks:
A colorful bookmark from England - Link
A photo from Gaza (Israel) – Link
A magnetic bookmark from England with a portion of a painting by David Roberts – Link
A leather bookmark from Argentina with a poem – Link
In Search Of Design:
Here are three more bookmark designs, these feature the first three letters of the alphabet – Link
Bookmark Collectors of the Philippines:
Here’s a great site from a bookmark collector in the Philippines that I’ll start following – Link
This week, a couple of souvenir bookmarks collected from Kota Kinabalu in Sabba (Malaysia) – Link
Forgotten Bookmarks:
A cheesecake recipe – Link
In celebration of Bookmark Day, here are 19 bookmarks from Michael ’s collection – Link
A 1931 prohibition pamphlet titled Way Back When – Link
Hand Made Bookmarks:
A nice set of crocheted bookmarks at Janet Happy Girl Has Happy Hook – Link
A beautiful collage and painted bookmark, by Kira Nichols at Oops, I Craft My Pants – Link
A bookmark a quote and written comment received by Yoon See at Greener Pastures – Link
A beaded hookmark which is also a give away, made by Janet Ruth at Along The Way – Link
Looks like a tatted fan is the ornament on this book-thong, at Living Sense – Link
A nicely knitted bookmark received as part of a swap, at The Holistic Knitter’s Blog – Link
Some glittery paper bookmarks with cut card ornaments, by CeeCee at Card a la Carte – Link
A set of crocheted bookmarks made by Janet Murie at Joyful Journaling – Link
Miscellaneous:
To celebrate Bookmark Day, Jo at Once Upon a Bookcase has posted her collection of bookmarks – Link
A new set of bookmarks are available from the Cultural Association Saint Joseph in Ripoll (Spain) – Link
2010 Bookmark Challenge:
Here’s the Stitching for Literacy update, illustrated by a gorgeous bookmark – Link
I also want to direct you to the Flickr pool from the bookmark challenge, which is posting some amazing hand-stitched bookmarks – Link
Here’s the post that officially launches the Bookmark Challenge, and it has a fabulous video that had me smiling and humming along with the music and animation – Link
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