This Heritage Album seems to have taken on a life of it's own...My mom and I have "lived" with these people for about 6 months now....People I hardly knew just by their names I now know who is who and who belongs to who 5 generations back....My mom has been doing the research, getting old census, marriage license, birth records, military records, death certificates etc...then 4 weeks ago I started scrapping the Heritage Album...it has grown past my scrap room...we are now living with a folding table in the middle of the dining room floor....the dining room table is mostly covered, the table in my scrap room is covered and the desk in the family area is covered....I have now gotten 33 pages done in the 4 weeks. My mom, that lives 2 miles from me, has moved in to help with chores so I can focus my "free" time on this....since the dead line to get it sent out is the 10th of August (it is for her cousin's 90th birthday). I've learned a lot about my history and a lot about the country along the way too.....we have gotten a lot of laughs also....It has been a ton of work but I've enjoyed it and so glad that we did this while my mom is still around to keep who is who straight...if I was doing this on my won I would have gotten so frustrated and given up loooooooog ago.......but now it is done and will be easy to duplicate for others in the family....I also think it is now time to get my nieces addicted to scrapping so I'm not the only scrapper in the family....Scroll down jsut past the fishing card to see the pages I have already done....
23 comments:
Lots of great pictures there today!
You have a lovely craft space hun :0)
*hugs* Heather x
Hi Bethany
great piccies, aww poor pooch, what a lovely keepsake your heritidge book will be, have great day, sue,x
Great projects going on here!! love the heritage stuff.
You look very busy.
Cathx
Lovely craft area !plus the half naked body at the laptop...lol
have great evening
hugs judex
Now I am not an animal person (dont shout lol) but those are sriously cute pictures of your pets. Isnt your mum lovely moving in to help with the chores...I think that's wonderful.
Thank you for allowing me a little look.
great space - and crafty stash - thanks for sharing - lv Liz
you are a very busy person, so glad your hard work is paying off and soon you will be rewarded by your efforts, thanks for the snoop
Hi Bethany
love your little doggy bless, your coloured card storage looks fabulous
Joey.x
Erm... did I just spy a nekked lappy user? *g*
Thanks for sharing your pictures today. Your dog is super cute!
Love that little dog's face peeping out :-)
A x
Oh what a great way to store your papers! And you can all see them directly. Me is one jealous girl :)
Have a nice day!
** Evi **
Love FH ...it is even more adictive than scrapping. I do LO's now and then when I get the urge and inspiration and put them on my other blog. I managed to get some information from my Mum before she passed away in 2000 and I am so greatful as most photos would have meant nothing. She also told me stories which make a lot of names come alive.
Hope you get yours all sorted befor the deadline xx
Love you pets
Do you manage to keep your furry babies glitter free? Great craft room.
Love the pets, they can be sooo helpful (sometimes!) sorry I'm late, Have a great woyww even though it's Friday!!
(Lyn)
Thanks for the late sneek peek. Cutie pets and I bet it's a fight to get on your desk before you do!
Your dog is very cute. Lovely crafting space and you are doing amazingly well with your pages.
Have a great weekend
Tracey
How many laptops? And erm....presumably not naked man!!! You have a great space there - genius way of having your heat gun close at hand but not in the way. Love the leather albums too, very nice.
Goodness what a huge amount of space and stuff you have.
If we crafters lined up our stash, it would stretch around the world many, many times I'm sure!
Chrissie
What a lot of space you have. Love the puppy face & the cat doing what cats do best.
lots of great photos to share! What a lot of lovely craftiness is going on in your home!
Keryn x
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