Scrapbooking is a popular hobby that combines photos, text and decorative embellishments to create a visual representation of personal memories. It can be done alone or in groups with friends. It’s therapeutic and a great way to decompress while creating something beautiful. This hobby is not new, but it has been re-imagined to fit the needs of the current generation.
In the early 1800s, the advent of the industrial printing press sparked a new trend. People began filling blank bound books that had previously been used for journals or artwork with clippings of cards, printed memorabilia and letters. These “books of scraps” were a precursor to modern-day scrapbooking.
During this time, the Brownie camera was introduced and created the new concept of the casual snapshot album. It was much more informal than previous albums that had been formalized with staged family portraits. This new style allowed for much more spontaneity and creativity in the design of a photo album.
A few decades later, a woman from Elk Ridge, Utah decided to combine casual photographs with decorative die-cuts, letters and other ephemera into an album of her own. The result was a unique how-to booklet called Keeping Memories Alive, which became the origin of modern scrapbooking.
Today, scrapbooking is a multi-billion dollar industry. It is not just a craft project, but a way of life for many. Scrapbookers collect and preserve photos, ephemera and other objects that have meaning to them, in addition to making their own albums of photos, memorabilia and text.
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