Comments on: Mail Call: Eco Scrapbooking

By: The Worsted Witch » Eco Scrapbooking Redux

The Worsted Witch » Eco Scrapbooking Redux — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:48:29 +0000

[...] time coming, but American scrapbooking companies are finally catching up to the green party bus. Just two years ago, the realm of eco-friendly scrapbooking was a wasteland in terms of commercially available [...]

By: Christina

Christina — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:25:15 +0000

I am trying to find the actual book that our scraps go into. I cannot seem to find a “green” one. Any help?

By: Marsha McGinnis

Marsha McGinnis — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:12:24 +0000

This was such a great post.
It brought back memories of the first time i heard the term “scrapbooking” in “modern” times. I used to keep a scrapbook years, (many years), ago when I was just a small girl. Then about 20 years ago my neighbor asked if I wanted to come to a scrapbooking “party” she was hosting. I remember at the time thinking that this was the new “craft” on the block. And, having seen “tole painging” reinvent itself a couple of times to survive, and also rubber stamping go from cute card making and then branching out to “art stamping. Well, you get the picture.

I’m thinking that there are those people who own and operate the local scrapbook store who make a modest living. But, the real beneficiaries are the companys whose names we have come to recognize and know by heart. They are reinventing constantly -
I remember that the joke used to be that “if you bought a compute, it would be outdated in 6 months.” Now, that saying could apply to just about every industry that is powered by competition. AND, we the consumer, are brainwashed, (if we aren’t careful), into believing that the only way we can be creative is to have that latest product, which most likely needs to be “fed” with “accessories”. I just bought the new revolution a couple of months ago - for the “convenience” - but, it will be wasted because I realized just how much $$$ I will have to spend on new fonts and the time I will miss creating, just to”revolution” new alphabets ahead of time to have them ready when I need them instead of draging out this new toy I have to stash away in the cupboard, because i don’t have room for it on my scrap table.
This is long winded, but you get the picture. We are powering an entire industry by not going “back to basics.” The CRAFT industry is major, and encompases just about everything we do that can be considered creative or artistic.
Just something to think agout (:-D

By: Rhonea

Rhonea — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 04:35:59 +0000

Thank goodness others feels the way I do! I have three kids soon to be four and am on a limited income. Scrapbooking has turned into a multimillion-dollar business with TV shows, clubs, internet stores and magazines devoted to the cult. All I’m inundated with is materials made from virgin paper and unnatural dyes. What kind of future are we leaving for our kids when we help to deplete our natural resources just to capture memories, in a contrived, costly way? What kind of future are we leaving ourselves? I have also ordered recycled construction paper, acid-free reycled notecards from Greenfield, used old magazine clippings, paperboard from cereal and pasta boxes, fabric from old clothes, old greeting cards, retail tags from new clothes (some of those tags are quite eye-catching), earrings without a mate and my children’s art. The scrapbook I’ve made looks eclectic, natural, vintage — more like the old-fashioned ones and it’s less headache. Goodness, I thought the idea behind scrapbooking was to use old scraps to piece collages together, not make the craft stores rich.

By: The Worsted Witch » Scrapblog

The Worsted Witch » Scrapblog — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:48:15 +0000

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By: rani

rani — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:47:52 +0000

Fabric scraps, used greeting cards, designs from address labels and magazines all have sections that can potentially be cut and pasted to be used in a scrapbook. Fill an old binder with one-sided (used) paper and use a Wedding issue for an anniversary theme, for example. There are ways to do this without spending any money, while saving paper, and while preventing waste.

By: The Worsted Witch »

The Worsted Witch » — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 17:44:40 +0000

[...] Someone could really corner the eco-scrapbooking market. I was just browsing for a simple scrapbook album (like Kolo’s) made from recycled material, and perhaps covered in sustainable linen or hemp, but came up absolutely empty. I’ve written to Kolo, but surely there’s a savvy eco-worrier or two among the bookbinders of the world who will step up to the plate. [...]

By: The Worsted Witch » Money Quote

The Worsted Witch » Money Quote — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:40:41 +0000

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