Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

The Ephemera Society is having their annual conference from March 20 to 22 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Old Greenwich, Connecticut – Link

Articles:

Lauren at BiblioBuffet sweetly conveys the history of Baker’s Chocolate & Cocoa, inspired by her vintage bookmark from that company – Link

A nice little write up on the history of bookmarks, by Keira Soleore at Cogitations and Meditations – Link

Contests :

The Glendale (California) Public Library is holding their annual bookmark design contest, from Jan. 26 to Feb. 8 – Link

Contest Winners:

The Yuma (Arizona) Scorpions baseball team celebrated the 51 finalists of their bookmark design contest to promote reading – Link

The Omaha (Nebraska) Royals baseball team selected the winning designs of their Hit The Books bookmark design contest – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Connie G. Barwick at About.com:Cross-Stitch discusses the pattern book Hold That Thought Bookmark Designs by Sandy Orton – Link

A nice looking bookmark made from a pair of paint swatch cards, by Studiopik at Sparkly Like A Holiday – Link

A crocheted bookthong with flowers at each end, at Gardner’s Ramblings – Link

A paper heart bookclip design, from Martha Stewart Living – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Etsy:

A new bookmark from Sybile based on one of her paintings – Link

A laminated bookmark by Munieca with her illustration Tea House Girl – Link

Also by Munieca is this bookmark from her illustration Antonia and Her Bird – Link

Gail H. Ragsdale has a new, original art bookmark for sale with the image of a ginger cat – Link

Free Bookmarks

The Soroptimists have published a bookmark that’s being distributed to raise awareness of teen dating violence – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Mondopunt:

Images of 21 bookmarks celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

A paper collage bookmark made by Gro for her husband – Link

A cross stitched bookmark with a snowman, by VarlÄ— keliauninkÄ— at The World’s largest Collection of Small’s Too – Link

A ribbon bookmark with a stamped chipboard and paper ornament, by Tara Kieninger at Fireflies and Flutterbyes – Link

Lori at Love2Quilt22002 has a new fiber bookmark that she made for a swap – Link

At My Stamping Addiction, Lynette has made an embossed paper bookmark brightly colored with inks as a thank you gift – Link

Sara at Divine Nanny finished this elegant Tudor Rose Bookmark cross-stitch kit bought at the Tower of London – Link

A patriotic cross-stitched bookmark is part of an exchange received by Cindi at Lone Star Stitcher and Her Ramblings – Link

Miscellaneous:

A beautiful vintage bookmark from the New Home Sewing Machine Co., shown at T’s Old Things – Link

Here’s a lovely bookmark with a breat cancer survivor’s theme, although I don’t know if it’s for sale or just on display – Link

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

Over at BiblioBuffet, Lauren is writing about Carrie Chapman Catt, inspired by a silk bookmark with the suffragette’s image – Link

Kat Rocha has a guest blog entry at Needle and ThREAD reflecting on books and bookmarks – Link

Chas Newkey-Burden, who writes a blog for the Guardian in the UK has a posting about bookmarks – Link

I had never looked at the Bookmark entry in Wikipedia until this week – Link

Contests :

The Charleston County Library (South Carolina) is holding its annual Children’s Book Week bookmark contest – Link

Contest Winners:

Swansea Mall in Massachusetts announced the winners of their 2008 Bookmark Contest – Link

The La Crosse County Library (Massachusetts) announced their 2008 Bookmark Design Contest winners – and all the first-place winning entries can be seen on their site as well as all their branches – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Some bookmark designs you can print, color, and then laminate for Mother’s Day – Link

A tutorial for making wooden bookmarks – Link

Some paper bookmarks made and personalized for teacher gifts – Link

A diamond pattern lace bookmark – Link

A book-thong style bookmark made with ribbon and beads – Link

Over at Make and Takes there are instructions on making a bookmark from those strip of photos you get at a photo booth – Link

Printable pieces and instructions on making a photo-bookmark – Link

A printable bookmark created to promote a graphic novel – Link

A set of instructions for making soft bookmarks with a toddler (Warning: the text is a bit rough to read – it appears to be a poor translation into English) – Link

Over at Sprite Stitch there’s a cross stitch pattern for the Zelda Triforce bookmark – Link

Here’s a crochet pattern for a Triple Chevron Bookmark – Link

Here’s a pattern for an origami bookmark, located at (Another) 52 Books – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Melody Lea Lamb has a new bookmark for sale from her painting of a baby bunny – Link

A colorfully painted bookmark from Mexico – Link

A set of hook style bookmarks, handmade with glass and metal beads, by Two Girls Jewelry – Link

A metal bookmark, colored and shaped like a seashell, made to be a wedding favor – Link

Free Bookmarks

Boscov’s in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is giving away a self-exam reminder bookmark with a $1 donation to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation – Link

A free bookmark (and magnet) celebrating the launch of the author’s book, available in Autralia – Link

A promotional bookmark to be given away by Ching Teoh with every purchase from her Etsy store – Link

The library in Burlington, Vermont is giving away a bookmark that lists several book related websites – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:

Yay! Simon is back with a bookmark from the Art Institute of Chicago – Link

Mirage Bookmarks:

A beautiful set of bookmarks from the Swiss chocolate factory Kohler - Link

Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapáginas:

To celebrate International Book Day, a school took some of Olga’s bookmarks and created a fun and colorful display – Link

Some photos from her display at the Central Library of the University of Santiago (USACH) – Link

Mondopunt:

Here are bookmarks from publishing houses which are inspired by books that they publish – Link

Flikr Images:

A colorful bookmark with a baby’s photo made for a bookmark challenge – Link

A little embroidered bookmark – Link

The back of the previous bookmark (a very nice fabric) – Link

Miscellaneous:

A lovely, beaded bookmark in a bookmark-thong style by The Holistic Knitter – Link

A beautiful bookmark made by Deb for an internet swap – Link

A promotional bookmark from the company Tomorrow shown by Grain Edit – Link

I don’t know what Chocobo Tales is, but here’s a felt bookmark that it inspired – Link

Over at Tatting Chic, a couple of tatted bookmarks made for an exchange – Link

The American Crafts Studio had their design team create a set of bookmarks which they have on display – Link

A promotional bookmark for the author rather than the specific book – Link

A knitted bookmark by 1SexyGramma – Link

A very ornate bookmark designed as a thank-you gift by Noelle Garrett – Link

I believe the chinchillas on this bookmark are cross-stitched – Link

A couple of crocheted bookmarks at Biblio’s Blog – Link

Enjoy!

Bookmarks in The News

Articles:

Laine Farley’s article this week at BiblioBuffet is about the dispersion of the Berlin Wall and is inspired by a bookmark with an encased piece that wall – Link

Buried in this blog entry is a description of a fan having left a set of hand-made bookmarks for the team. The bookmarks were personalized for each player and very well appreciated. I though this was a great idea – Link

An interesting blog entry discussing ways a bookmark can be used to more clearly indicate a position in a book – Link

Contests:

Nordic Needle is conducting an interesting contest where you send in a hand-stitched bookmark to enter a drawing for a $100 gift certificate. All the entries will be donated to their local libraries and elementary schools for Children’s Book Week – Link

Contest Winners:

The Inner Wheel Club of Sedgemoor (in England) had a bookmark contest celebrating World Book Day, and the winners are on display at the Bridgwater Library – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Ellen Hudson has a great tutorial about working with glass, stamping, and solder to make a beautiful glass pendant bookmark – Link

And then Cindy Lyles used Ellen’s tutorial to make another stamped glass and solder pendant bookmark – Link

The next day, Cindy created another bookmark, this time paper based, and posted instructions on how she did it – Link

Here’s a discussion of embroidering on paper to make a bookmark – Link

This blog provides templates and instructions on making bookmarks with a Christian theme – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

I came across the nice little bookmark with a blue chalcedony cabochon – Link

On-Line Collections

Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week

An interesting bookmark from the Design Museum – Link

Marcapaginas: Alia

I’m a sucker for Art Nouveau and these three gorgeous bookmarks had me lingering at this link for awhile – Link

And then, Alia followed up with this amazing set of bookmarks with images from the artwork of Alphonse Maria Mucha – Link

Here are bookmarks commemorating the architecture of Antoni Gaudi – Link

Marcapaginas: Natalia

An impressive collection of bookmarks with a 20’s New York theme, inspired by F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby – Link

Bookmarks in the News

Articles:

Lauren at BiblioBuffet has an interview with the owner of Papilionaceous, a silk weaving company which manufactures a line of bookmarks – Link

Swaps:

Tammy (cupcake) at Crafter’s Community is sponsoring a book and bookmark swap – Link

Contests:

The Ransom Library in Michigan is sponsoring a bookmark design contest – Link

Contest Winners:

The winners of the 14th annual bookmark contest sponsored by Wyoming Agriculture In The Classroom – Link

The Crowell Public Library in San Marino (CA) announced the winners of their bookmark contest and the publishing schedule for the winning bookmarks – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Crochet a sock monkey bookmark at CraftBits - Link

Noreen at at Hankering For Yarn has a clear set of instructions to create a very cool, spool knitted bookmark in the shape of a rat (commemorating the Year of the Rat) – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Etsy:

Mini-Laminated Bookmark of The Eccentric Lady from AnneJulie in France – Link

Miscellaneous:

Papilionaceous Ltd. is a small, silk weaving company with a beautiful line of bookmarks (see the BiblioBuffet interview mentioned above) – Link

On-Line Collections

Inside Books: Bookmark Of The Week:

Interesting photo of Lionel Walter Rothschild in a carriage drawn by zebras – Link

Mirage Bookmark:

A lovely paper bookmark with an illustration of Virginia Woolf – Link

A bookmark made from natural materials by Natalia Crespo – Link

Marcapaginas: Natalia:

A set of bookmarks featuring kissing – Link

A set with the theme of holding hands – Link

A discussion on books about the holocaust, but also a promotional bookmark for Maus, a milestone graphic novel about the holocaust – Link

A large set of bookmarks with horse images – Link and Link

Another set with images of ships and boats – Link

In celebration of his winning the Best Actor category in this year’s Oscars, a bookmark with an image of Javier Bardem – Link

Marcapaginas: Rosa:

A set of beautiful, promotional bookmarks from the film The Brothers Grimm – Link

A colorful set of bookmarks from The Beatles’ movie The Yellow Submarine – Link

A set from Rosa’s visit to Rome – Link

A bookmark from Paris – Link

And a pair from Versailles – Link

I’ve included a few more sources in my search for links, and I’ve organized them under some new headings.

If you have anything you’d like me to include in future entries, or any feedback in general, you can add a comment below or send an email to alan@bookmark-collector.com

These entries are from December 2007 as well as January and early February 2008.

Bookmarks In the News

Editorials:

Provocative little blog posting titled Bookmarks Are For People That Hate Money by Ben Allen – Link

A nice tribute to Norman Mailer by Guy Somerset that leads to a discussion of bookmarks – Link

Frank X. Roberts discusses of the origins of the bookmark at BiblioBuffet - Link

Designs:

A beautiful bookmark commemorating the California Genealogical Society’s 110th Anniversary (how do I get one?) – Link

In South Africa, a Lifesaving Bookmark was designed to remind reading parents to check on their kids at swimming venues – Link

A bookmark design which uses flexible organic light emitting diode (FOLED) technology (cool!) – Link

Another design for a bookmark that highlights a word position in a book – Link

Jackie Blaum, a fifth grader, invents Jackie’s Dry Erase Bookmark – Link

Upcoming Contests :

The Friends of Hickory Public Library in North Carolina is holding a bookmark contest for children in grades K-8 – Link

A Mail-Art Competition sponsored by the Plainsboro Library in New Jersey with the theme Cultural Crossroads – Link

A Bookmark Design Contest sponsored by The Book Wish Foundation – Link

The Davenport Public Library in Iowa is sponsoring the Cornerstone of Downtown bookmark design contest – Link

Contest Winners:

Daphne Public Library in Alabama – Link

Hit The Books program sponsored by the Omaha Royals in Nebraska – Link

Hit The Books program sponsored by the Lexington Legends in Kentucky – Link

Design A Bookmark Competition sponsored by the Clare County Library in Ireland – Link

Swaps:

This is a link showing the results from a bookmark swap sponsored by Crafty Daisies (and these are beautiful!)- Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Clever and fun photo-bookmark design in Zakka Life Crafts blog – Link

Attractive crochet bookmark in the shape of a key at CraftBits – Link

Needlepoint bookmark with a snowflake image at About.com: Needlepoint – Link

Bead and Wire on a metal bookmark hook at About.com: Jewelry Making – Link

Another bead and wire bookmark, this one of a butterfly at CraftBits - Link

A video on making a magnetic bookmark by Patti Behan on her blog – Link

A small felt bookmark designed by Melissa Goodsell at One Crafty Momma – Link

Paper and magnet bookmark in a greeting card by Bethany Paull – Link

Print, cut, and fold these files to create a set of bookmarks at 4Kids – Link

A discussion of cross stitch methods for making bookmarks – Link

Project for making a ribbon bookmark from Scrapnextras - Link

Handy little bookmark made with blank pages for taking notes from DIYPlanner – Link

Download and print a bookmark with information about fleas at HealthyChild – Link

Another discussion about making bookmarks as wedding favors – Link

Another download and print bookmark, this one from Audrey Jeanne’s Expressions – Link

A very cool bookmark and card with a discussion on how it was made – Link

A downloadable paper template for a T-Shirt shaped bookmark at Crafty Beats – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Some lovely little angle bookmarks at Drooling Over Yarn – Link

A variety of custom bookmarks using crystals and charms at Planet 4 Creation – Link

Beautiful engraved butterfly bookmarks, hand colored from Bernard Maisner – Link

A line of bookmarks with some nice calligraphy at Bookworm Bookmarks – Link

A position marking bookmark at Irregular People – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

BiblioBuffet: On Marking Books: Lauren Roberts:

A beautiful bookmark discussion from the 1928 Olympic Games – Link

Antique bookmarks related to health – Link

Two bookmarks from the golden days of NBC Radio – Link

Interesting bookmark issued as propaganda during World War II – Link

A discussion of celebrating Christmas with bookmarks along with two examples – Link

A bookmark prompts a discussion of stockings! – Link

Bookmarks and fragrances – Link

BiblioBuffet: On Marking Books: Laine Farley:

Bookmarks from Vietnam and Cambodia – Link

Old and new bookmark calendars – Link

An interesting discussion (with examples) of bookmarks as Christmas craft – Link

Punt Per Punt:

A lovely top index that points to a set of group listings, organizing Nuria’s collection – Link

Nuria’s set of Christmas themed bookmarks – Link

Marcapaginas.info:

Happy Pig bookmark from the Czech Republic – Link

New Year’s Resolution – Link

The Footprints of Time, published bookmarks froma graphic art competition – Link

Angels – Link

Carnival – Link

Mozart – Link

Lego’s 50th anniversary – Link

A lovely set of bell towers – Link

Valentine’d Day – Link

A collection of hearts – Link

Clocks – Link

Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:

National Bookstart Day – Link

London Transport Museum – Link

Tintin from The Sceptre of Okkatar – Link

Paddington Bear – Link

Highlighting three bookmarks for the end of the year – Link

Tutankhamen and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs at the O2 Dome in Greenwich – Link

Terracotta Army at the British Museum – Link

Tintin by Herge, magnetic bookmark – Link

From the home of Washington Irving, author of Sleepy Hollow – Link

Planting Trees, a free bookmark from the local library – Link

Mr. Bump from the Mr. Men series – Link

Punto de Papel:

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – Link

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – Link

Happy New Year and 3 Bookmarks from Venice – Link

A couple of puzzle bookmark sets, titled Gracias Rosa – Link

The Four Houses from Harry Potter – Link

Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe – Link

Flikr Images:

A lovely bookmark – Link

Watercolor flowers – Link

Miscellaneous:

A couple of beautiful, vintage Disney bookmarks midway into this post of collectible – Link

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Whew! Back again in a week with (hopefully) a more manageable list.

However, I have had time to add a couple of new items to my collection, and I thought I’d show them off. Of course, Guatemala is known for its beautiful weaving and embroidery, so I had to have one (or many!) of the woven bookmarks. They’re done for the tourists, but since I fit that category I’m quite pleased.

The second bookmark I bought has a picture embossed in metal, mounted onto a leather backing. I was quite taken by the piece and although I’ve seen a lot of the woven bookmarks throughout Guatemala, I have yet to find another vendor selling the metal ones.

I´ll add more postings during our trip if I get the time. Otherwise I’ll be catching up with bookmark news and postings when I return home at the end of November.

Hasta Luego,

Alan

Beaded Bookmarks from South Africa

Marcia Francois makes a set of beaded bookmarks in the book-thong style. I’ve linked to her blog where she posts images of her recent creations. She has quite a few available for purchase from her site.

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Walnut Bookmark

This is a nice looking wrap-around magnetic bookmark made out of walnut and designed by Matt Carr. It’s available through Interior Design Room. There’s not much of a description, but it’s a very elegant looking bookmark

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Impressive Inscriptions

This company, Impressive Inscriptions, makes customized bookmarks for a variety of occasions.

They advertise 3 different sizes with over 500 different designs to which you can add customized captions.

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Velvet Bookmark – Purple Pump

This is a very opulent bookmark. The image of a purple pump in a brass setting is mounted on a purple ribbon. It comes in a purple cardboard gift box and is priced at $25 from the The Spoon Sisters.

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Handmade Bookmarks: KathyysKrafts

KathyysKrafts has three different handmade bookmarks which came up for sale this week. The first is the Guinness bookmark which she made from a recycled Guinness carton.

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The second is the Blue Moon bookmark. There appear to be two different bookmarks for sale, both of which are made from recycled Blue Moon cartons.

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And finally, there’s a set made up of a note card, gift card, and bookmark, each with a scenic image that came from recycled materials.

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Mark My Time

These bookmarks have a little timer built into them. My initial reaction was “that’s silly”, but then I read a quote from a teacher who pointed out that many children are assigned timed reading sessions. These are fun little tools for kids to keep track of how long they are sitting with a book (and hopefully reading).

I suppose it could also be useful for keeping track of reading rates. I could track my reading rates on different genres, or times of the day. I can keep track of reading rate improvements and download the data into spreadsheets for reading efficiency analysis. Then I could look for localized patterns of …. oh, sorry. My inner engineer burbled out. Let’s just say that I’ve changed my mind about the potential applications of this bookmark.

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Each of the covers is a drawing by illustrator Meredeth Hamilton, and they are printed on a heavy watercolor paper. They are priced at$3.95 each (about the price of a nice greeting card) and are available from some retail stores and from their website.

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