How can we perserve our personal and family history?

The answer is easy.....create a Scrapbook! In a Scrapbook album you have to include artwork , photographs, newspaper clippings, letters and also decorations!

In England, in the 15th century, these albums were used as a way to compile information including letters, poems, quotes and much more! Every album was very personal and unique!

People discovered, in the 16th century the friendship albums as souvenirs. In these albums your friends used to wrote their names and a short text or illustration. I am not so old and I remember that I used to do the same during my years school,.. and I can say that, after 20 years it is always a big pleasure to read my album! .

The practice to personalize books can be found also in the use to leave blank pages at the end of a book. This practice started in 1775 when James Granger's book , regarding the history of England, was published whit several blank pages at the end in order to allow the owner of the book to write his ideas, and his noted. These practice is know as Grangerizing.

With the modern photography things became really easier, giving the possibility to average person to incorporate photographs into their albums.

Which kind of supply do you need for create your own scrapbook?

1. First of all you need an album. You will have to choose the format of your album: modern albums normally are done largely as a letter-size page but smaller albums are also very popular.
2. You will need also assorted background papers that match the theme you have choosen for you album.
3. You will need also basic materials like printed and card-stock paper, scissors, assorted color pens for writing captions stamps, stencils , single hole punch, ...
4. After you have chosen and mounted your photos on the page you will have to embellish your pages. You will need some embellishment accessories to to enhance your scrapbook pages, for example stickers, ribbon, lace, sequins, wire, beads,fabric,..

Now a days you can also create a “digital scrapbook”. With the aid of a scanner, a page layout programs and advances printing options you will be able to create your scarpbook and maybe publish it on internet!

Create an album could be a really relaxing way to spend your time. Let yourself be creative and create your unique and special scarpbook!!!