Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

For an editorial in Forbes, Michael Popek (from Forgotten Bookmarks) found a receipt with a hand-written note in a 1970 issue of Forbes magazine – Link

Contests :

Scott County (Iowa) Library System will hold a bookmark design contest this summer – Link

Contest Winners:

Winners for the Mason (Ohio) Middle School Library bookmark design contest – Link

Sarah Kittner was the overall winner of the Lincoln (Ohio) Elementary School’s bookmark design contest – Link

The winners of the Mental Health Awareness Month bookmark design contest sponsored by Alternatives Unlimited (Massachusetts) - Link

How to make simple bookmarks, at wikiHow - Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Video instructions for making a birthday card with a bookmark gift, at Clip-n-Cuts – Link

Instructions for making this embossed parchment bookmark, by Amanda at Lovely Bags in Parchment Craft – Link

Download this template that provides multiple bookmarks with a Save icon on a single page, at Swiss Miss – Link

A set of download and print bookmarks for the fans of David Archuleta, at Archuleta Fan Scene – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

A lovely set of hookmarks with charm ornaments, at Colors City – Link

This week, Impressive Inscriptions focuses on their Daisy Girl design – Link

A book themed baby shower used bookmarks as part of a party favor gift bag, at Impressive Inscriptions – Link

Etsy:

A hookmark with a hand stamped initial ornament, by Kristen’s Custom Creations – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapaginas:

Alberto Perez school in Maipu (Chile) had another fantastic display of a part of Olga’ collection – Link

Collecting Bookmarks:

A handmade leather bookmark from Lithuania with an angel and tulips – Link

A metal cat ornament on this hookmark from Moscow (Russia) – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

Here’s the same receipt found in the Forbes magazine that was written up in the Forbes article (above) – Link

A typed recipe card for English Muffin Loaves – Link

A blank stationary sheet from the R.M.S. Queen Mary – Link

A transit pass for Rochester from 1939 – Link

Marcadores:

A bookmark commemorating the Asturian writer Armando Palacio Valdes – Link

Mondopunt:

Chopin themed bookmarks in recognition of the 200th anniversary of his birth – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks

Colorful foliage ornaments on this hookmark made as a gift, by Jennifer at Schlump Craft – Link

A book thong with crocheted strawberry and leaves as ornaments, at Lace and Lupins – Link

A tatted ornament on this hookmark, at Tattin’ Kat – Link

A heart shaped bookmark with a quilled flower ornament, at Anilza Beads – Link

Another quilled flower, this time on a rectangular bookmark, at Aniliza Beads – Link

Made for a project challenge, here’s a bookmark card made by Sarah Gough at Thinking Stamps – Link

A stamped and beautifully colored bookmark, at The Paper Crafting Place – Link

Another paper-craft bookmark with a stamped and colored image of a snapdragon, by Rebecca Ednie at Eclectic Endeavours – Link

Here’s a card with a perforated bookmark, by Chautona at Eclectivity - Link

A stamped and colored bookmark for a craft challenge, by Lisa at Stampin’ For Sanity – Link

Another bookmark made for the bookmark challenge with a yarn tassel, by Alison at 21st Century Pillow Book – Link

This bookmark is similar to the last, same stamp by colored and arrange on a different bookmark, also for the challenge by Juanita at Stampin Twilight Mom – Link

A lovely bookmark and card with a kitchen theme, at Darkroom Door – Link

A bookmark design made for a cooking group, by Sandy Grossman-Morris at Happenings… – Link

2010 Bookmark Challenge:

One volunteer’s story about her involvement in the Stitching for Literacy program – Link

The story continues with a new participant getting involved – Link

And a third participant expands on the work of the first two, completing this wonderful story of encouraging literacy in schools – Link

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

Matthew Freeman won first place in an elementary school’s invention contest with his bookmark that included a line pointer – Link

This self illuminating bookmark has an interesting design, but is not yet a product – Link

Contests :

A little contest where the prize is a book thong with a lampwork bead ornament, at Audrey’s Give Aways – Link

Contest Winners:

Here are the 8 winners of the Friends of the Surprise Libraries (Arizona) bookmark contest – Link

Swaps:

A swap of handmade bookmarks, at Swap-bot – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

A nice article on transforming a child’s art into a bookmark, by Heather Ledeboer at Mom4Life Blog – Link

Here’s a pattern for a tatted bookmark, at Sharon’s Tatted Lace – Link

Step by step instructions on making this bookmark card assemblage, by – Meridith Anne at Little Treasures – Link

A tutorial on making this collage bookmark, by Heidi at Hip Chicks Craft Too – Link

There are some free embroidered bookmark patterns in this sample set from Linen Flowers – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Okay, this one is weird: a bookmark that’s also an electronic dictionary – Link

A cross bookmark is this week’s highlighted design, at Impressive Inscriptions – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapaginas:

Three bookmarks commemorating the International Graphic Design Day (who knew?) – Link

Collecting Bookmarks:

A bookmark with a photo of Emily Dickinson – Link

A leather bookmark from Wales – Link

A handmade bookmark from the USA – Link

A handmade bookmark from Portugal – Link

E-Scriptorum:

A bookmark in Greek from bookcrossing.com, an international book exchange site – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

An advertisement (drink coaster?) for Sapolio soap – Link

A postcard dated from 1917 – Link

Marcapaginas: Alia

A set of manga images of tennis players – Link

Mondopunt:

A set of bookmarks picked up at an International Book Day event – Link

A beautiful set of bookmarks collected at a comic event, including a wonderful puzzle set – Link

Miscellaneous:

A bit of research on the history on this 1960’s bookmark found in a book, by S. Mehrens at A Library is the hospital for the mind… – Link

I really like these Savanna bookmarks, shown at lmnop blog – Link

A bookmark dedicated to the Asturian (Spain) poet Xose Antonio Garcia, at Mercadores del Libros- Link

Hand Made Bookmarks

A lovely corner bookmark, stamped colored and with stickers, at Diann’s Art Spot – Link

A fun paper bookmark, stamped and colored, by Lynne at Ruby-dooby-doo’s Stampin’ Spot – Link

A colored bookmark made in bulk for a set of gift bags, by Jo King at Only Joking – Link

A cut paper bookmark, by Tammy at Paper Pastimes of a Scrapboooking Mimi – Link

Some very fun digitally designed bookmarks, by Aimer Moinsseront – Link

A stamped and colored bookmark, by Smullis at Dragonfly Dreams – Link

A nice tatted mark, at Sharon’s Tatted Lace – Link

A ribbon bookmark with a Gothic theme, by Vicky at My Paper Palace – Link

A paper assemblage bookmark from recycled stock, by Sally at Crafty Salutations – Link

A stamped and decorated bookmark card, by Jennifer at Live. Life. Create. Art. – Link

A fabric bookmark made as a gift, by Sunshine at The Cutting Edge Quilt – Link

Stamped card bookmark with ribbon tassel, at Georgina’s Craft Dream – Link

An elaborate bookmark card with printed design, cutout paper and ribbon, by Sandy O. at Paper Transformer – Link

A beautiful water-colored bookmark (check out her whole set of bookmarks), by Louise - Link

A bookmark card with a Mother’s Day theme, at Valita’s Design & Fresh Folds – Link

A cute little felt portrait of a penguin, at Araleling Craft – Link

A nifty tatted bookmark with an interesting fold design, at Jon’s Thread Escapades – Link

Here’s a lovely bookmark using tatted butterflies in the design, at Kathy’s Victorian Tatted Lace – Link

Here are a set of bookmarks made for the EGA Outreach Bookmark Project, at Flying Fingers Plus – Link

2010 Bookmark Challenge:

An Extreme Stitcher profile, illustrated with a lovely bookmark – Link

As the official end of this year’s Bookmark Challenge approaches, this post offers a bunch of tips – Link

Here’s the concluding post for the 2010 Bookmark Challenge with a description of how it all started – Link

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

A Victim’s Information Bookmark has been produced by the Dabadie Correctional Center in Louisiana – Link

Bookmarks explaining the serious meaning behind Denim Day were passed out by students at Golden Valley High School (California) – Link

You know the Mandarin Hotel in Barcelona is a class act when room service places a bookmark into the book you left open on your bed – Link

Articles:

The Friends of the Spanish River (Canada) have two new bookmarks with information about sturgeon – Link

This month is the 30th anniversary of the Post-it Note, which was inspired by the desire to make a bookmark that wouldn’t slip out of a hymnal – Link

Contests :

The Magic Tree Bookstore (Illinois) is holding a bookmark design contest – Link

Contest Winners:

Mackenzie Hudson won the National Bookmobile Day Bookmark Contest sponsored by the Coshocton (Ohio) Public Library Bookmobile – Link

Winners of the St. Joseph County (Indiana) Public Library’s Create-a-bookmark contest were announced – Link

Here are the winners of the bookmark design competition at the Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom Library Media Center (India) – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

A tutorial for making a bookmark card, by Hayley at All Things Pink and Fluffy – Link

A Japanese bookmark pattern you can download and print, at Free Printables Online – Link

A tutorial on making beaded ribbon bookmarks, at Sweet Pyro Angel’s Natterings – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Some charms put together for a Devil Wears Prada theme on this hookmark, at Felt Cabin – Link

Hematite and steel beads are used in this bookthong, by Gilliauna at Zibbet - Link

Silver angel charms on this hookmark, by Vivien at Vien Artcorner – Link

A bookmark design for mystery lovers, at Impressive Inscriptions – Link

Free:

Although they have just run out, HelioPower was giving out a free bookmark that had embedded flower seeds for Earth Day this year – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapáginas:

In celebration of World Book Day, five libraries will have bookmark displays with parts of Olga’s collections – Link

Collecting Bookmarks:

A photo of the New Church in Delft (Netherlands) – Link

A photo of a street scene from Leige (Belgium) – Link

A plastic bookmark with an image of Eyore, from Japan – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

Wow! Pictures & schematics from a 1902 relief effort around a volcano eruption – Link

An advertisement for a tackle block – Link

A personal, handwritten note – Link

A handwritten Chocolate Mousse recipe – Link

A little birthday card in an envelope – Link

Marcapaginas: Alia

A beautiful collection of Victorian bookmarks – Link

Mirage Bookmarks:

Mirage is building up it’s third set of 8 bookmarks in their Beauties of the Art History series – Link

Miscellaneous:

A second lot of bookmarks from Indrets del Ripolles, at El Bressol – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks

A crocheted bookmark and die cut bookmark received in an exchange, at  The Holistic Knitter’s Blog – Link

A beautiful stamped, colored and punched paper bookmark, by Sandi Kelly at Paper Trail – Link

A nice cross stitched design on this bookmark, at Annie Bebop’s Coloring Book – Link

A nice punched and colored paper bookmark (and the right design decision to NOT go 3D!), by Alicia at Time to Create… – Link

A fun stamped & colored paper bookmark, at Graphix and Designs by Nikki – Link

Beaded angels are the ornaments on these hookmarks, by Vivien at Vien Artcorner – Link

A set of bookmarks from colored digital images, by Sonya at Stamp Works – Link

A lovely stamped and colored paper bookmark and pocket stand, by Dawn at Paper Temptress – Link

A stamped and colored paper bookmark card and bag, by June Annand at My Creative Corner – Link

Painted bookmarks using scrap watercolor paper, by Judith Bailey at Outer Banks Vintage Art – Link

A crocheted bookmark of the Earth, at Craft Gawker – Link

A nice little bookmark made from a tag, by Peach360 at My Hobby Lobby – Link

A beautiful combination of fabric and batik paper in this bookmark set, by Gize from GizeCraft – Link

Plastic bookmarks from recycled packaging material, by Eileen Hull – Link

Bookmark cards made from stamped, colored, and cut paper, at Edie B. Stamps – Link

A magnetic bookmark card, at Pattie’s Cards – Link

A stamped and colored bookmark and card made for a challenge, by Kathie Bailey at Just an Inkling – Link

A magnetic bookmark in the shape of a ribbon award, by Jennifer at Thimbles, Bobbins, Paper, and Ink – Link

A nice little embroidered bookmark, at Adaiha - Link

A huge set of handmade bookmarks prepared for a swap, at Little Scraps of Jen – Link

Two cross-stitched bookmarks received as part of a swap, at Grandma’s Red Needle – Link

Two multicolored tatted cross bookmarks, by Nancy at New To Me – Link

2010 Bookmark Challenge:

A discussion on making windowed shapes as frames for stitched bookmarks – Link

Some beautiful needlework are on the bookmarks illustrating this post on donating purchased bookmarks to the Challenge (and some great links for buying bookmarks) – Link

The Stitching ForLliteracy program is officially now a year round program associated with more than Children’s Book Week. Contact Jen if you have an interest in other connections (great move, Jen!) – Link

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

A system using index cards as bookmarks to record information about the book being read, by Ann-Kat at Today, I Read… – Link

The Chinese government is sending green bookmarks to publishers, bookstores, websites, and schools as part of a program to eliminate pornography and illegal publications – Link

Contests :

Here’s a chance to win a handmade collage bookmark, at Tiges and Weince – Link

Contest Winners:

Shari Bodofsky won grand prize in the Camden (New Jersey) Riversharks Bookmark Design Contest – Link

The winners of the 3rd Annual Design-A-Bookmark Contest at the Seymour Library (New York) – Link

Pictures of the winners and the winning bookmarks from the bookmark design contest at BookKids (Austin, Texas) – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Here are instructions on making a beaded hookmark ornament, at Lorrie Everitt Studio – Link

Here’s an elastic band bookmark with cardboard marker, at Instructables - Link

Instructions for making a magnetic bookmark at Instructables – Link

A nice little corner bookmark tutorial, at DRS Designs – Link

Instructions for making beaded ribbon bookmarks, by Melissa Howard at Suite101 – Link

Instructions for making a hookmark with a decorative acrylic disk as ornament, by Louisa at Crafts on the Net – Link

Instructions for making a corner bookmark with punched paper and color, by Laura Estle at Cut Card Stock – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Here are templates that can be used for making your own bookmarks, at EasyDigitals - Link

A set of hookmarks with beads, wire, and gems as ornaments, at Oriental Sparkles – Link

Etsy:

Every bead in this hookmark ornament has a Christian meaning, at Chars Beads 4U – Link

A lovely watercolor bookmark, by 6 Cats Art – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapáginas:

Some lovely illustrations on these bookmarks promoting a writing workshop – Link

For World Book Day, Universidad San Sebastian includes an exhibition of bookmarks – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

A typewritten poem titled The Friendly Things – Link

A photo of a plaque to LBJ - Link

A personal note discussing the book it was found in – Link

A business card for a sign painter – Link

A black & white photo of a woman with a baby – Link

Mirage Bookmarks:

Be sure to check out all the latest bookmarks in the Beauties of Art History series – Link

Mondopunt:

Beautiful stained glass windows from Santa Pacia Church in Barcelona (Spain) – Link

Miscellaneous:

Some nifty animal shaped ornaments with tails serving as the ribbon bookmark – Link

A found bookmark with a poem encouraging reading, at Tales From The Quiver – Link

A collection of magnetic bookmarks belonging to Balyien at Dispatches from Hawaii – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks

A paper bookmark stamped and colored by Debz at Solar Eclipse Crafts – Link

A cross-stitch piece that will be made into a bookmark, at My Stitching Treasures – Link

A pink themed paper bookmark, by Carlyann at Sweet ‘n’ Crafty – Link

A faux leather bookmark made by Celtic Woman at Paper Trail – Link

Another faux leather bookmark, this one with a cameo, at Paper Trail – Link

A felt bookmark with a frog character, at Araleling Craft – Link

A bookmark card, but the bookmark is a paper clip style, by Faith at Stampin’ With Markie’s Mom – Link

A card and bookmark with a Get Well theme, at Sweet Designs By Cheryl – Link

A fabric assemblage bookmark by Maria at A Journey That Starts Here – Link

A stamped paper bookmark card by Dawn Easton at Treasure Oiler Designz – Link

A patchwork of fabric and paper, by Gize at Gizecraft - Link

A corner bookmark with stamped message, by Daniel at JBS Inspiration – Link

A crocheted lizard bookmark, by DaCraftyLady at Crochetoholic’s Crochet and Knitting Blog – Link

Stamped and colored paper and ribbon assemblage bookmark, by Cheryl Walker at Sweeet Designs by Cheryl – Link

Stamped, colored, and painted paper bookmark, at Neva’s Crafty Cave – Link

Die cut pieces of felt and sewn fabric in this fabulous bookmark, at Adventures in Die Cutting – Link

A set of crocheted cross bookmarks, at sMiLeAlwAys - Link

2010 Bookmark Challenge:

There’s a lovely blackwork design on this Easter themed bookmark illustrating this post – Link

Another example of a stitched bookmark by Maureen illustrates this post – Link

Further discussion of card stock shapes as backings for stitched bookmarks – Link

A discussion of Operation Teen Book Drop that will include some hand stitched bookmarks – Link

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

Lauren Roberts at BiblioBuffet has an absolutely fascinating discussion of shorthand and the history of rapid writing, prompted by a bookmark from a shorthand class – Link

The Crestline (Ohio) Public Library is celebrating National Library Week by inviting patrons to stop by and make a bookmark – Link

The Iredell (North Carolina) Friends of the Library is giving out a bookmark created from a watercolor by local artist Susan Crouch – Link

I’m amused (in a resigned way) by this story of airport security seeing a metal hookmark as a weapon – Link

Contests :

A kids bookmark contest for kids is being held at Watchung Booksellers (Montclair, Jew Jersey) – Link

This bookmark contest is sponsred by the Claremont Friends of the Library (North Carolina) – Link

Contest Winners:

Winners of the Chattanooga (Tennessee) Public Library’s Bookmark Contest were announced – Link

Jenny Minney is one of the winners of the Massachusetts School Library Association’s Bookmark Design Contest – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Instructions for making a stamped paper magnetic bookmark with a rock & roll theme, at Darkroom Door – Link

Some thoughts on helping a child make a bookmark for grandma, at Grandma Ideas – Link

A download and print set of digital designs, by Abbie at The Vintage Moth – Link

A downloadable bookmark image with a Mother’s Day theme, at Living Locurto – Link

Corner of the Library:

A photo of a doorway in Richmond, Virgina – Link

A stained glass window from St. John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

A hookmark with a metal dove ornament, at Chatterbeads - Link

A discussion of bookmarks as wedding favors with links to samples, at Wedding Favors – Link

An illustration of a mother & her daughter, at Catskill Gifts Wholesale – Link

A new hookmark design with bead ornaments at Oriental Sparkles – Link

A big set of custom made ribbon bookmarks, available at Stanley K. Designs – Link

Some beaded bookmarks made her daughters, at NBR’s Spot – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Chumley & Pepys On Books:

A big selection of bookmarks from Montreal’s English Language Bookshops (Canada) – Link

Collecting Bookmarks:

A bronze statue of a horseman in St. Petersburg, Russia – Link

A photo of a seagull from Porto, Portugal – Link

A wooden duck ornament on this bookthong from Germany – Link

E-Scriptorum:

A bookmark from the Benaki Museum with an image of a painting – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

A color Polaroid photo marked Dog & Cat – Link

A newspaper clipping with a crossword puzzle – Link

Marcapaginas: Natalia

A big set of beautiful Victorian bookmarks – Link

Bookmarks illustrated with outfits worn by a Catholic religious organization to celebrate Holy Week – Link

Miscellaneous:

Here’s the latest bookmark from KV Pattom Library (India) - Link

School Days is the theme for this weeks bookmark at Impressive Inscriptions – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks

Photos of a set of 9 handmade collage bookmarks created for a swap, at The Happy Papercrafter – Link

A lovely stamped paper bookmark card, by Viviane Casale at Handmade by Vivi – Link

A very impressive bit of stitching (blackwork) on this bookmark at Words of a Wikkid Woman – Link

A fun paper collage at Sandee’s Santity – Link

Wow! A bobbin lase bookmark – Link

Using fabric scraps, Penelope Gan assembled this lovely bookmark, at Scrapin’  Single – Link

A bookmark card made with a stamped and cut paper ornament, at Stamping with Peggie – Link

A nicely cross-stitched font that will be made into a bookmark, by Barb at My Stitching Treasures – Link

Here’ piece of cross-stitch that will be made into a bookmark, at My Stitching Treasures – Link

A big set of digitrally designed bookmarks for a Mother’s Day sale at a school, by Janelle at Warmheart Craft Blog – Link

Another fabulous bit of blackwork, at Stitching Grandma – Link

A nice digital design using a Paleobet font, by Michael D. Barton at The Dispersal of Darwin – Link

A wonderful tatted bookmark, by Ninu at My Experiments with Needle n Thread – Link

A lovely stamped bookmark made for a group challenge by Evelyn S. Elgin at Beyond Just Black and White – Link

A stitched bookmark with a video game design, by Brian Logee at Dash Punk – Link

A knitted blossom is the ornament on this bookmark by Becky at Green Thoughts – Link

A set of digital design bookmarks made as a give away for a travel business, by Serene Ho at Reflect & Relate – Link

A lovely stamped and colored bookmark with a card suit soldier, by Michelle B. Aka at Just Painting Around – Link

Stamped ornaments on these ribbon bookmarks, by Lisa Putnam at Puttering Around the Stamp Room – Link

2010 Bookmark Challenge:

A pair of lovely ribbon bookmarks with needlework ornaments are displayed in this post with book quotes – Link

A discussion about using stitching cards for the base of her bookmark ornaments – Link

An update on using bookmarks for sampler pieces – Link

Here’s some information about the Stitching for Literacy challenge posted at Flying Fingers Plus, a site for an Indiana embroidery  group – Link

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

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)  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

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

The Cultural Association St. Joseph has an active bookmark collectors group, and here are pictures from their public meetings in Barcelona – Link

Lauren at BiblioBuffet, and the co-organizer of the Bookmark Collectors Virtual Convention, has a post discussing the convention and her experience as a collector – Link

Hints From Heloise ran a letter from a librarian discussing found bookmarks – Link

A lovely story about a valued, hand made bookmark that was thought lost, at Single Mom: Revealed – Link

An update on the plans for Bookmark Day at The Bibliophilic Book Blog – Link

Contests :

Here’s a giveaway contest for a bookmark from the Lincoln Presidential Museum, at Opening Lines – Link

Kate England at Marmalade Moon is offering a free bookmark as a prize for commenters to her blog – Link

Contest Winners:

Eighth grader Shari Bodofsky won the Camden (New Jersey) Riversharks’ annual bookmark contest – Link

Four winners have been announced for the Make a Splash bookmark contest held by the Friends of the Glenn Rock (New Jersey) Library – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Jen at Needle and ThREAD has completed her bookmark making tutorial for the Readergirlz - Link

A tutorial with video for making a card and bookmark combo, at Dawn’s Stamping Studio – Link

A large bunch of lovely knitted book worms (book thong style) along with the knitting pattern used to make them, at Queen of Kafooster – Link

Instructions for making an embroidered, paper, magnetic clip bookmark, at …is five – Link

An instructional video for making these stamped paper on jumbo paperclip bookmarks, at Chick n’ Scratch Live – Link

Video instructions for making an origami corner bookmark, at 101 How To – Link

A tutorial on making a laminated paper bookmark, by Crissy at Scribblings - Link

Corner of the Library:

A classic image of Thomas Jefferson – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

A Christian themed bookmark with a classic dove image is the Bookmark of the Week at Impressive Inscriptions – Link

Here is a line of bookmarks offered at Peter Pauper Press – Link

Etsy:

A nifty fabric bookmark with images of leopards, by HaberHeartWork - Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Bibliophemera:

Chuck Whiting at Bibliophemera has a post about found bookmarks, which he calls flyaways - Link

Here’s a vintage bookmark from Foyles For Books, along with a classic model van with the companies logo – Link

Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:

Simon’s son has designed a bookmark as a homework assignment – Link

Mirage Bookmarks:

A new bookmark is available at the gift shop with an image from one of Swedish watercolorist Carl Larsson’s paintings – Link

Mondopunt:

Here are several different series of bookmarks which show the variants produced by bookmark publishers – Link

Collecting Bookmarks:

A bookmark with pictures from Greece on both sides – Link

A wooden bookmark with a ladybug design from Malaysia – Link

In Search Of Design:

Three more bookmark designs all based on the same color palette with different themes – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

A doddle of a smiley face skull and crossbones in love – Link

A note with an affirmation about problems – Link

Flikr Images:

A shot of three bookmarks that look hand colored with transferred images, by littlethings1 - Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

A stamped colored and cut paper bookmark made for a challenge, at Lovely Linda’s Craft Central – Link

A card and bookmark combo, at Cards & Coffee – Link

Making a bookmark from a St. Patrick’s Day card, at Marges8’s Blog – Link

A beautiful stamped and cut paper assemblage inspired by a book, at Annie’s Art Book – Link

Some fun ribbon bookmarks using colored paper tags, at Notes and Photo Blog – Link

Miscellaneous:

A very cool bookmark design made for a competition but soon to be released as a product, at Patsyfox - Link

Here are a set of bookmarks put into recommended books at independent store Just The Bookstore at Glen Ellyn, Illinois – Link

2010 Bookmark Challenge:

The latest (and last) weekly post on progress for the bookmark challenge since it officially starts on March 18 – Link

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

$3990 for a bookmark! It was made from a strip of the film from a popular animated movie in Japan, and then auctioned. The last (unconfirmed) bid came in at US$3990 – Link

A fabulous ode to an impromptu bookmark, at I Am The Closet Geek – Link

A promotional bookmark signed by the author prompt this post on the memoirs of William R. Holman, by Chuck Whitting at Archaeolibris - Link

Sixth grader Maya Palmer has created a line of bookmarks that she sells at a local gift store in Garner, North Carolina – Link

A fun interview with Neil Delamere who found his face on an alumni bookmark he picked up at his alma mater – Link

Contests :

BookKids Blogis holding its annual bookmark design contest for kids – Link

The Chico Library (California) will host a bookmark design contest for National Library Week – Link

University Bookstore in Seattle, Washington is holding its a bookmark design contest for kids – Link

A bookmark giveaway contest is being held at What You Reading Now? – Link

Lynda at The Holistic Knitter’s Blog talks about a bookmark swap at Raverly which she has joined – Link

Swansea Mall (Massachusetts) is holding a bookmark contest for kids – Link

Contest Winners:

The winners of the Bald Eagle Days Bookmark Art contest were announced by the South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks Department – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

A tutorial for making a paper bookmark with multiple layers (including velum), by Pollyolly at eHow - Link

Here’s a cross-stitch pattern for a St. Patrick’s Day themed bookmark, at Embroiderbee’s Primary Hive – Link

Here’s a video of Jen Funk Weber promoting a bookmark stitching kit aimed at the Readergirlz community – Link

Download this bookmark design celebrating Children’s Book Week, at Children’s Illustrations – Link

A tutorial to make these fabric valentine bookmarks, at Creative Kismet – Link

Corner of the Library:

A photo of a monument from the Hollywood Cemetery – Link

A black and white image of Kate Chase, the daughter of Salmon P. Chase – Link

An black and white photo of Emily Dickinson – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Impressive Inscriptions is focusing this week on their redesigned Tuxedo Wedding bookmark – Link

Etsy:

A magnetic bookmark with a butterfly collage image, by MyBeloved - Link

A hummingbird image on this magnetic bookmark by MyBeloved - Link

Free:

Sweet! The Branigan Library (New Mexico) will host the Southwest Calligraphy Guild giving out free hand-caligraphed bookmarks this Saturday – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Mirage Bookmarks:

A promotional bookmark for David Beckham’s new autobiography – Link

Mondopunt:

The Catalan Libraries Association has a new 5 piece puzzle set – Link

A set of 10 bookmarks celebrating women in science – Link

To promote their region, the town of Alcala (Spain) printed this set of 5 bookmarks – Link

Collecting Bookmarks:

A block print of Robert Wyvil, the Bishop of Salisbury from England – Link

An Austrian bookmark with a detail from the painting “First Kiss” by William-Adolph Bouguereau – Link

A leather bookmark from Argentina with tributes to the Tango - Link

A paper bookmark with religious image from Fatima, Portugal – Link

In Search Of Design:

Here are two bookmark designs: one showing papers being thrown, the other with a cat theme – Link

Three additional desings, including burnt toast, a map, and a lovely scroll close up – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

A hand written set of words and their translations – Link

A postcard with worst wishes – Link

A letter from 1933, hand written on the back of a hospital form – Link

Photographs of a several collections of found bookmarks – Link

Flikr Images:

Martina has posted a large number of bookmark images from her collection this week (80 by my count) – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

A beautiful cut and colored paper bookmark, at Emelia’s Italian Inspirations – Link

A stamped paper bookmark, by Shirley at The Daily Stamper – Link

A nice cut and stamped paper bookmark made in response to a challenge, by Carrie at Stamps, Scraps, and Scissors – Link

A nifty little bookmark made from yarn and stitching, by Janet Clare – Link

A lovely multicolored tatted bookmark, at Snowy’s Tatting – Link

Not just handmade ribbon bookmarks, but also a cart to display them in an interesting way, at Kamadesign – Link

A beautiful tatted bookmark that is also a giveaway item, at Shade Tree Art – Link

A stamped paper card with a bookmark, at DRS Designs – Link

Miscellaneous:

This bookmark will be included with the company’s day planners or sold separately, from Quo Vadis – Link

A bookmark made from a pressman’s waste card used when printing a book – very meta, at Tagbanger - Link

2010 Bookmark Challenge:

Her deadline approaching, Jen lists an impressive set of accomplishments in this weeks accountability post – Link

For now, here are the bookmark related links that I’ve found this week, from February 20 through February 26.

Enjoy!

Bookmark Collectors Virtual Convention – Link

Lauren Roberts at BiblioBuffet (and my co-organizer of the Bookmark Convention) wrote a lovely editorial reviewing the convention – Link

A wonderful post by Jen at Needle and ThREAD inspired by one of the Bookmark Convention presentations discussing the stories told by (in this case) her bookmarks – Link

The Librarian’s News Wire had a reminder for the convention that came out just as it started – Link

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

A vintage celluloid bookmark led to discoveries about a ribbon manufacturer in this post by Laine Farley at BiblioBuffet - Link

A local environmental organization is distributing a bookmark with the contact information where complaints can be reported, in Elmbridge England – Link

To promote autism awareness, the Times bookstore in Singapore will distribute bookmarks designed by their first autism school – Link

A Bookmark Day is being celebrated on March 15 by Lisa R. at Lisa’s Loves (Books of Course) – Link

A nice write up from one of the judges of the Toronto Public Library 2009 Book Mark Contest – Link

Contests :

Mirage Bookmarks is holding a competition for witty answers to the question “Why pay a dollar for a bookmark? Why not use the dollar for a bookmark?” – Link

A bookmark design contest for kids to encourage participation in the summer reading program, at Swansea Mall Massachusetts – Link

The Bonner Springs City Library (Kansas) is holding a bookmark contest for National Library Week – Link

A bookmark giveaway contest at An Addicted Book Reader – Link

Contest Winners:

Out of more than 10,000 student entries from the Omaha (Nebraska) area, fourth grader Tanner Brickman won the grand prize for the Omaha Royals’ “Hit The Books” reading program – Link

Swaps:

A fabric bookmark swap at Swap-Bot – Link

A bookmark swap for beginning bookmark makers at Swap-Bot – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

A tutorial for a stamped and colored paper assemblage bookmark, at Stamp Shoppe Blog – Link

Instructions for making a fabric covered memo board that Laine Farley uses for displaying bookmarks – Link

Corner of the Library:

An image of Aleksandr Pushkin – Link

A profile of Michelangelo - Link

Bookmarks For Sale

A silver clipmark in the shape of an apple with space for a monogram, at Memorable Gifts – Link

A beautiful set of vintage Edwardian Advertising Bookmarks and a new metal bookmark with engraved cherry blossoms, both at Mirage Bookmarks – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapáginas:

Olga is announcing that her collection is available for exhibitions or other displayes – Link

Mondopunt:

A set of bookmarks from a television station – Link

A set of magnetic bookmarks that celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity – Link

A wonderful series of bookmarks that feature reproductions of carnival posters – Link

Collecting Bookmarks:

A photo bookmark from Bethlehem in the West Bank – Link

A paper bookmark from the USA with a quote from Hebrews – Link

A magnetic bookmark from England with a picture and quote of Al Capone – Link

A magnetic bookmark with an image from a Turkish carpet – Link

A wooden bookmark with a plastic seahorse from Portugal – Link

A hookmark from Russia with a butterfly ornament – Link

A fabric bookmark from Canada with an image of dogwood flowers – Link

In Search Of Design:

Here are three different designs posted together to catch up with a backlog (sound famliar to me!) – Link

A pothole inspired design for this bookmark – Link

A promotional bookmark with the phrase Who Is Bob? – Link

Three additional bookmark designs, including some interesting mustaches – Link

An evening cityscape design – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

A poem by John E. Percy – Link

A Stevensgraph bookmark (found in a book!) – Link

An advertisement for taxidermists’ supplies – Link

A receipt for 14 books – Link

A black and white photo of a horse race – Link

A hand written quote – Link

Flikr Images:

A large collection of bookmarks including some reserved for exchanges, by Martina_Sch – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

Several tatted pieces including a bookmark, at 25 Motif Challenge – Link

A hand drawn cross-stitch pattern of a cat, at Angels Stitching Blog – Link

A couple of tatted cross bookmarks, by Nancy at New To Me – Link

A set of paper bookmarks made with a dragonfly image for a swap, at Sea Garden – Link

A set of bookmarks quickly made for the members of a retreat, at Front Row Friends – Link

A nice paper assemblage bookmark with tassel made for a friend, at Khix Krafts – Link

A nice clipmark made from cardboard and embossing powder, at The Tropical Scrapper – Link

Miscellaneous:

Some fun book thongs with wooden ornaments, at Industry Idea – Link

A cupcake themed bookmark at Cupcakes Take The Cake – Link

2010 Bookmark Challenge:

In her weekly accountability post for the Bookmark Challenge, Jen reports on the Bookmark Convention and the support she is receiving from some of the attendees – Link

Jen has created a Flickr group for uploading images of the bookmarks stitched for the Bookmark Challenge – Link