Tag Archives: Photo Album

Are Photo Albums Old-Fashioned?

One of my most valued possessions is my collection of photo albums. My mother did an excellent job of capturing our lives in photographs, and an even more excellent job of organizing them into albums. No, she didn’t scrapbook, as many often do these days. She put them all in a row in regular albums. I have one album for every two years of my life. I’ve continued the tradition with our daughter. As I look around at other families, I sometimes feel old-fashioned for continuing the tradition. It seems that most families today are doing one of two things: … Continue reading →

Organizing Your Photos: Printed Photos

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If you’re anything like me, you still have a shoebox full of printed photos. They may be old photos, or they may be new depending on your camera preference, but one thing is sure: they’re not doing anyone any good sitting in a shoebox. So let’s get organized! (Organization is one of my favorite things, by the way.) I’ve stopped printing many of my photos. With the switch to digital, I now find myself printing only the ones that I have a specific purpose for. So while I’m not compounding my shoebox problem, I haven’t taken the time to remedy … Continue reading →

World’s Largest Photo Album

I don’t own it, but with the amount of photos I take on a weekly basis I certainly could. Recently, I went online looking to purchase a massive photo album. I wanted to buy the largest album possible. That’s when I discovered the world’s largest photo album was not for sale… but it does exist. In fact, the record-breaking album measures 9 feet wide by 12 feet tall and reportedly requires two people to turn each page. And as you might have already deduced it was created by a company looking for a little positive PR. Last year Dodge broke … Continue reading →

Baby Picture Review & Game

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We are having a ton of fun with our new bundle of joy. She was born on Memorial Day and we three are learning together what it means to now be a foursome. One of the first things we have done with our three year-old-daughter is to turn the freshly minted baby photos into a fun game of guess-who. She has always loved looking through photos of her family members as infants and little kids about her age, trying to find the similarities between their faces and hers. The most enjoyable thing about this has been putting her photos side … Continue reading →

Mom’s Day Memory Book

Help your loved ones remember special times with custom made memory books. This time we’ll concentrate on Mom, and help her keep an annual record of her special day. *It looks like a lot of steps, but they are simple. Items Needed: Small photo album Fabric (two prints or colors) Quilt batting 2 Buttons Thin Ribbon Craft glue Scissors Photos Rickrack or trim (optional) 1. Pick up a small photo album at a discount store, or make your own. 2. Apply quilt batting to the front and back covers with craft, including the insides of the covers. 3. Cover the … Continue reading →

Personal Histories: The Interview

When writing a personal history, it can seem to be a daunting task. How do you choose what you should put in a personal history? When looking at all the experiences that one has in a lifetime how do you choose what is the most important? And how do you interview someone in order to get to the stories that really matter? The first thing that you need to do is go into the interview with a list of questions. Start with the basics: Where was she born? Who were her parents? What was her family like? Then ask about … Continue reading →