Albums are most often organized chronologically because they tell a coherent story this way. First this happened and then that happened. The story makes more sense when it is based in time. Chronological organization is easy to think. The decision … Continue reading
My largest scrapbook-related purchase in 2013 was this custom built bookcase, which cost $416.33. I had it custom built by The Briarwood. I had outgrown the bookcase I had been using for scrapbook album storage and new I had to … Continue reading
There is a thought community within the scrapbooking community that emphasizes themes and inspiration rather than time as the basis of organization. Big Picture Scrapbooking is an online education program (Julian and Rehn 2009) devoted to “giving permission” to people … Continue reading
Last week, I told you about my frustrations with my calendar stamp. Amy Tan wrote me and shared a link to a video tutorial by Jennifer McGuire that I wanted to share with you, too. Thanks, Amy! So, part of … Continue reading
As I’ve mentioned previously, just because an album may be organized chronologically does not mean it was scrapbooked chronologically. It is far more common for a person to scrapbook whatever they want and then organize the pages chronologically for the … Continue reading
I was so excited when Amy Tan came out with her calendar stamp almost a year ago. I bought it right away even though I knew I most likely would not use it until December. I make a desk calendar … Continue reading
Last week, I talked about scrapbooking first years. First years are intriguing because the moment when a first year begins varies. For example, albums about a child’s first year typically begin either with a sonogram photograph or photographs when the … Continue reading
I really like using Instagram. I think it’s fun. Most photos that I send through an Instagram filter are ephemeral. I want to share them. I want to add a fun filter, but I don’t necessarily want to also scrapbook … Continue reading
Some scrapbookers focus on scrapbooking the first year, especially the first year of a child’s life. Perhaps this is a holdover from the days of store-bought baby books? Regardless, the first year of a child’s life seems to be more … Continue reading
Last week, we explored what it means to scrapbook chronologically. But, what do we mean by chronological? What is the unit of time? How is time measured? While people were making day in the life layouts, when I conducted my … Continue reading
Stephanie Medley-Rath is a sociologist and scrapbooker who studies scrapbooking and memory keeping. Scrapworthy Lives is a blog focused on her sociological analysis of scrapbooking, with a sprinkling of posts about Stephanie's own scrapbooking projects.
