Monday, September 1, 2008

Time Capsule in a scrapbook


Scrapbooks are unique, and they tell a new story on each and every person. They basically refer to the person’s life, their story and the people they like and dislike. The scrapbooks can be filled with letters, journals, photos, certificates, report cards, stories, books, foot and hand prints etc.Depending on the person’s mood every small detail is inserted in the scrap book which helps jog memory of the person reading it and the person who makes it. The time is very essential part of the scrap book as you can them remember that date you posted that photograph and what was going in your mind during that time. This also helps you to design your scrapbook in the manner you like and the same can be designed as per the dates it occurred. The best is that the Time capsules can include photographs, clothes, hand/feet prints, CDs, names, weight, height, and more. For instance, you can make up a scrapbook that records your baby’s first step and up until this very moment.
How to start your time capsule:
Here you can take different containers for a particular year and you can add the items to your scrapbook. You can make a list of the items already collected and decide how you can spread on the scrapbook. Initially you can keep adding all that in a separate container which the date is mentioned and slowly you can start adding it to the scrapbook.
The newspaper clippings are good for the time capsule. The newspapers can include all the recorded events. The interest of your family member can also be recorded in the scrapbook with the help of favorite page. The children can start with their favorite cartoon character or their own imprints of their hand and feet. You can add the part of a cloth which help you remember those memories. The photos can also tell a story about each and every person in them. You can arrange a story by using all the materials in such a way that the story can be read by any one taking a look at the scrapbook. The goals set by you will be a reminder to you with the achievements or the target to achieve. This will make it easier for you to get to that goal easily.The bigger achievements like graduation can make a good time capsule. Here you can add the pictures, articles, also the minor things like how you get your graduation gown and their dates, names and location. This will help you remember the graduation for a long time to come. The stories or poems written by you can be added to the time capsule. The success achieved during the early years is always to be remembered and they are pleasant memories. Many people like to add the lock of hair of their favorite person like a grandparent or an aunt. This can represent a special moment. Receiving of a special gift like a flower can be added to the scrapbook by drying them and pressed and glued to the scrapbook.The flower can be added if you are making a page for a loved one who gave the gift of flower to you or if you are writing about the garden.You can make a separate page for every one in the house and dedicate few pages each for all of them. Here you can add their likes and dislikes and their moment of glory. You can use art to represent each and every person in your family.You can use the scrapbook for any small thoughts which come to mind and you can use to go back in time and enjoy those moments. Here you can use common sense when you are making a scrapbook.

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