I’ve argued elsewhere that scrapbooking is for the scrapbooker first and only secondarily for family if at all. But then there is this pesky mixed-message that I hear mostly from industry-workers: it doesn’t have to be perfect because you’re kids … Continue reading
Each Wednesday, I write a post from my dissertation. During the time of my interviews (2008), there was a clear distinction between the products that were available at local scrapbook stores and chain stores but the chain stores were encroaching … Continue reading
I’m guest “lecturing” at Digi Biz Camp from Jennifer Wilson at Create More Media! Actually, it is a lesson based on The Scrapworthy Lives Guide to Market Research and a study of digital designers I did with Jennifer Wilson earlier … Continue reading
Each Wednesday, I write a post from my dissertation. A few respondents shop at local scrapbook stores while vacationing. A major reason people do this is because those stores might have something their store back home does not carry. Scrapbook … Continue reading
Each Wednesday, I write a post from my dissertation. What Industry Workers Say… Scrapbooking is perceived as an expensive hobby and can quickly become expensive, but industry workers are quick to point out that it does not have to be … Continue reading
It is time for Take Twelve again. Each month in 2012, I’m joining Ella Publishing’s Take Twelve challenge. The goal of the 2012 Take Twelve Project is to take 12 photos on the 12th day of each month for a full 12 months—and … Continue reading
Once a month I report my scrapbooking expenses in an effort to make myself accountable and motivate msyelf to use the scrapbook supplies I already have as part of Minimalist Scrapbooking. Here’s where my scrapbooking dollars went in August: $18.13 at … Continue reading
Each Wednesday, I write a post from my dissertation. Excluding scrapbook business owners, industry workers earn close to minimum wage, commission-only, or a combination of the two in addition to discounted supplies. A running joke among brick and mortar employees … Continue reading
It is time for Take Twelve again. Each month in 2012, I’m joining Ella Publishing’s Take Twelve challenge. The goal of the 2012 Take Twelve Project is to take 12 photos on the 12th day of each month for a full 12 months—and … Continue reading
Congratulations, Sara for winning a seat in Picture Color from Big Picture Classes!
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.
