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!

Bookmark Collectors Virtual Convention – Link

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

Frank X. Roberts wrote an interesting article on the historic abuse of books with inappropriate bookmarks, over at BiblioBuffet - Link

Some ideas on seasonally appropriate wedding bookmark favors, at Wedding Ideas – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Here’s an original design from artist Sara Varon on a bookmark celebrating the 2010 Children’s Book Week, which you can download and print from Children’s Book Week Online – Link

How to make a simple twine bookmark, at Natalie Jost – Link

A tutorial for making a fabric bookmark – Link

Create this bookmark from a variety of fabric scraps, by Fiona at Table Calendar – Link

A printable bookmark with a friendship message, at Free Printable Homemade Bookmarks – Link

A pattern for a tatted bookmark, at Tatt3r’s Lacystuff - Link

This post links to several bookmark making craft projects for kids, at TLC Family – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

A birdcage and hummingbird are the ornaments on this hookmark, at Chatterbeads - Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Bookmark Collectors of the Philippines:

A beautiful puzzle set – Link

A bookmark promoting novelist Haruki Murakami – Link

A souvenir bookmark from Teotihuacan (Mexico) – Link

Another souvenir bookmark featuring the Palacio de Mineria in Mexico City – Link

A promotional bookmark for the manga Death Note – Link

Some original pen and ink art on bookmarks received in a swap – Link

A wonderful quote from the philosopher Erasmus - Link

A couple of Hannah Montana bookmarks – Link

A bookmark promoting the donation of used glasses – Link

A two piece puzzle set that promotes the fight against HPV – Link

Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapáginas:

Another beautiful display of bookmarks from Olga’s collection at the Puerto Montt (Chile) Regional Public Library for World Book Day – Link

Collecting Bookmarks:

A souvenir bookmark from Stratford-Upon-Avon with William Shakespeare – Link

A lovely handmade corner bookmark from the USA – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

A newspaper clipping with a picture of baseball celebrities – Link

An add from a raffle – Link

A stereoscopic photograph – Link

A photograph negative – Link

Marcapaginas: Alia

Another set of manga/anime themed bookmarks – Link

Mirage Bookmarks:

A beautiful vintage die cut bookmark is being featured at the gift shop – Link

Mondopunt:

Some additional Sant Jordi themed bookmarks – Link

A set of bookmarks published in honor of the Virgen de la Candela – Link

Miscellaneous:

Here’s a bookmark design with a “Save the Date” message, at Lepenn Designs – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks

A die cut and stamped paper bookmark, at Glitter, Stamps, and Ink (Oh My!) – Link

A papercraft bookmark and card for Mother’s Day, at Mama Jenn – Link

A tatted bookmark in the middle of this collection of handmade items, at 25 Motif Challenge – Link

A bookmark and card combo with a flower theme, by Catherine Cote at Card a la Carte – Link

A fabric and button assemblage, at Cut Out & Keep – Link

Crocheted flowers on a paper bookmark with photos, by Heather at Pass the Cereal – Link

A digital design printed on watercolor paper and then colored, by Erika Martin at Sweet ‘n Sassy – Link

2010 Bookmark Challenge:

Here’s the story of one active participant in the Stitching for Literacy program – Link

This post features a photo of several (beautifully) stitched bookmarks – Link

The winner of the Bookmark Challenge Loose Thread Stitcher/Stitch Your Heart Out contest is announced – 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

Articles:

Lauren restrained herself at this years Los Angeles Times Festival of Books returning with only 4 prized bookmarks, at BiblioBuffet - Link

Using personalized bookmarks as party favors for kids, at The Party Animal – Link

Swaps:

Swap a handmade bookmark made from salvaged goods, at Swap-bot – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

A very cool watercolor painting tutorial that uses a bookmark as the sample, by Corinne Aelbers at Serg.Com – Link

Download and print this bookmark with a Fall 2010 Fashion Colors palette, at Diana Komjati on Advertising – Link

A set of memorial themed bookmark patterns that you can download, personalize, and print, at The Funeral Program Site – Link

A ribbon bookmark with a cut and colored paper monogram ornament, at Crafts on the Net – Link

Instructions for making a bookmark pillow with a bookmark, at Instructables - Link

Corner of the Library:

A black & white image of E. F. Benson – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

These paperclip bookmarks with customizable ornaments, at Imaginations Run Wild – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapáginas:

Olga talks about a book where one of the characters is a bookmark collector – Link

Collecting Bookmarks:

A double sided magnetic bookmark with pictures of Audrey Hepburn – Link

A paperclip bookmark with a pig as an ornament, from the Netherlands – Link

A leather souvenir bookmark from Warwick Castle in England – Link

A fun clip style bookmark made from leather in the shape of a moose, from Norway – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

A 10 cent note from 1874 – Link

A lovely bookmark with a radial design – Link

A crisp, clean, $100 bill (ouch) – Link

Marcapaginas: Alia

A beautiful puzzle set with a Japanese painting – Link

A large set of individual bookmarks with Japanese paintings and graphics – Link

Mondopunt:

Ten new bookmarks in the Salamandra series – Link

A big set (11) of double’s (the front and back images can be put together as a puzzle) – Link

To celebrate their 25th anniversary, a popular library has published these 4 bookmarks illustrated with caricatures of popular authors – Link

A set of bookmarks created by a organization working to prevent AIDS and discrimination against people with AIDS – Link

Miscellaneous:

Another bookmark published for the Day of the Book, at Asturias Paisaje Cultural – Link

A couple of American themed bookmarks, by Bal Yien at Dispatches from Hawaii – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks

Some paper scraps inspired this artist to paint bookmarks, by Erik Brooks at E is for Erik – Link

A stamped and colored paper bookmark made for a challenge, at Squirrel’s World – Link

A stamped and colored bookmark and card, at Hand Stamped by Lacie – Link

An interesting bookmark made on a transparent piece of plastic, at Buggin 2 Stamp – Link

A couple of bookmarks made for a swap and two more received from a swap, all hand crafted, at Beadworks, etc – Link

A very fun bookmark made from stamped and colored paper, by Jeanette at Happy Thoughts & Inkspots – Link

A nice crocheted bookmark, made for all the members of a book club, by Jessi at Notes from a Scattered Mind – Link

Some cross-stitched bookmarks made and received in an exchange, at My Cross-Stitch World – Link

A beautiful bookmark with a collage image, by Kelly Burton at Artsy Visions – Link

An acrylic bookmark stamped and colored with lilies, at Geri’s Cards – Link

A wild stitched fabric bookmark, by Susan at Evolve, Transform, Reconstruct – Link

A bunch of handmade bookmarks that were then sold, at Thirty Something Drama Queen – Link

2010 Bookmark Challenge:

This bookmark tip is about some advantages to using plastic sleeves with your stitched bookmark – Link

An interview with Linda Kersting about how she got involved with Stitching For Literacy Bookmark Challenge – 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:

For some reason, there have been a LOT of posts with the theme Bookmark’s Are Great Advertising/Marketing Promotional Items. They’re all pretty basic and seem to be a theme that is being sold to blogs

Contests :

There’s a bookmark design contest for kids at the Swansea Mall (Massachusetts) to promote their Summer Reading Program – Link

Contest Winners:

An amazingly cute picture of the winners of the bookmark contest at the Albert Lea Public Library (Minnesota) – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Video instructions on making a beaded book thong, by Karen at Expert Village – Link

A collection of crocheted bookmark patterns at Fave Crafts Blog – Link

A nice tatted bookmark with a link to the pattern, by Miranda at Tatting Fool – Link

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

Some beautiful sunny designs that you can download and print to make into bookmarks, at Daisy Janie – Link

Instructions for imprinting a felt bookmark with dye sublimation, by Brittany Anderson at Cargo Networking – Link

This is fun! Stamped paper ornaments on these ribbon bookmarks, and a cart to display a set of them, by Katarina at Whiff of Joy Inspirations – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

You can have a photo or image made into a hookmark, at Arts Cow – Link

A tulip theme for this week at Impressive Inscriptions – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Collecting Bookmarks:

Beautiful bookmark from Japan with a geisha and pagoda image – Link

A cut metal bookmark from Finland - Link

A wooden bookmark from Lithuania with a rooster cutout – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

An advertisement for coal – Link

A typed letter from the 1930’s on Commonwealth Edison Company stationary – Link

A 1978 letter to retirees and widows from the Retired Chicago Police Association – Link

Weird photo postcard with ain image of a four eyed cop – Link

A 1974 New York State Lottery ticket – Link

Flikr Images:

A printed paper bookmark had colored, by Clarian’s Hawk * Arlene – Link

Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:

A bookmark with an image of an old map – Link

A leather bookmark from York Minster – Link

Marcapaginas: Paula

A set of bookmarks with dragon themes – Link

Miscellaneous:

A garden gnome themed bookmark, at Little By Little – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks

An assemblage of stamped and colored paper, ribbon, and buttons, at Ngcards - Link

A little glitter added to this stamped and colored paper bookmark, by Sara Redding at Luminous In My Chaotic Dreams (Life) – Link

A stamped paper ornament on the paper clip mark, by Georgia at Gram’s Place – Link

A printed paper bookmark designed by Jac at Jac’s Playground – Link

A lovely bookmark from printed image and hand colored and decorated, at Ribboks, etc. – Link

A stitched bookmark with roses, by Sue at MindNSoul – Link

Some lovely assemblages with vintage themes, by Blanca at Magic Moonlight Studio – Link

A corner bookmark using punched paper shapes, by Tammy Borrello at Tammy Stamp Happy – Link

A bookmark card design with raised background, by Cheryl at Ch3rrie’s Creations – Link

Cut paper bookmarks with ladybug themes, by Cherrie at Middle Age Madness – Link

Paper corner bookmark with printed digital images, at Southern Scraps – Link

A stitched image of a squirrel in a tree, at Annie Bebop’s Coloring Book – Link

Punched paper flowers and assembled onto this bookmark, by Mary at Rosebud Crafts – Link

A printed design with punched edges, by Carolyn at Stamping, Scrapbooking, and Card Hobbyist – Link

Beaded ornaments on these hookmarks, by Julie at Stars Fall Designs – Link

Some stamped and colored bookmarks, by Chriss Rollins at The Paper Girls – Link

2010 Bookmark Challenge:

Here’s a tip on using tags as backing for stitched bookmarks – Link

Here are some additional Bookmark Challenge participants – 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