Happy New Year, Everyone!

I wish you all a happy and healthy new year in 2010. May your collections bring you joy and a sense of satisfaction. That may come from acquiring a new and novel item, or completing a cherished series, or learning something new about your hobby: just something that keeps you growing!

In the meantime, here are another week’s worth of bookmark related links that I’ve found, from December 26 through January 1.

Enjoy!

Bookmark Collectors Virtual Convention – Link

This week the first convention newsletter was sent out and if you didn’t receive it, make sure you are signed up for the mailing list at the convention site.

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

Laine Farley shows us some beautiful vintage holiday themed bookmarks with images of plants and flowers and discusses what the lithographers were doing at the time, at BiblioBuffet - Link

A blog entry filled with the memories brought back by a bookmark received as s gift, by Leslie at Three Pinks – Link

Contests :

The Chinn Park Regional Library (Virginia) will be holding a bookmark design contest for children – Link

A bookmark design contest will be held by the Johnson County Library (Kansas) – Link

And another bookmark design contest, this one at the Austin Public Library (Delaware) - Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Instructions for making this bookthong from yarn, by Renee at GLOW Academy – Link

Bookmark calendars that you can download, from Digitals - Link

A tutorial on making a magnetic corner bookmark with embroidered fabric, at Kootoyoo - Link

A printable bookmark with encouraging thoughts for those who have cancer, at Happybird’s Crafting Haven – Link

Corner of the Library:

An image from Washington Square in 1894 – Link

An engraving of Jane Eyre and Mr. Brocklehurst – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

A beautiful book thong with jade, pearl, and coin ornaments, at Feng Shui of Taiwan – Link

Here’s another book thong design from Feng Shui if Taiwan – Link

A bookmark designed with an image from her painting of a bunny, by Melody Lea Lamb – Link

A clip style bookmark with snowflake design intended for use as a favor, at Favors By Serendipity – Link

A hearts and diasies design for kids’ bookmarks, at Impressive Inscriptions – Link

Etsy:

A clipmark with fabric button ornament, by KBowling – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:

A Christmas themed bookmark that was the prize from a holiday cracker – Link

Mondopunt:

A lottery related post that also describes a catalog of puzzle bookmarks (okay, I had trouble translating this one) – Link

A collection of Darwin related bookmarks celebrating the end of the Year of Darwin – Link

Collecting Bookmarks:

A Christmas gift tag bookmark from England – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

A black & white photo of a sleeping animal – Link

A 1986 Amtrak ticket – Link

A plaintive letter in an envelope – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

A nice collage bookmark with a vintage theme, at Tabitha’s Trinkets – Link

A beautiful beaded bookthong style bookmark with beads inspired by The Twilight series, at Maria-H’s Sphere – Link

A crocheted bookmark with a heart ornament, at Suzie’s Stuff - Link

A watercolor painting of palm fronds, by Elba at Mi Jardin – Link

A cross stitched image of Eeyore, at Knitting By The Sea – Link

A corner bookmark made from textured colored paper, at Lori’s Purple Giraffes – Link

Some hookmarks with beaded jewel ornaments, at Theresa’s Creations – Link

Some embroidered bookmarks, at Dear Digital Diary – Link

Miscellaneous:

2010 Bookmark Challenge:

In her weekly accountability post, Jen talks about her plans for the Bookmark Convention prenetation she’ll be making – Link

Here is my (weekly) gift to you: the bookmark related links that I’ve found from December 19 through December 25.

Enjoy!

Bookmark Collectors Virtual Convention – Link

This week, we’ve added the bio and presentation abstract from Jen Funk Weber (of Needle and ThREAD: Stitching for Literacy) to the convention site – Link

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

The mother of a soldier in Afghanistan makes and distributes bookmarks about her son as a way of coping with his being at war – Link

Contests :

Here’s your chance to win one of the In My Book bookmarks from the She Is Too Fond Of books… website – Link

A notebook and bookmark are the prizes in this giveaway at Mint Green With Envy – Link

Contest Winners:

Here are the winners of a bookmark contest where the design had to feature a Christmas wish, in Sale (England) – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

A Christmas themed bookmark that you can download and print, by Katie G. at Visiting Teaching Surprise – Link

A tutorial on making a ribbon style bookmark with a charm ornament, at Cargo Networking – Link

Make this fabric bookmark with a metal ornament, at Sew. Simpy. Creative. – Link

Corner of the Library:

A lovely rendition of Edgar Allan Poe - Link

The birthplace of George Eliot – Link

An image of Edith Wharton from 1906 – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Some beautiful metal hookmarks from Fuchsia Dreams – Link

Zoogee manufactures printed bookmarks – Link

Etsy:

Beacon Bookmarks sell wooden bookmarks with inked images – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:

A dark red leather bookmark from the Royal Observatory in Greenwich (England) – Link

A leather bookmark from St. Martin in the Fields (England) – Link

Mondopunt:

A 5 piece puzzle set as part of a History of Catalonia series – Link

Collecting Bookmarks:

A souvenir bookmark from Ireland - Link

A leather bookmark from Lithuania - Link

A souvenir bookmark from Bulgaria featuring the town of Veliko Turnovo – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

A thank-you-card for a wedding gift – Link

A baseball card for Charles Johnson – Link

A letter from 1959 annoucning membership in the Dora Lee Club – Link

An advertisement for an auto dealer – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

A beautiful vintage christmas image, by Kris Dickinson at Nostalgic Collage – Link

A paper bookmark with special memories, by Ursa at My Thoughts and My Life – Link

A beautiful corner bookmark with a vintage theme, at The Vintage Vignette – Link

A stamped Christmas card and bookmark made to give as a gift, by Angela at In My Quiet Time – Link

Colorful bookmarks crocheted by Tweety30 at The Bookworm Collective – Link

A lovely paper bookmark with a dragonfly cutout made for her mom, by Selunca - Link

A fun paper cutout bookmark received as a gift, at My Song – Link

Miscellaneous:

Howie at Silver Bookmarks has added a new set of bookmark records with this recent update – Link

A promotional bookmark for Lee McKenzie’s new book Firefighter Daddy – Link

2010 Bookmark Challenge:

Jen has her weekly Bookmark Challenge Update with a promise to finish her abstract for the Virtual Bookmark Collectors Convention presentation – Link

Enjoy!

Bookmark Collectors Virtual Convention – Link

Some additional abstracts and presenter bios have been added to the convention announcements – Link

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

This one triggered all of my buttons: kids earn a bookmark with photos of the therapy dog Zeke by reading to him, at the Moon Township (Pennsylvania) Public Library – Link

This 10 year old is making and selling bookmarks to raise money for a local charity – Link

Oh man, this is probably apocryphal, but the story of a six year old encountering a bookmark for the first time made me groan, at Reader’s Digest – Link

Contests :

The Phoenix (Arizona) Public Library is participating in the WrestleMania Reading Challenge that includes a bookmark design contest – Link

The Oshwa (Canada) Public Library is also participating in the WrestleMania Reading Challenge with a bookmark design contest – Link

The San Gabriel (California) Library is sponsoring a bookmark design contest for grade school kids – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

A pattern for a tatted cross bookmark, at TATBiT TaTs – Link

A more elaborate “Double Split Ring Mini-Cross Bookmark” with stone cab in the middle, also at TATBiT TaTs – Link

Wow, Teri was on a roll this week including this third bookmark pattern called “Wheel of Faith Bookmark”, at TATBiT TaTs – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Okay, these are cute little craft kits for kids to assemble their own colorful bookmarks, from Toys R Us – Link

Here are a set of metal hookmarks with hand made ornaments, available from Ciyou in Malaysia - Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Punto de Papel:

Ten bookmarks with beautiful color illustrations of Venice – Link

Mirage Bookmarks:

Four beautiful bookmarks from Spain advertising the public libraries of Catalonia - Link

Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapáginas:

Olga is participating in yet another collector’s convention on Wednesday – Link

Mondopunt:

Five bookmark from the company Berdie that donates a share of each bottle sold to a community project – Link

Here’s a puzzle set that features a drawing by Pilarin Bayes – Link

Collecting Bookmarks:

A magnetic bookmark from London featuring Paddington Bear – Link

A handmade fabric bookmark from the Lithuanian city of Klaipeda - Link

A clipmark from Norway with the name Norway cleverly embroidered as the ornament – Link

A hand crocheted bookmark with pieces of amber, from Lithuania - Link

A magnetic bookmark with some Portuguese:English word translations – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

Here’s some information about Forgotten Bookmarks from Michael, the proprietor – Link

A simple piece of cloth – Link

A family photo of a man with two girls – Link

A vintage patriotic advertising card for coal – Link

A decal of the American flag – Link

A black and white photo of two children – Link

Flikr Images:

An ornate ribbon bookmark with beaded ornament, by ofenjen - Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

A smiling snail is the stamped ornament on this clipmark, by Penni at Lazy Cats Cards – Link

A card and bookmark stamped with a Halloween spider theme, at Bubbly Scrumptious – Link

Here’s a stamped and hand colored dog decoration on a paper bookmark, by Deb at Crafty Card-i Higgins – Link

A Vampire themed bookmark made for a Halloween swap, by Taluula – Link

Miscellaneous:

The Nameless LeTTer (the collaborative art bookmarking project)  has moved and renamed itself to Read on Earth – Link

2010 Bookmark Challenge:

Here’s Jen’s update on the Stitching for Literacy Bookmark Challenge which includes descriptions of a couple of bookmark contests – Link

Enjoy!

Bookmark Convention

The first speaker’s bio and presentation abstract has been posted at the convention  site – Link

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

Although Laine’s article at BiblioBuffet is titled Carta Fiorentina, it covers a variety of ornate styles used in these beautiful examples from her bookmark collection – Link

Contests :

A bookmark design contest is part of the Wrestlemania Reading Challenge at Albion District Library in Battle Creek (Michigan) – Link

Similarly, the Wrestlemania Reading Challenge is also being run at the Cillicothe (Ohio) Public Library – Link

Several beautiful, handcrafted bookmarks with a Halloween theme are being given away as the prizes for a contest at All About {n} – Link

Contest Winners:

Here are the winners of the bookmark design contest held to commemorate Conflict Resolution Day at the Community Mediation Center in Hunstsville (Alabama) – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Instructions on making a ribbon bookmark with a button ornament are in this article about vintage buttons, at The Huntsville Times – Link

Instructions on folding a nice origami bookmark that’s sort of a paper clipmark, at Crafty Crafted – Link

A video on making a magnetic bookmark, by Deborah Nolan at Society of Stamp- and Scrap-aholics – Link

A tutorial on using scraps of fabric for making standard bookmarks, by Terrie Sandelin at Bits and Pieces – Link

Here’s a video tutorial on folding an origami corner bookmark, at Origami Corner – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

A white cross bookmark wedding favor made from metal and resin, at Blue Rainbow Design – Link

Metal leaf cutouts as bookmarks, also at Blue Rainbow Design – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Punto de Papel:

Hurray! María Rosa is back posting her collection, and she started with this set of bookmarks with Matisse paintings – Link

Next is a set of 17 bookmarks from the movie Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire – Link

Here she shows four different puzzle sets – Link

A large set of bookmarks commemorating Beatrix Potter with illustrations from her books and biographical information – Link

Mirage Bookmarks:

A new bookmark with an abstract design and religious message from Glaswerkstatt K̦rner in Dresden Germany РLink

Mondopunt:

A set of 7 bookmarks celebrating Russian authors – Link

A lovely collection of bookmarks with cat illustrations, mainly from children’s books – Link

El Bressol:

The Cultural Association of Saint Joseph publishes a lot of bookmarks with annually (in 2008 they published 90 bookmarks!) – Link

On Dec. 8th there is a book exchange where many of the bookmarks the association publishes will be on sale – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

A vintage birthday card (1881!) – Link

A hospital appointment card – Link

A Season’s Greetings card that’s also a fund appeal with sign language – Link

A handwritten poem – Link

A photo with personal note to a sailor – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

Die cut paper bookmark made for a niece’s birthday, at Irit Shalom’s Designs – Link

A stamped paper bookmark card, by Debby Boltman at Artistic Outpost – Link

Six different bookmarks using four designs, at Little Birdie Secrets - Link

Wow! Stunningly nice collage bookmark, by Lynn at Her Creative Spirit – Link

A black and turquoise glass bead is the ornament on this hookmark, at Plaincraft – Link

Another lovely collage bookmark, this one at Efies’ Blog – Link

Miscellaneous:

Here’s a collection of modern bookmarks that’s based on their innovative design, at Design Swan – Link

2010 Bookmark Challenge:

Jen has put together a series of classes on finishing bookmarks called Bookmark 101: Simple, Smart, and Swanky Finishes. Drat, if only I was in Alaska to take the class. Oh wait. She’ll be giving a class at the Bookmark Convention! – Link

Enjoy!

Bookmark Convention

Here’s an update post from the Bookmark Collectors Virtual Convention – Link

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

A wire bookmark was mistaken for a suspicious device at  St. John’s Airport (Newfoundland) for a couple of hours – Link

The mayor and councilors of Calderdale (England) have placed each of their images on a set of bookmarks that promote equality, and they’re causing a bit of controversy – Link

A touching story about a young man who made and sold bookmarks to raise money for breast cancer research as a way to support his mother and deal with his loss – Link

Contests :

The San Gabriel (California) Library is sponsoring a bookmark design contest for children – Link

A bookmark giveaway drawing to commenters at her blog, by Bonnie at Redlady’s Reading Room – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

Here’s a cross-stitch pattern for a cute little lamb on a bookmark, at Arte & Ricamo – Link

This set of bookmarks (which you can download and print) is intended to counter the anti-science message in books currently being distributed – Link

A tutorial on making a bookmark froma record cover or any vintage cardboard, by Julie Finn at Crafting a Green World – Link

Instructions for making a lovely beaded bookthong, by Megan at Make and Takes – Link

Corner of the Library:

Anne and Henrietta from Persuasion by Jane Austen – Link

An image of Arthur Bell Nicholls, the husband of Charlotte Bronte – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Marcapaginas: Natalia

A set of 13 bookmarks with images of bears – Link

11 more bear bookmarks and a question about bears as cuddly kids’ toys – Link

Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapáginas:

A beautiful set of bookmarks designed by Ana Maria and sold by the name Amaka - Link

Mondopunt:

A bookmark exchange will be happening at a local arts festival, and the puzzle bookmark shown is pretty cool – Link

A set of bookmarks celebrating Sardana (a traditional dance of Catalonia) are being produced this year – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

A strip photo set of three friends, all wearing knitted caps – Link

A handbill announcing a political rally protesting Richard Nixon – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

A stamped and colored paper bookmark with cutout letters, at Coonie and Plume – Link

A ribbon bookmark with a stamped and colored paper ornament, by Iris at Paper Crafting in Cocoa – Link

2010 Bookmark Challenge:

Jen has two Stitching for Literacy update posts this week; the first discusses the status of her library list and asks the question “How many bookmarks does it take to make a good program and/or presentation at a library?” – Link

Her second post discusses several groups that have joined the Bookmark Challenge, which has motivated her to increase her goal for the 2010 Challenge. Congratulations Jen! – Link

As part of the participation in The Needlework Show, Funk & Weber Designs is introducing a new class and a new bookmark design – Link

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

A beautiful vintage corner bookmark advertising Mellin’s Infant Formula is the launching point or Lauren’s interesting article about artificial baby food, at BiblioBuffet - Link

Hmm, a comic strip with a bookmark joke, at The Western Nostril – Link

This is a very fun story about buying a book which ends with a unique found bookmark, at Chocolate Covered Xanax – Link

The fellow who was arrested for trying to sell the stolen Hitler bookmark has received a 30 day prison sentence – Link

The Swapscott Public Library (Massachusetts) has a summer reading program, and kids who register will receive a free bookmark – Link

An article discussing bookmarks as a marketing tool for publishers, by Hema Mahesh at Website Marketing Club – Link

Contests :

The Treat Memorial Library in Livermore Falls (Maine) has a summer reading program that includes bookmarks given out to kids who register, and a bookmark design contest – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

A tutorial for making a stamped paper corner bookmark, by Jenny at Stamping Moments – Link

Video instructions for an origami bookmark, at Cargo Networking – Link

There’s an online group that’s reading the book Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace, and you can download this bookmark to track your progress during the reading, at Miklb’s Mindless Ramblings – Link

Print and cut out these colorful fruit character bookmarks, by Jinjerup – Link

A fan created graphic for the movie New moon that you can download and print as a bookmark, by Merrilinnnuke14 at DeviantArt – Link

A stamped paper bookmark with paper sunflower ornaments, by Jen del Muro at I Heart 2 Stamp – Link

A painted image of a zebra’s leg that you can download and print as a bookmark, by Grablatch Jukeberry at Gumdrop - Link

Bookmarks For Sale

A bookmark page of wedding favor bookmarks, at Social Bookmarking – Link

Etsy:

Some “Jumbo Bookmarks” (clipmarks) with colorful ornaments, by 62 Cards – Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Marcapaginas: Alia

12 bookmarks featuring images from the works of Gustav Klimpt – Link

Four more bookmarks featuring images of streetlamps – Link

Mondopunt:

With the Lakers winning the championship, there’s some local pride over the Spanish member of the team Pau Gasol shown in these two bookmarks – Link

Forgotten Bookmarks:

An actual bookmark with an Easter theme – Link

A raffle ticket for a Corvette – Link

A very nice tally book with an embossed cover – Link

A Father’s Day card – Link

Flikr Images:

A set of items (including  bookmarks) that are part of an exchange, by RiceAndSoup – Link

A lovely dog ornament on this bookmark, by LeafPeople – Link

A beautiful hookmark that was part of a swap, by Lucy Jackson Designs – Link

A fabric bookmark with a hand stitched design, by Wild Olive – Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

A bookmark template that can be downloaded, by Blessed Mama Creations at Life-Scrappers – Link

Several bookmarks received as part of an exchange, at …Rose… – Link

A ribbon and stamped paper bookmark, by Denise at Stamp a Sweet Impression – Link

Miscellaneous:

A set of bookmarks set as part of a swap, by Alynn at My Cross-Stitch World – Link

An elegant  bookmark won in a lottery, at Smithereens - Link

A bookmark from the Transformers movie that came free with a comic book, at Nemesis Jazz – Link

Enjoy!

Bookmarks In the News

Articles:

Hurray! The 2009 Bookmark Challenge has BEGUN! Jen Funk Weber over at Needle and ThRead hosts this very cool event which runs from March 19 through May 7 and uses needlework to promote literacy. You can follow the link to read more about the event, and then just hang out at Jen’s blog to see the amazing needlework on bookmarks that’s happening all over the US. I’ll be linking to specific blog entries at the end of the Collections section – Link

A beautiful vintage bookmark acquired on eBay launches Laine on a journey through Google Book Search looking for the advertised book, at BiblioBuffet - Link

The 2-1-1 Bookmark Initiative is a program that educates parents of Richmond (Indiana) students of the 2-1-1 phone service – Link

Make Your Own Bookmark

A fun little project making bookmarks out of cereal boxes, by Megan at Plum Pudding – Link

Interesting perspective on hand stitched bookmarks and how the design should show off the work, by Jen at Needle and ThRead – Link

Bookmarks For Sale

Acorn and Will are selling a set of metal clip style bookmarks with vintage fabric ornaments – Link

Another interesting bookmark design, this one combines an elastic strap bookmark with a pair of reading glasses in a case, at ReadersKeepers - Link

Metal clip bookmarks with personalized engraved messages, at EtcTrade - Link

Etsy:

A combination bookdart and clip bookmark, handmade by GurlyGirl - Link

A set of hand painted paper bookmarks, by urartist - Link

On-Line Bookmark Collections

Marcapaginas: Natalia

A very fun collection of bookmarks that also serve other purposes (my favorite are the football world cup bookmarks with face paint!) – Link

A collection of 22 bookmarks with a butterfly theme – Link

Flikr Images:

Two interesting images combined into a bookmark, by Capitphil - Link

Hand Made Bookmarks:

A set of gorgeous paper bookmarks received by Lay Hoon as part of a swap, at Me Scrap – Link

A beaded ornament with a tea theme was handmade onto a hookmark, owned by Linda J. at Friendship Tea – Link

A stamped paper bookmark, made by Jodi Collins at Stamping a Latte – Link

A lovely ribbon style bookmark with a colored chipboard ornament, by Sherri at Roses In My Heart - Link

And here’s another bookmark in the same style by Sherri - Link

A crocheted bookmark with a closed diamond pattern, at Doting on Doilies – Link

Beautiful metal clip bookmark with an additional stitched ornament, at Needle and ThRead – Link

Miscellaneous:

A bookmark left in Confession Of A Shoe Addict, at NamelessleTTer - Link

2009 Bookmark Challenge:

The first Challenge event happened in Anchorage (Alaska), and it’s pretty cool to read needlework puns about literature (Huck embroidery and Huckleberry Finn) – Link

A hand stitched bookmark every month for a year? Lynn Ducharme acheived her goal over the last year and you can read her story and see some of her work – Link

Susan’s Needle Arts in Big Bear City (California) is paticipating the in the Challenge and inviting cross stitchers to join them – Link