Backtracking to this spring ... my friend Lisa introduced me to this great new concept ... telling stories with your own photos, similar to scrapbooking but without the tactile matierials (which neither of us have room for, see my first post under quilting). With her art and printing background, by craft and quilting background, we could see limitless possibilities.
We were both so excited - beautiful hardcover bound books - glossy pages - personal notes as short or as lengthly as desired - our photos preserved for future generations - the stories behind the photos. We quickly began envisioning possible books, a year in the life of a child - or a special day, a wedding - baby - anniversary, personal memories of a loved one - saved for those still here - or a family geneology, celebrations of a sport - fishing - hunting trip, and this was just the tip of the iceburg. Check Heritage Makers to envision yours, or learn more.
I immediately thought of an outlet for my frustrated visions of scrapbooking, wrapped up and preserved like a coffe table book. Words have the ability to bring pictures to life, the old saying of "a picture is worth a thousand words" didn't take into account that our memories are short and sometimes faulty. I though of my mother's box of photos, and the people pictured inside, and how few of them I knew by name, rarely did I know why they were important to my parents or anything about them. I knew I was hooked.
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