Bookmark Collector

Here are the links I’ve come across in the last week (March 1 through March 7). Enjoy!
Bookmarks In The News
Articles:
Lauren at BibliBuffet has a nice article about phonographs which was inspired by a lovely pair of bookmarks – Link
An article about how Jason Milam started selling his hand-crafted metal bookmarks online (his sales link is [...]

Bookmarks collected from 23 Feb. to 29 Feb. 2009 (Happy Leap Day!).
Bookmarks in the News
Articles:
Lauren at BiblioBuffet has an interview with the owner of Papilionaceous, a silk weaving company which manufactures a line of bookmarks – Link
Swaps:
Tammy (cupcake) at Crafter’s Community is sponsoring a book and bookmark swap – Link
Contests:
The Ransom Library in Michigan is [...]

Items found during the week from 15 February to 22 February 2008.
BOOKMARKS IN THE NEWS
Informarion:
At BiblioBuffet, Laine Farley has an interesting article discussing corner bookmarks – Link
Designs:
An image of some interesting animal shaped bookmarks, but I can’t find the manufacturer – Link
A bookmark design contest in North Yorkshire, England supporting a campaign encouraging kids to [...]

I had the opportunity to meet Amanda Crawford and acquire a couple of her beautiful bookmarks. She had a booth at the Santa Barbara Book and Author Festival in September 2007, and her complete line of products (as well as some under development) were available to see and buy.
All of her products are bookmarks, but [...]

This is the first entry in my new link roundup format. Since I’m playing catchup, it’s a big one! In the future I’ll update weekly.
I’ve included a few more sources in my search for links, and I’ve organized them under some new headings.
If you have anything you’d like me to include in future entries, or [...]

I’ve been catching up on the amazing images that folks are posting from their collections. It’s a big post, and long overdue, but here is some of the latest bookmark eye-candy:
SIXBUCKSADONKEY
Halloween Reading
Over at Sixbucksadonkey there are a couple of new Bookmark Friday entries.
The first entry (with a sample image on the left) is for a [...]

I’m currently traveling in Guatemala, which is why my posts have been somewhat infrequent. Internet access is pretty good, but traveling creates its own demands, and so I haven’t had as much time to scour the web for bits of bookmark news and information.
However, I have had time to add a couple of new items [...]

Here are some more bookmarks I’ve recently found for sale:
Beaded Bookmarks from South Africa
Marcia Francois makes a set of beaded bookmarks in the book-thong style. I’ve linked to her blog where she posts images of her recent creations. She has quite a few available for purchase from her site.
Link

Walnut Bookmark
This is a nice looking wrap-around [...]

More news items:
Bookmark Contest in Ironwood, MI
The Friends of the Library in Ironwood, MI is holding a bookmark contest to celebrate Children’s Book Week in November. Winners will receive a $10 gift certificate at Book World. The deadline is November 3 and it is not limited to children. The age related categories for entry [...]

I’m a woodturner and when it came time to make bookmarks for various swaps, I fell back onto the materials in which I’m most comfortable working. So, I used my lathe to turn some interesting woods (in the photo, it’s Amboyna Burl) into a cabochon form, mounted them on metal bookmark blanks, and started creating [...]