Author Archives: Stephanie Medley-Rath

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This entry is part 29 of 66 in the series My Scrap Happy Project

Each Monday, I discuss my Scrap Happy project based on Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun. A … Continue reading

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And the Happiness Blog Hop Winner is…

Last Monday, I hosted my first ever blog hop. I offered a giveaway (details can be found in original post). The winner is Fun Mama – Deanna’s comment appeared at 1200 Some Miles. Congratulations! Want a free copy of The … Continue reading

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This Week on Scrapworthy Lives: June 4, 2011

This entry is part 11 of 47 in the series This Week on Scrapworthy Lives

Each Saturday, I provide a compilation of links from the week’s posts. A Happiness Blog Hop Should I Become a Direct Seller or Independent Consultant? Stigmatized Scrapbookers Books & Blogs: Scrap Time Did You Check out the Happiness Blog Hop? … Continue reading

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Did I Accomplish Much Scrapbooking on the Road?

This entry is part 8 of 37 in the series Minimalist Scrapbooking

I am really glad that I created a skeleton of a scrapbook for my vacation. I always would bring some paper with me to record what we did each day, but I never wrote very much. I usually ended up … Continue reading

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Did You Check out the Happiness Blog Hop?

This entry is part 28 of 66 in the series My Scrap Happy Project

Did you stop by Monday? If not, you may have missed A Happiness Blog hop. A great group of bloggers participated in the first blog hop I ever organized. I want to thank them for their participation. I also wanted … Continue reading

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Books & Blogs: Scrap Time

This entry is part 26 of 45 in the series Books & Blogs Review

Each Thursday I review a book or blog related to scrapbooking. The Review Now that I am on summer break, my plan is to review more sites that use video. I just am not able to spend the time watching … Continue reading

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Stigmatized Scrapbookers

This entry is part 10 of 86 in the series Scrapworthy Lives Results

Each Wednesday, I write a post from my dissertation. Not only do handcrafters hide their “stash,” but Stalp (2006a; 2006b) finds that quilters hide their identity as quilter from both family and friends and Simonds (1992) finds that women readers … Continue reading

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Should I Become a Direct Seller or Independent Consultant?

One reader wrote me the following question: How does direct selling in the scrapbooking/stamping industry work? Do most direct sellers do it for the discount or is it possible to make a living as a direct seller? If they are … Continue reading

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A Happiness Blog Hop

This entry is part 27 of 66 in the series My Scrap Happy Project

Hi everyone and thanks for stopping by! Welcome to the first ever blog hop hosted by Scrapworthy Lives. If you didn’t start out here, you should have arrived from Abstracts Mixed with Extracts. Each Monday, I discuss my Scrap Happy … Continue reading

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This Week on Scrapworthy Lives: May 28, 2011

This entry is part 12 of 47 in the series This Week on Scrapworthy Lives

Each Saturday, I provide a compilation of links from the week’s posts. How Scrapbookers Can Be Generous Scrapbook Retreats Do You Have Any Contraband in Your Stash? Get Your Copy of The Scrapworthy Lives Guide to Minimalist Scrapbooking Today! Books … Continue reading

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