I was planning to make a Blurb photobook of my photos from my trip to Denver and finally have my photos edited. I’m glad I procrastinated just long enough for this sale! Today through Monday, 11/26 create the perfect pesonalized … Continue reading
Thanks everyone for your links and layouts! I think I’ve got everything I need! I have the best readers! Stephanie (August 13, 2012) I’m preparing a couple of presentations about my research to an audience of sociologists and am looking … Continue reading
I had a whirlwind tour at CHA. I was there for one day. I was up at 4:30 a.m. and got home at midnight. Now that I’ve digested my photos and looked through all the catalogs, I wanted to share … Continue reading
Ignore this post. I’m just seeing if this works from an iPad.
Week in the Life 2012, a set on Flickr. Tomorrow I am starting my A Week in the Life project for 2012. It will run from July 16-22. I’m posting straight from flickr so you can see my base album … Continue reading
Each Wednesday, I write a post from my dissertation. The main difference between most diaries or journals and scrapbooks is that the latter includes photographs along with words instead of just words. Others argue that journals can also contain photographs, … Continue reading
Each Wednesday, I write a post from my dissertation. In popular culture, scrapbooks are described as “essentially a photograph album with decorations” (Anonymous 2007:73). My respondents would probably agree with this assessment, but would also be quick to point out … Continue reading
I have a confession to make. I am a Project Life dropout. Last December, I told you about my plans for a Minimalist Project Life. By early February, I had enough but was giving it one more chance. I told my … Continue reading
Photograph albums are places for photographs to live, whereas scrapbooks give photographs something to do.
There are lots of ways to manage a child’s memorabilia. As a scrapbooker, I’ve been a bit torn. Do I scrapbook all the artwork? Do I scan it and create a photobook and then toss it? Do I just throw … 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.
