CYNTHIA HART is the author of Cynthia Hart's Scrapbook Workshop and co-author of Parlor Cats, A Victorian Scrapbook, Forget-Me-Nots, and Joy to the World. She is the leading visial interpreter of Victoriana, and her designs can be found on greeting cards, fragrance, home furnishings, and gift and stationery products. Her studio is in New York City.
Cynthia Hart's Scrapbook Workshop
By Cynthia Hart
256 pages
Paperback
ISBN: 0761112227
ISBN13: 9780761112228
$19.95(US)
Excerpt From Book
THE CRAFT OF SCRAPBOOKING
Creating a scrapbook is one of the most powerful ways to celebrate our lives and the lives of loved ones. And the occasions for making a memory album are endless: the joyous birth of a new baby, a romantic, elegant wedding, a long-awaited move to a new house, a fun-filled family vacation, a child's carefree summer at camp, a tribute to a dedicated school group, a pet that's really like a member of the family, and most enduring of all, the preservation of the memory of those you love in a family album that is built over many years. Any event or person close to your heart, any occasion that you especially cherish - all provide perfect reasons to start planning a beautiful, archival album that will ensure that your memories will be preserved for all the years to come.
Before you even begin to approach the construction of a scrapbook, remember this: Enjoy yourself. You don't have to be an accomplished craftsperson to reproduce any of the projects in this book. Don't worry about making your album "perfect." And don't feel that you have to do everything at once. Begin by just getting the photo-filled shopping bags out of the closet one afternoon. That's all. The next day, you can take all the photographs out of one bag and begin to sort them into categories. You can sort pictures by even ("Judy's Wedding," "Our Trip to the Coast." "The Smith Family Reunion") or by subject ("Our New Home" "The Three Jones Sisters," "Angela Learns to Cook," "Mom," "The Elm Street Church Choir"). If you're a photography buff, you might want to organize your pictures into broad categories, such as portraits, landscapes, or animals.
As for the "right time," well, there is no right time. There's only your time. You can designate one day a year for uninterrupted scrapbook making. Or maybe one day isn't enough and you want scrapbook making to become an ongoing part of your life. Perhaps you'll want to set aside every Sunday to do some scrapbooking. Or, who knows? You might be so bitten by the scrapbooking needs and desires, and you will create a schedule that fits your lifestyle. Whatever your level of interest or enthusiasm, you should congratulate yourself for having gotten the ball rolling.
Excerpted from Scrapbook Workshop. Copyright c1998 by Cynthia Hart. Reprinted with permission by Workman Publishing
What a reverie! This is the Victoriana gift set that's treasured year after year, evoking memories of love and family, hearth and home, and cherished tradition. Doyenne of Victorian design Cynthia Hart possesses an eye for detail and a masterful hand. Every month, she presents an inventive, one-of-a-kind collage that layers antique paper ephemera, jewelry treasures, lengths of pretty ribbon and lace, luxurious fabrics, and flowers so vibrant you can practically smell them. From a colorful vintage seed catalog and fresh sunflowers for July to a pastel Santa in a snowy scene in December, it's an exuberant feast for the eyes and imagination.
