Bookmark Collector

This was a busy week in the bookmark world as you’ll see from the links that I’ve found, from March 20 through March 26.

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

From a bookmark with an illustration of the New York City skyline, LaineEdwin J. Meeker researches the 19th century artist in this article at BiblioBuffet - Link

Here’s an image from The Simpsons animated show that captures Bart’s thoughts about bookmarks – Link

A musing on bookmarks that includes a freshly coined word, Pseudobookmarks, used for found bookmarks, at Chumley & Pepys On Books – Link

Students from Verona (New Jersey) hand-crafted and then sold bookmarks to raise money for Haiti - Link

Contests :

The Friends of Claremont Library are sponsoring a bookmark design contest for kids – Link

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (a minor league baseball team) sponsor a Go Nuts for Reading program where kids read books from a list printed on free bookmarks – Link

Contest Winners:

Here are some of the winners of the statewide bookmark design contest sponsored by the Massachusetts School Library Association – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Some loose instructions on making a bookmark and card set, at In Style Stamp Blogs – Link

A set of instructions to make this very simple bookmark with ribbon and beads, at Craftbits - Link

Make this hookmark with a beaded ornament, at CraftStylish - Link

Corner of the Library:

An engraving from Life in Virginia Before the War by Thomas Nelson Page – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

A wooden bookmark with stamped image of a rabbit, at ModCloth - Link

A nice hookmark with beaded ornament, at Whimsical N Quirky – Link

Here’s another hookmark with beaded ornament at Whimsical N Quirky – Link

A silver clipmark in the shape of an apple, at Memorable Gifts – Link

Here are a set of bookmarks illustrated with characters from his Metamorphosis web comic, by Kaitou Kage- Link

The Bookmark of the Week from Impressive Inscriptions features an image of a daisy – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Bookmark Collectors of the Philippines:

Two painted bookmarks made from buffalo hide leather – Link

Laminated bus tickets collected on vacation & made into bookmarks – Link

A hologram of a shark on this bookmark – Link

Chumley & Pepys On Books:

Here’s the first on what’s promised to be a weekly bookmark post featuring a vintage bookmark advertising the Scottish Widows’ Fund – Link

Marcapaginas: Natalia

A gorgeous puzzle bookmark made up of 8 different bookmarks, published by The Poor Clare Sisters for Holy Week – Link

Mirage Bookmarks:

There are several new bookmarks in the  Beauties of the Art History series available at the Gift Shop – Link

Mondopunt:

A set of bookmarks available at the new Catalan Museum of Modern Art in Barcelona (Spain) – Link

Collecting Bookmarks:

Magnetic bookmark from the Netherlands with a photo of old books – Link

A handmade bookmark with a star ornament from Portugal – Link

Images of Delftware tiles on this magnetic bookmark from the Netherlands – Link

A laminated bookmark from Arnside, England – Link

A linen bookmark from Lietuva, Lithuania – Link

A plastic cat clipmark from Lithuania - Link

A woven bookmark from Turkey - Link

In Search Of Design:

A nice design for Oops! Creative from a guest designer – Link

More bookmark designs featuring the letters D, E, F, G, and H – Link

Here’s a design with the letter P – Link

Three more letters, Q, R, and S – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

A 1948 shipping ticket from a nursery in Missouri – Link

A floor-plan and set of notes in this post by a guest collector who stepped in when rainstorm caused a minor disaster – Link

A bookmark from a spiritual bookstore and a coat ticket – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

A stamped and cut paper bookmark, at Toucan Scraps and News – Link

A nice tatted bookmark design adapted from a vintage pattern, at Needles-N-Shuttles – Link

A fun assembled bookmark from a kit named Beeez Kneeez, at Altered Ambitions – Link

A stamped and colored bookmark with ribbons, by Cathy at Ellieskeeper’s Creations – Link

A damask heart bookmark, by Angela Jean at Fire and Ice – Link

A large number of custom, hand painted bookmarks are in process, by the artist Amanda Makepeace at In the Studio With Amanda – Link

A stamped and cut paper card and bookmark, by Brandi Wiggins-Cote at The Squareheaded Stamper – Link

A stamped bookmark made for a craft challenge, by Caz at A Load of Old Blogocks – Link

A slide show of a set of bookmarks made for Fathers Day, at BlueEnglishNotebook - Link

Another bookmark card made for a craft challenge, at Garden of Handmade Love – Link

A lovely paper assemblage bookmark, at Simply Inger – Link

And another stamped & colored bookmark for the Spoonful of Sugar Challenge, at Dawnies Den – Link

Stamped and punched paper bookmark, by Mary at Rosebud Crafts – Link

A paper corner bookmark using a stamped and colored image, by Kaylou at Kraftywheezle – Link

Miscellaneous:

This is a very interesting bookmark design that automatically follows the page your reading – not for sale anywhere that I can find, by Lee Hyeon Joo at Red Dot – Link

A nice scarecrow graphic on this bookmark at Pumpkinrot - Link

A set of magnetic bookmarks with cartoon fruits and vegetables, at 4% – Link

2010 Bookmark Challenge:

For those participating in the Challenge, a discussion of ways to finish off a stitched bookmark – Link

Jen discusses bookmarks as sampler pieces for needle crafters – Link

A few ideas on how you (or me) can get involved with the Challenge - Link