Attn: Seniors

Graduation is will be here soon! Are you ready?

As you close this chapter of your life, consider how you will remember the past 4, 12, or 18 years. What was your story?

Designs of Mine can create a custom scrapbook to display at your graduation open house. Gather up senior photos, newspaper clippings, pics of friends, and anything else you'd like to remember forever and contact me for a free consultation.

On average a scrapbook requires at least two weeks for completion. Call today to make sure yours is ready for open house!

Cracker Crumbs

I saw a cute idea in a recent issue of a scrapbook magazine. As I frantically clean and cook for my expected company (all the way from Arizona) it's good to remember the important stuff. The idea I read suggested taking a picture of guests to your home and asking them to write a quick note about why they came. The creator of this idea didn't even add any embellishments or decoration of any kind. She just taped the photo onto pretty paper and slid it into one side of a small album and the note into the other side. Her very own "guest book" with no hassle at all.

And lots of warm memories-- which is what I should be thinking about instead of crumbs on the floor.

Luck of the Irish

We all have our quirks. Our idiosyncrasies. Our oddities. And St.Patrick's Day is one of mine. I know it's not Easter or New Year's; no one gives you any presents or sends cards. But I love it.

My name, of course, is Irish. Actually it's a kind of green even. And my birthday is the 19th, which makes it all fun. Spring begins to sneak up on you, somewhere around in here; you can plant potatoes and stuff now. I enjoyed teaching my kindergartners about leprechauns and spending a day out of the ordinary as we built "traps" to catch them in. I'm even looking forward to attempting to cook corned beef and cabbage this year.

And the point of me telling you all this is that these quirks, these idiosyncrasies, these oddities make us the people we are. So I'll snap a few pictures of my corned beef, but most important I plan to journal on my scrapbook page. I'll leave a story and tell something about me. Someday my kids will read it and learn about mom as a person instead of mom as a maid.

After all, stories are the reason I scrap. What's yours?

Variety

I love scrapbooks because they allow you to enjoy the pictures you've taken, instead of sitting around where no one ever sees them. Fortunatly, there are a lot of ways to share your pics! Picturetrail.com happens to be another favorite of mine. I can load my pics, create a slideshow, and post to my website, blog, or just about anywhere on the net.

So check it out and enjoy!

So You Know

The most common response to hearing about this company is: "Oh, it would take me years to sort through all the pictures I have!"

But that, my friends, is the whole point.

I want you to have your photos, displayed in such a way that you can enjoy them, with the least amount of work possible. That is why I will sort your stuff.

Yes, that's right. I will go through your shoe boxes, photo albums, even Rubbermaid tubs, and compile a scrapbook from the ground up. I am doing it right now. I have a photo box filled with unlabeled pictures. Judging from the haircuts, picture clues and occasional note on the back, I am creating a 30 page album.

So don't let that deter you!