Conquering Scrapbooking Procrastination
Conquering Scrapbooking Procrastination
If you’ve been with us for awhile or if you’ve seen my wedding
projects on the website, you might know that I was married in 2000,
and that I made many of the items in my wedding. With help from
family and friends, I made my invitations, shower and wedding thank
you cards, centerpieces, bridal party gifts, quilt blocks for a
guest book and more.
So it may come as a surprise that I’ve never finished, in fact,
hardly started, my wedding scrapbook. I bought the album, covered in
mulberry paper and pressed flowers, and picked up wedding theme
papers, stickers and other stuff through the years. But, I never
started. The photos sat in their folders from the developers and the
photographers and the memorabilia was piled in a small shopping bag.
During this time, I’ve scrapbooked other events, from blizzards to
birthdays. I just couldn’t tackle the big wedding project!
Today, I can proudly say that I’m halfway done with my wedding
scrapbook; it’s looking great, and I’ll be done in just a few more
sessions.
Here’s how to conquer the procrastination that scrapbooking a big
event brings on. Let’s take it in small steps.
- Gather all the photos in one place.
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Think about the sequence of events. Write down a chronological or
groups list. I had events before the wedding, before the ceremony,
the ceremony, the reception. I also had photos of family and
friends that I split into mine and my husband’s side. -
Buy a few photoboxes with the little dividers and scrapbooking or
office files for the bigger photos. Whatever you find or buy, make
sure you can divide the space into your categories. -
Sort your photos. This will give you a good idea of how you can
tell the story of your event. You may need to split up large
categories to make the idea or event clearer. -
Sort any memorabilia. If it doesn’t fit in your storage box, jot a
note on an index card and put it in the right category.