Your Family Preserves

YOUR CREATIONS PRESERVE This history is one of my VERY FAVES! It is a preservation of everything you've ever made. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? You query... Do you craft, sew, sculpt, paint, draw, build, photograph, needlework,decorate... DO YOU CREATE in any way, shape of form? I'll bet you do! Have you ever thought of documenting the items that you've created by photographing them? Do you have something to show for all the time, effort and talent that you've put into all those projects...all those many gifts you've made and given away all these years? What you've created is in part a history of you.  You are in each one of those creations and taking a quick picture of each item you create (even photography) and preserving it in a collection (either physically, or digitally) is a REALLY IMPORTANT THING TO DO! Here are samples of things I've created that I've recorded by photo. Seriously, looking through this history brings back so many memories about t...

Whether you visit websites to download ready-made digital scrapbook pages to insert you pictures into, or just want to make your own physical book, it doesn't matter.  I, myself am still trying to digest all that is "out there" on the digital scrapbooking subject ...(most of the pages I've encountered seem quite "busy" and "congested" for me, however,  I'm sure there are some out there that are more subdued and classic...I'm interested to say the least.) HOWEVER - regardless of how you choose to preserve your pictures - today I offer ideas on TYPES of books that you might want create.  Theme books - if you will. Now, when I say "books" I'm speaking either physically or digitally - whatever you choose.  These ideas transcend method.  But some of my ideas mention physical materials that you can always find digitally as well, I'm sure. (If you're "into" digitally preserving, then I'm sure you already know ...

I've got to get beyond this physical book creation and on to ALL THE OTHER GOOD STUFF that you need to see. I am, however, methodical and must take one thing at a time from the top. To clarify - I don't promote making actual books vs. preserving all your history digitally, BUT having only one or the other isn't good either.  I make books for a couple reasons: 1) Hard copy (none of you have ever had problems with you computers?) Even though I transfer all my pictures to the computer, manipulate them until they're lovely, and then save them to an EXTERNAL hard drive to protect them from dumb things that happen to computers, & 2) I still have items OTHER THAN pictures, such as, programs, papers, certificates, awards, etc., etc. and need to "deal with" them as well as photos.  So, as you can imagine, over time, I have acquired many large 3-ring binders of history (space consuming) and am now in the process of scanning each page and saving each book with all ...

I've had a "wild hair" for quite a while to start a blog offering ideas on how to preserve and display your favorite memories using fun and easy methods and materials. To qualify myself, I have a lot of years experience preserving histories, memories, photos, art and needlework since the early 1980's. I am also an amateur photographer, just like everyone. I embarked on my hobby/life's work before the "scrap-booking" methods that have been adopted today (which require hours per page and time impossible to nab, resulting in many busy persons abandoning the notion of ever being able to organize their pictures, mementos, etc. because of the personal investment required) began.  I'm here to say that it's okay NOT TO buy into that mind-set/methodology.  Everyone can and should preserve theirs and their family's histories and memories - AND there are other ways to do that than what you may see others doing, showing, or telling you. Good grief - i...