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Bookmark Bookmarks 11 September 2009

September 12th, 2009 · No Comments

Wow! I think this is the first Bookmark Bookmarks post that did not have a Make Your Own Bookmark section!  So it’s another light week of bookmark related links that I’ve found, from September 5 through September 11.
Enjoy!
Bookmarks In the News
Articles:
An interesting encounter over a bookmark led to a book about Tombstone Arizona, including [...]

Tags: Contests · general · websites

Bookmark Bookmarks 4 September 2009

September 5th, 2009 · No Comments

Here are this week’s worth of bookmark related links that I’ve found, from August 29 through September 4.
Enjoy!
Bookmarks In the News
Articles:
A beautiful celluloid bookmark advertising a “Modern Home Washer” from the early 20th century sparks an investigation into the history of the washing machine in this fascinating article by Lauren at BiblioBuffet – Link
As part [...]

Tags: Contests · Making Bookmarks · Needlework · Printable

Bookmark Bookmarks 21 August 2009

August 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

Here are this week’s worth of bookmark related links, found from August 15 through August 21.
Enjoy!
Bookmarks In the News
Articles:
At BiblioBuffet, Lauren has a fantastic interview with bookmark collector Lois Densky-Wolff – Link
Contests :
The Daphne (Alabama) Public Libary is holding a Back-To-School Bookmark Contest – Link
Make Your Own Bookmark
A tutorial on making a paper bookmark and [...]

Tags: Contests · Making Bookmarks · Needlework · Printable · websites

Bookmark Bookmarks 14 August 2009

August 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments

We must be in the August vacation season, because this week has even fewer postings that last week. That just gives you (and me) more time to work on our collections and create some additional posts of our own!
Here are the bookmark related links I’ve found from August 8 through August 14, 2009.
Enjoy!
Bookmarks In the [...]

Tags: Contests · Making Bookmarks · Needlework · Printable · websites

Bookmark Bookmarks 7 August 2009

August 8th, 2009 · No Comments

A very light week this time; I suppose due to the summer months here in the Northern Hemisphere. So here are the few bookmark related links that I’ve found, from August 1 through August 7.
Enjoy!
Bookmarks In the News
Articles:
Laine Farley has written a wonderful gem of an article about bookmarks that declare themselves bookmarks, over at [...]

Tags: Contests · Making Bookmarks · Needlework · Printable

Bookmark Bookmarks 31 July 2009

August 1st, 2009 · 2 Comments

Whew! It’s been another hectic couple of weeks and so I missed last week end’s post. To catch up, this week’s is particularly large. However, the good news about all of my activities is that I’ve scored a significant batch of new bookmarks. I plan on posting photos over the next few weeks, so stay [...]

Tags: Contests · Making Bookmarks · Needlework · Printable · websites

Bookmark Bookmarks 10 July 2009

July 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Another week’s worth of bookmark related links that I’ve found, from July 4 through July 10.
Enjoy!
Bookmarks In the News
Articles:
A vintage advertising bookmark sends Lauren exploring the history of a fashion accessory in this interesting article about braces, at BiblioBuffet – Link
A follow up to last week’s discussion on selling items from your collection, this time [...]

Tags: Contests · Making Bookmarks · Needlework · Printable

Bookmark Bookmarks 3 July 2009

July 4th, 2009 · 6 Comments

The hectic days of summer have finally taken their toll on me and so I missed last week’s post. Between business travel, hobby conventions, and family visits I anticipate an occasional dropped post, but I promise to catch up on the next one. For instance, this post has two weeks worth of bookmark related links, [...]

Tags: Contests · Making Bookmarks · Needlework · Printable · exhibitions

Bookmark Bookmarks 5 June 2009

June 6th, 2009 · No Comments

Despite a week of business travel, I still collected quite a large list of bookmark related links in seven days. Is it me or are we seeing an increase in bookmark related activity?
Here are the links that I’ve found from May 30 through June 5.
Enjoy!
Bookmarks In the News
Articles:
A fantastic article for bookmark collectors by Laine [...]

Tags: Contests · Making Bookmarks · Needlework · Printable

Bookmark Bookmarks 29 May 2009

May 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Another week’s worth of bookmark related links that I’ve found, from May 23 through May 29.
Enjoy!
Bookmarks In the News
Articles:
Here’s a great article about Victorian era perforated paper needlework, with a lot of discussion about the bookmarks made in this style, by Diana Matthews at Victoriana – Link
There’s another Coney Island in the Midwest? Well, a [...]

Tags: Contests · Making Bookmarks · Needlework · Printable