Dear readers, I need to take a planned hiatus from the blog. This summer I am moving to another state and starting a new job. I’m very excited about these changes, but it means that I need to focus more … Continue reading
I spent a lovely weekend at the end of January at a crop. The kicker? I had to fly to get to my crop weekend. I flew to Atlanta and scrapbooked with two of my friends from my days working … 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
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
Remember that dissertation that I was always writing about on here? You know, the reason I started this website in the first place? About a year ago, I had several posts written and scheduled. Once these scheduled posts ran out … Continue reading
I was struck by Mat Honan’s recent article in Wired Magazine, The Quality of Your Smartphone’s Camera is Only Half the Picture. He writes: Photos have become just as ephemeral as the moments we’re trying to capture. His criticism is based … Continue reading
At first I was deeply skeptical of Creative Memories is rebranding as Ahni & Zoe. I was fearful that, they too, had jumped on the pocket scrapbooking bandwagon. I think it is too soon to tell if they have or … Continue reading
(The image above is an affiliate link. I do have to pay hosting and domain costs, afterall.) Chapter 2 As America industrialized, cash for work became highly valued. Emily Matcher writes, “labor was now valued by the amount of money … Continue reading
Each Wednesday, I usually write a post from my dissertation. Some parts of a scrapbook may always be incomplete. For example, a family tree will be incomplete as long as more people join the family in the future or more ancestors … Continue reading
Each Wednesday, I usually write a post from my dissertation. Respondents, who are better able to recognize atypical things in their scrapbooking, had been scrapbooking for a greater length of time. For them, atypical things are things they primarily did as … 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.
