I’m back on schedule this week with bookmark related links that I’ve found from June 21 through June 27.
Enjoy!
Bookmarks In the News
Articles:
This week, Laine Farley over at BiblioBuffet has an interesting article about a couple of bookmarks connected to infamous people and events: specifically the Moors Murderers in Britain and Hitler’s loss at Stalingrad - Link
Contests :
The Destin Library (Florida) has teamed with Taco Bell to make bookmark coupons available for the Summer Reading Program. Kids can pick up the coupons at the library, and after reading 10 of the books listed on the bookmark, and getting a signature from a library staff member, the coupons can be redeemed at Taco Bell - Link
The Koffler Gallery (Toronto) is putting together The Bookmark Project. Referred to as an intervention, bookmarks made by fine art student and practicing artists are inserted into the 8000 books displayed during the Koffler 32nd Annual Jewish Book Fair. The submission deadline is October 1, 2008 - Link
Make Your Own Bookmark
Over at Kandy’s Keepsakes, there’s an example of making paper clip style bookmarks, decorated with punched paper - Link
At Leave Only Footprints, here’s pattern for a heart-shaped crocheted corner bookmark - Link
Here’s another pattern from Leave Only Footprints for a crocheted corner bookmark - Link
At the About.com:Family Crafts site, a quick post on making bookmarks from photos - Link
Bookmarks For Sale
For completeness sake, I’ve included this link to a political site. If you make a donation to Barack Obama’s campaign through this site, the owner will send you a couple of bookmark images (promoting Barack Obama) which you can print out - Link
A Melody Lea Lamb designed bookmark, this one with a black cat image - Link
Over at Etsy, here’s a hand painted bookmark by Silvia Victory - Link
A knitting pattern for a snake shaped bookmark is available for sale by Sunny Can from Confessions for a Serial Knitter - Link
A photo by Irene Suchocki mounted on a gold plate, clip-style bookmark from Artworks by Lori - Link
Handmade Bookmarks
A tatted bookmark made over at Tatting Chic, along with a discussion about how thread size impacts the look of a tatted bookmark - Link
A cross-stitch bookmark completed for a swap, by not jessica - Link
A beautiful paper bookmark by Zuzu - Link
Two beautiful tatted bookmarks over at Tatting Chic - Link
At Julie’s Jewels, a book-thong style bookmark was made from some lampwork beads - Link
A ribbon-style bookmark made from twill tape and punched paper at Ordinarily Extraordinary - Link
On-Line Bookmark Collections
Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:
This week’s post is about a found bookmark, a slip of paper from Canterbury Cathedral with a lovely graphic - Link
Mirage Bookmarks:
Although this embroidered bookmark is featured at the Mirage Bookmark Exhibition, it is produced by Natalia at Marcapaginas - Link
Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapáginas:
Olga has another exhibition of her bookmarks, this time at the University of Santiago (Chile), starting Friday June 27 - Link
Mondopunt:
Several bookmarks from the Ripoll Monastery in Santa Maria (Spain) - Link
Bookmarks with a cycling theme - Link
Flikr Images:
An image of what looks to be a metal bookmark Link
Miscellaneous:
Over at Confessions of a Bookplate Junkie, Lewis Jaffe discusses some of his old collections, including images from his bookmark collection - Link
Tags: Contests · Making Bookmarks · Needlework · Printable · general
I’m on the road again, and so this post is a couple of days late. Here are the bookmark related links that I found from June 14 through June 20.
Enjoy!
Bookmarks In the News
Articles:
One writer’s experience (Wilfred Bereswill) creating a bookmark to promote his book - Link
A Google search on the phrase “antique bookmark” provided Lauren with a list of linksto discuss in this weeks article on bookmarks from BiblioBuffet - Link
Denise Rossetti discusses the responses to her question about what her readers thought about bookmarks - Link
Contests :
This isn’t a bookmark design contest, but Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida has a reading program where children receive a book and a bookmark, and when they complete the book, the bookmark is entered into a drawing competition - Link
The Fort Meyers Miracles (Florida) and Dunkin’ Donuts have teamed up for a similar contest where after reading four books, a completed bookmark is entered in a drawing - Link
Contest Winners:
The winners of the Program for the Development of Human Potential Bookmark Contest in southern Queens met with their local Assemblywoman to be recognized by the New York State Assembly - Link
Make Your Own Bookmark
Bookmark images which can be printed on card stock, created by Angie Briggs - Link
At The Stitchery Mall you can buy a set of bookmark designs (the Tapestry series) to embroider on stabilizer or felt. Sets of designs are available - Link
Tapestry 1 - Link
Tapestry 2 - Link
Tapestry 3 - Link
Tapestry 4 - Link
Tapestry 5 - Link
Tapestry 6 - Link
Tapestry 9 - Link
Bookmarks For Sale
A handmade bookmark using gel pens; the image is of a tiger-woman. This is an auction at a fury-art auction site - Link
A Melody Lea Lamb art print bookmark, for sale as an auction - Link
A silver bookmark with a teapot charm and beads, at Etsy and by Angel Wings and Pretty Things - Link
Here are some wire bookmark wedding favors, available through USFreeads - Link
Over at Etsy, a bookmark made from Czech glass beads in shades of turquoise - Link
Another Etsy bookmark, this one from Jewelry By Jill, with a peace theme - Link
On-Line Bookmark Collections
Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:
From the cathedral at Canterbury, this bookmark shows a slice of an illuminated medieval missal - Link
Mondopunt:
A large collection of magnet bookmarks - Link
Flikr Images:
A photo of straw in a bookmark format by Catimini - Link
Handmade Bookmarks
A knitted bookmark made like a small scarf, by Chen - Link
Five cross-stitch bookmarks made for her son’s teachers at Mainely Stitching - Link
At Pax*Knits, she made an oak-leaf bookmark for the second time and it looks great - Link
A beautiful tatted bookmark; read and green with a floral theme - Link
A love-themed bookmark made from scraps over at Friskars Craft - Link
Miscellaneous:
A very nice embossed leather bookmark with a Father’s Day theme - Link
Here is Janet Dean’s new bookmark promoting her book Courting Miss Adelaide - Link
A post at Flyleaf Books discussing the problems of producing 200 bookmarks for a wedding - Link
Tags: Contests · Making Bookmarks · Needlework · Printable · exhibitions
I’m a little behind schedule, but here are the bookmark related links that I’ve found, from June 7 through June 13.
Enjoy!
Bookmarks In the News
Articles:
At BiblioBuffet this week, Lauren has an article about a Welsh town with an incredibly long name, and an image of her bookmark from that town - Link
A fun article about the things found in books (typically used as bookmarks) by the booksellers at AbeBooks.Com (additional note: this article sparked a lot of other blogs to write about things found in books) - Link
Diane Gaston at Wet Noodle Posse has an article about using bookmarks to promote her books, along with some advice on making them - Link
In a similar vein, Paul Fricke at Blue Moon Studios writes about how he uses bookmarks instead of business cards to promote his business - Link
Contest Winners:
The Johnson County (Kansas) Public Library announces the winners of their Friends of the Library 2008 Bookmark Contest - Link
Make Your Own Bookmark
Instructions on making a mermaid bookmark with paper, from CookieBooky - Link
A set of needlepoint bookmark patterns based on monthly themes at About.Com, Needlepoint - Link
A short how-to article at MarthaStewart.Com on making magnetic bookmarks from clip-art for Father’s Day - Link
This post at Mel Stampz includes a template and instructions for a paper stamped bookmark, but also includes a LOT of links to other bookmark tutorials - Link
Mary Corbet shares her experience of making an embroidery on felt bookmark with her 7 year old niece - Link
A bookmark image you can download and print from Graphics Illustrations - Link
Handmade Bookmarks
Diane, the Lace-lovin’ Librarian, made this tatted floral bookmark - Link
And then, Diane went on to crochet this pineapple motif bookmark - Link
Some fan art (sa a bookmark) by faust_sayuri for the book Twilight by Stephenie Meyer - Link
At A Blog Of My Own, a knitted bookmark made as part of a KAL (knit-a-long) - Link
On-Line Bookmark Collections
Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:
An embossed, leather bookmark from Norman Keep - Link
Mirage Bookmarks:
An interesting etched steel bookmark with a dragonfly and plant - Link
Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapáginas:
Once again, Olga is continuing her amazing, one-woman, bookmark promotion campaign with an exhibition at the Biblioteca Pública de Pica in Chile - Link
Mondopunt:
Three bookmarks from the youth series of the Arcanus collection - Link
Miscellaneous:
Lovely bookmark at The Worlds Largest Collection of Smalls with a Renaissance design in white thread stitched onto a black background - Link
At Julie’s Stitching Studio we see her latest handmade bookmark designed with a pair of stitched lobsters - Link
Tags: Making Bookmarks · Needlework · Printable
Another week’s worth of bookmark related links that I’ve found, from May 31 through June 6.
Enjoy!
Bookmarks In the News
Articles:
A write-up on the West Fargo Public Library receiving bookmarks from Nordic Needles as part of the Needle and ThREAD: Stitching for Literacy; 2008 Bookmark Challenge - Link
The El Dorado County Library is trying to fins a patron’s lost bookmark - Link
In this week’s On Marking Books article from BiblioBuffet, Laine tells the history of her National Geographic Society bookmark which was recycled from the cloth of a historic hot air balloon - Link
Contests :
The Forrest City (Arkansas) Public Library’s bookmark contest has its deadline on Friday, June 13 - Link
Contest Winners:
Andrea Thomas won the Grades 9 through 12 category of the 2008 Bookmark Design Contest sponsored by the Johnson County (Kansas) Public Library - Link
Adit Agarwal won the preschool to kindergarten category and Anna Clemens was one of the winners in the third to fourth grade category of the same Johnson County Public Library 2008 Bookmark Design Contest - Link
Swaps:
A Swap-bot bookmark swap coordinated by Lydia Abigail, for Europeans only (must be a member of swap-bot - free) - Link
A little bit different swap, one handmade bookmark and one tea bag! Posted at Swap-bot by shelly96734 - Link
Make Your Own Bookmark
A pattern for a beaded bookmark from RaniMaria - Link
A nice little tutorial on making a woven bookmark from yarn, by HomeSchoolBlogger - Link
Natalia at Marcapaginas provides a link for a website about children’s books and includes a link for a free, downloadable bookmark - Link
Bookmarks For Sale
Groovy Crafts completed the last of their 10 handmade bookmarks and they’re available at their Etsy store - Link
A gold cottonwood leaf bookmark from Dazzling Lady - Link
Another on of Linda Layden’s beautiful scrimshaw on recovered piano key ivory bookmarks - Link
Anne Julie has another bookmark available with one of her images - Link
Another Anne Julie bookmark, this image includes a baby jackalope - Link
A vintage letter opener/bookmark made in Louisiana - Link
Free Bookmarks
This is interesting. Jace Scribbles is a book review blog, and as a celebration of her first year, she’s giving away 4 lovely bookmarks (wood veneer with laser engraving) in a random drawing - Link
On-Line Bookmark Collections
Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:
A promotional bookmark by Godstone Farms for their website - Link
Mondopunt:
Once again, I’m having a little trouble with the translation at this site, but there is a fine set of bookmarks that I believe are available for sale (12 Euro for the set?) - Link
Flikr Images:
An image by catimini, there are other images in the photoset - Link
Including this image of a railing, also from catimini - Link
Picture of an interesting bookmark made with a notepad and clip, by elinjanne - Link
Ki.Ka67 has a new bookmark image with a burst of colorful flowers - Link
Miscellaneous:
Images of new bookmarks promoting the release of two books by the late Romance author Dawn Thompson - Link
Several pictures of a very cool looking, spiral-clip style bookmark posted by alonelovex - Link
A lovely cross-stitched bookmark on a very interesting frame, at Sara’s Simple Stitching - Link
A stamped paper bookmark card created by Magnolia Design - Link
A handmade, felted bookmark by Orit - Link
A stamped paper bookmark by Laura at Lolo Schpadora - Link
A stamped paper bookmark created in response to a challenge, by Nessy - Link
Michelle created this card with a detachable bookmark - Link
A lovely, knitted leaf bookmark by Pax *knits - Link
A hand drawn bookmark of an anthropomorphic fox, by Tod at JaxPad - Link
Tags: Contests · Making Bookmarks · Needlework · Printable · Swaps · general · reference
This week’s bookmark bookmarks include the links that I’ve found from May 24 through May 30, as well as several bookmarks that I missed from the previous week (although I suppose you could argue that if I didn’t see them last week, then the fact that I actually found them this week means that there isn’t really a mistake in my description from last week … or whatever - you know what I mean).
Anyway, enjoy!
Bookmarks In the News
Articles:
Unfortunately, I missed this article about Time-keeping by Laine Roberts when it first came out, so it’s out of order with the Tea article I highlighted from last week. This article includes an amazing history of watches and personal time-keeping, and was motivated by two vintage bookmarks from watch manufacturers Timex and Deuber-Hampden - Link
Not completely focused on bookmarks, this article focuses on how the Kaneland School Board in Illinois has voted to ban food treats. Instead they looking for non-food related treats to give to kids on their birthdays (alternatives to cupcakes, etc.). Bookmarks are listed as items to be included in treat baskets (which is why it came to my attention). Good for them! - Link
Contest Winners:
Apparently Kelly at Daisy Girl had a contest requesting crafters to send bookmarks for her students and the winning entry is posted here - Link
Swaps:
The June Swap at the Yahoo! group Collecting Bookmarks is now open for sign up (you must be a member, easy to join!) - Link
Swap-bot has a free bookmark swap coordinated by bettie (you must be a member of swap-bot, which is free) - Link
Make Your Own Bookmark
Instructions on making a simple card-stock bookmark, from Yaldah - Link
Shirley discuses how she made these bookmark and notebook sets using fairy images - Link
A bookmark image from a read-a-thon which you can download and print - Link
A different looking (2 layered) crocheted flower bookmark, including a link to a set of patterns for a variety of crocheted flowers - Link
Bookmarks For Sale
A set of 4 bookmarks by Matty8080 based on his drawings - Link
Melody Lea Lamb has another bookmark available with an image from one of her miniature paintings - Link
On-Line Bookmark Collections
Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:
Simon is back with a magnetic bookmark from an Ian Fleming (author of James Bond) exhibit - Link
Punto de Papel:
A set of bookmarks celebrating the Canary Islands - Link
Bookmarks which promote reading in the United States, including National Library Week - Link
A couple of bookmarks published by the city Villa de Agüimes to promote their libraries - Link
Mirage Bookmarks:
A woven bookmark with a saying about finding a prince - Link
Mondopunt:
I also missed a couple of entries from Mondopunt last week, including this one with a set of bookmarks in Catalan and Castilian - Link
Also this post which discusses a set of bookmarks that cover the history of bookmarks! - Link
Groovy Crafts:
A nice, handmade butterfly bookmark - Link
Stamps from around the world - Link
A rugby themed bookmark - Link
A cute mouse image used on this bookmark - Link
Miscellaneous:
Beautiful tatted bookmark by Lace-lovin’ Librarian - Link
And here’s another one from Lace-lovin’ Librarian - Link
A nifty, crocheted bookmark of a spider and its web, posted at the Crochet Liberation Front - Link
Over at Stampin with Julie there are images of the bookmark made for a challenge - Link
Here’s a bookmark created by Jana in response to the same challenge - Link
An interesting post about how the author doesn’t use bookmarks, but it’s illustrated with a large image of a beautiful, vintage bookmark - Link
Barbara Galbraith made a cross-stitched bookmark for her niece - Link
Tags: Making Bookmarks · Needlework · Printable · Swaps · general
I was out of town at my niece’s graduation this weekend, and my return was delayed due to a malfunctioning airplane. So now, just a couple of days late, here are the bookmark related links that I’ve found from May 17 through May 23.
Enjoy!
Bookmarks In the News
Articles:
Inspired by a lovely collection of antique advertising bookmarks, Lauren has written a wonderful post about the history of tea - Link
Although this blog entry starts off discussing bookmarks as a marketing tool, it evolves into a lovely story about an in-person bookmark exchange during a trip in Oklahoma - Link
Contest Winners:
Robert Williams and Jonna LaFerney both won the Clay County (Florida) Sesquicentennial Celebration Bookmark Contest for children with their designs incorporating historic aspects of the area - Link
A photo of the winning entries of a bookmark contest at the Arcadia Public Library - Link
Swaps:
A handmade bookmark swap at Swap-Bot - Link
Make Your Own Bookmark
Here’s a handmade bookmark using a vintage photo image at Groovy Crafts - Link
Another mini-bookmark from Groovy Crafts, this one with a vintage image of a dancer - Link
A paperclip style, beaded bookmark at On The Company Porch - Link
The F-READ-OM bookmark is from the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, and a preview PDF file can be downloaded and printed, or you can wait for it at your local bookseller - Link
Instructions on how Dara at M&J Trimming made her Relaxing Day bookmark - Link
This is a wonderful post by Busymom51 showing a set of bookmarks which she knitted and includes the links to the pattern for each one - Link
Bookmarks For Sale
Bahamian stamps made into a bookmark - Link
A signed bookmark, made from an original painting by Melody Lea Lamb on Mommy Auctions - Link
Printed bookmarks with quilt designs images - Link
A puzzle set of bookmarks with a crossword puzzle image - printed on paper and then laminated - Link
A beautiful, hand-painted bookmark by sylviavictory - Link
On-Line Bookmark Collections
Marcapaginas: Natalia
A bookmark about Xosé María Álvarez Blázquez in celebration of Galician Literature Day - Link
Mirage Bookmarks:
An impressively designed steel bookmark, recently made by Mirage for Emojo Ltd. in the UK - Link
Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapáginas:
An exhibit of Olga’s bookmarks (okay, this woman is single-handedly promoting the hobby of bookmark collecting to the world) - Link
Another set of photos from the previous exhibit - and check out all the kids gathered around the display! Fantastic - Link
A different exhibition of Olga’s bookmarks, and the display is really interesting - Link
Mondopunt:
A couple of bookmark sets produced by travel agencies to advertise exotic locations - Link
Flikr Images:
A bookmark from Apogee - Link
Miscellaneous:
A large set of tattings, including several bookmark designs, with links to the creators - some of which have patterns, at 25 Motif Challenge - Link
Some bookmakrs created for and received from a bookmark swap, at Knitting and Nature Notes - Link
A handmade bookmark by Rose - Link
An elaborate, handmade paper bookmark at Nunu Toolies - Link
A flower and bear themed bookmark - just a discussion on this link for now, with the promise of a make-it-yourself pattern in the future - Link
A hand painted envelope-corner style bookmark by Fanny - Link
Tags: Contests · Making Bookmarks · Needlework · exhibitions
Here we are with another week’s worth of bookmark related links. These were collected from May 10 through May 16.
Enjoy!
Bookmarks In the News
Articles:
Congratulations to Jen at Needle and ThREAD who just announced the results of the 2008 Stitching for Literacy Bookmark Challenge, and it’s an amazing number - Link
Contest Winners:
Jack Jackson, age 7, won the Norfolk County Council Schools Action Waste Club bookmark design competition used to educate kids on being eco-friendly - Link
The winners are announced for the La Crosse County (Wisconsin) library’s Bookmark Design Contest - Link
Swaps:
A loooong lead time for this swap, a Halloween themed, homemade bookmark swap at Swap-bot - Link
Make Your Own Bookmark
A set of instructions for making a “Chicken Scratch” (a type of embroidery) bookmark at Kerri Made - Link
A tutorial on creating distressed backgrounds on paper for bookmarks over at Me Scrap- Link
An original knitting pattern for a bookmark by Jeannie at Life in a Gilded Bottle - Link
The above link led me to discover a Yahoo! Group named MonthlyBookmarksKAL which is dedicated to knitting bookmarks! - Link
Instructions on how Cindy Lyles at StarLitStudio made a lovely ribbon bookmark with a framed image - Link
A crochet pattern named Just My Cup Of Tea at Crochetville - Link
An image of a lion suitable for printing as a bookmark for Father’s Day at Pastiche Craft Printable - Link
A pattern for a crocheted shell bookmark at Armina’s Ami-Nals - Link
Bookmarks For Sale
Beach themed bookmarks for use as wedding favors - Link
Another wedding favor bookmark set, chrome plated with cut out shapes of the suits of a poker deck - Link
Yet another wedding favor bookmark, this one a metal cutout of a butterfly - Link
A black anodized, metal bookmark cutout in the shape of a VW bug - Link
Here’s a vintage, celluloid bookmark out of Australia - Link
On-Line Bookmark Collections
BiblioBuffet: On Marking Books: Laine Farley:
Laine’s article discusses her seven beautiful bookmarks that feature images of California Poppies - Link
Marcapaginas: Natalia
Although her article discusses Doris Lessing’s book The Diary of a Good Neighbor, at the end of the post Natalia has four bookmarks with images of older women - Link
Inside Books: Bookmark of the Week:
A paper bookmark encouraging reading - Link
Punto de Papel:
Yay! María Rosa is back with a set of beautiful, antique paper bookmarks - Link
Also, a set of bookmarks from the Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias on saving energy - Link
Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapáginas:
A set of pictures from another exhibit of Olga’s bookmarks, this one at the library of Colegio Hermanos Maristas de Rancagua in Chile - Link
Mondopunt:
An interesting historical post showing a set of small bookmarks (they refer to them as minis) that pointed to the line in a book where the reader left off. These were made in Spain between 1925 and 1940 - Link
Miscellaneous:
Some photos of a few new bookmarks added to Selina’s collection - Link
A pretty wildly colored chinchilla bookmark by Macy Gray - Link
A cross-stitched bookmark with the image of a chinchilla - Link
Some beautiful paper bookmarks made by Me Scrap - Link
Another handmade bookmark, this one by Terri for Mother’s Day - Link
A crocheted book-thong style bookmark - Link
I really enjoy the video-game inspired cross-stitching blog Sprite Stitch, and here’s the latest Zelda bookmark - Link
Tags: Contests · Making Bookmarks · Needlework · Printable · Swaps · general
Another week’s worth of bookmark related links that I’ve found, from May 3 through May 9.
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
Tags: Making Bookmarks · Needlework · Printable · bookmark · purchase · reference · source
Another set of bookmark related links from April 26 through May 2.
Enjoy!
Bookmarks In the News
Articles:
Yay! Another Frank X. Roberts article at BlblioBuffet, this one discussing Medieval bookmarks. Frank’s expertise on the history of bookmarks is amazing and his articles are engrossing - Link
Jen at Needle and ThREAD has a couple of announcements in her post updating the Bookmark Challenge - Link
Contest Winners:
The Linton Book Festival (in the UK) has selected winners for their Design a Graffalo Bookmark contest - Link
Walter Raines and Trent Couch won the Pickens County (South Carolina) Library System’s annual Bookmark Contest - Link
Swaps:
The Crafts Beautiful forum sponsors various handcraft swaps, including a monthly bookmark swap - Link
Make Your Own Bookmark
Art of the Possible: Jennifer C. Einolf:
A quick description of how Jennifer made her Fleur di Lis bookmark - Link
A description of how she made a Victorian Wallpaper bookmark - Link
She’s on a roll with another bookmark, this time Chocolate and Roses - Link
Next is something she calls a Jazzy Bookmark - Link
And she ends the week with her Time Well Spent Bookmark - Link
Miscellaneous:
Stitch Pink is providing a link into the dragonfly_xs_needlework group at Yahoo! where there is a free cross-stitch bookmark pattern available (you must join the Yahoo! group for access) - Link
Instructions on making a stamped paper bookmark with images of flowers - Link
Inkypinky has instructions on making a bookmark card - Link
Stamping on transparent sheet to create this bookmark by Andrea Wiebe - Link
First of all, this is a pretty cool bookmark: a crocheted frog’s head and tongue. But even better is that the link is to the blog of the Crochet Liberation Front! - Link
Bookmarks For Sale
A site which specializes in handmade Egyptian items is selling large lots of those papyrus bookmarks - Link
On-Line Bookmark Collections
Mirage Bookmarks:
A bookmark with the image of Johnny Depp - Link
Mondopunt:
This set of bookmarks is a continuation of the Sant Jordi theme from last week - Link
Flikr Images:
A lovely bookmark as part of a matched set - Link
A picture of a Guitar Girl Blythe Doll as a bookmark - Link
Miscellaneous:
A paper Geisha bookmark made by Fabrizio for an art swap/challenge - Link
Jules at Creative Makes is displaying the sweets themed bookmark made for a swap - Link
Another hand-made (stamped) bookmark - Link
A pretty ink and watercolor bookmark by Jess Lo - Link
Tags: Contests · Making Bookmarks · Needlework · general · websites
Back again with more bookmark related links that I’ve found, from April 19 through April 25 (and maybe a few from the 26th!).
Enjoy!
Bookmarks In the News
Articles:
Deanna Dahlsad over at Collector’s Quest has an interesting interview with an economics professor on collecting and consumerism - Link
Jen, over at Needle and ThREAD, has a post where she first discusses Frank Divendal , and then asks about collectors of fabric bookmarks - if you lean that way, stop by and post a comment - Link
Make Your Own Bookmark
A pattern for crocheting a lighthouse shaped bookmark - Link
I just came across this book, Bookmarks Galore, with patterns for needlepoint bookmarks - Link
A great little write up on the methods the author (Elizabth O. Dulemba) uses to make her promotional bookmarks - Link
Instructions for making bookmarks used as wedding favors - crystal beaded book thongs style - Link
A cross-stitch pattern for three different bookmarks with a blooming plant theme - Link
Bookmarks For Sale
Linda Layden does fabulous scrimshaw work on a variety of materials, and here is a list of her bookmarks for sale - Link
Very fun, a crocheted humpback whale bookmark by crochetroo - Link
Also, a crocheted butterfly bookmark - Link
Bookmarks made from recycled phenolic resin, by gemmafactrix - Link
Metal bookmark wedding favors in the shape of a leaf - Link
A more elaborate wedding favor bookmark, this one is a leather photo-holder with a silver heart charm - Link
A lovely paper bookmark with an image of painted edelweiss - Link
On-Line Bookmark Collections
BiblioBuffet: On Marking Books: Laine Farley:
Wow! an entire collection of tax related bookmarks! Laine has also written an article around her collection discussing the IRS’s various attempts at providing services (so should this be categorized as an article or a collection?) - Link
Marcapaginas: Natalia
In celebration of International Book Day, a set of bookmarks with pictures of stacks of books (hmmm!) - Link
In celebration of his birthday, several bookmarks with the poems of José Ángel Valente - Link
Mirage Bookmarks:
A couple of Soviet propaganda bookmarks from the 1950’s - Link
Coleccionista Chilena de Marcapáginas:
Olga has several exhibitions of her bookmarks celebrating International Book Day - Link
And here are some photos from one of her exhibitions - Link
Mondopunt:
A huge set of bookmarks, recently collected in Barcelona on La Diada de Sant Jordi (described to me as a romantic holiday, like Valentine’s Day) - Link
Miscellaneous:
A hand-made paper clip style bookmark using stamped paper - Link
Some vintage bookmarks with Spider-Man and Hulk images - Link
A beautiful, handmade and elaborately crafted bookmark by Shelly. Also, check out the slide show which includes some other images of handmade bookmarks - Link
A “Scottish” themed bookmark, handmade from paper and stamped by Tracy Hurford-Fury- Link
Artist Joey Welsh has posted pictures of two bookmarks promoting his Gekkard images- Link
A not-quite-finished cross-stitched bookmark by Lelia - Link
Some nice, handmade paper and acrylic bookmarks along with some great photos from the workshop where the bookmarks were made, by Lea Sanders - Link
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