Scrapbooking More Than Slapping Pictures On A Page For Many Local Women
For many women, scrapbooking is more than a way to capture cherished memories in a highly organized, colorful album.
It's therapy.
"You're going back to the time of whatever memory you're scrapbooking," said Mary Ruth Dixon, owner of Dorothy's Stamps n' Scraps in Boiling Springs. "You're not thinking about work, whatever else you have to do, the house that needs to be cleaned.
"It's your escape."
Scrapbooking crept into our national consciousness in the 1990s and boomed earlier this decade, becoming a multi-billion dollar industry with Web sites and chat boards, television programs and documentaries devoted to the hobby.
It's still going strong today, Dixon said, who's completed two scrapbooks of her own - one documenting a trip to Italy, the other a vacation in Hawaii.
It's a time-consuming venture. If you have all of the supplies you need - all of the decorative stickers, the rolls of tape, the background pages, pictures and other mementos - and a solid game plan, you could finish one in about a week, assuming that's what you devoted all of your time to doing.
For most scrapbookers, putting a book together means working around children's nap times, jobs and other family commitments . Completing one takes time and dedication.
"You don't just slap pictures on a page," Dixon said.
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It's therapy.
"You're going back to the time of whatever memory you're scrapbooking," said Mary Ruth Dixon, owner of Dorothy's Stamps n' Scraps in Boiling Springs. "You're not thinking about work, whatever else you have to do, the house that needs to be cleaned.
"It's your escape."
Scrapbooking crept into our national consciousness in the 1990s and boomed earlier this decade, becoming a multi-billion dollar industry with Web sites and chat boards, television programs and documentaries devoted to the hobby.
It's still going strong today, Dixon said, who's completed two scrapbooks of her own - one documenting a trip to Italy, the other a vacation in Hawaii.
It's a time-consuming venture. If you have all of the supplies you need - all of the decorative stickers, the rolls of tape, the background pages, pictures and other mementos - and a solid game plan, you could finish one in about a week, assuming that's what you devoted all of your time to doing.
For most scrapbookers, putting a book together means working around children's nap times, jobs and other family commitments . Completing one takes time and dedication.
"You don't just slap pictures on a page," Dixon said.
Read complete article in GastonGazette.com
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