In the last few
years we have had so many projects that we once would have considered a craft
project, turn into something you could actually use on a scrapbook page/layout.
In reverse, we are also seeing a lot of things that we would have considered
only scrapbooking items being used in craft projects. Scrapbookers are
incorporating stitching, fabrics, painting and trimmings into scrapbooks.
Embellishing with yarns and painted fabrics. The merging of the craft and
scrapbooking industry seems to be due to our inherent need to express ourselves
and be able to do so by intertwining crafts and scrapbooking. DIY Crafts
have been around for a very long time. Scrapbooking seems like a newer craft,
but it has really been around for quite a while also. The term Scrapbooking has
been around since 1825. Manufacturers are becoming a lot smarter and depending
on the materials you use or the theme you choose the possibilities are endless.
When you turn on the TV or go online there are shows created just for crafts
and scrapbooking, there are also online classes and how to videos. You can even
listen to your favorite podcasts! There has been such a demand for new ideas
that much of what we would have thought of as traditional crafts or
scrapbooking layouts are now fast becoming very similar. These art forms can
range from crafts that at one time were just a ceramic or wood craft, but now
have the ability to be used in our scrapbooks. It used to be that once you
completed a scrapbook layout, you put it in your book and occasionally looked
at it, but now you can take it and have it made into a portrait that can be
hung on your wall. Crafts and Scrapbooking have evolved into what more and more
people consider an art.
Whether you like
to scrapbook or participate in other crafts, look around for Colorful
Rivet Beads to incorporate into your own particular craft. Tole
Painting and wood crafts merged and were a very popular craft in the '80's.
Today, crafts are so diverse, you can do anything you want and incorporate just
about anything you want into whatever the project is that you are involved in.
Every moment is an opportunity to look around us and imagine uses for ordinary
and obscure items that are around us every day. Keep your options open. Unleash
your creativity, and avoid perfectionism. If you like help when starting new
projects or would like to know more about what there is out there, you can
purchase daily project calendars for different crafts whether you're a crafter
or scrapbooker.
Scrapbookers &
crafters are always looking for new and exciting ways to celebrate their
memories and now they can with manufacturers' rushing to create new products or
improve on old ones and with retailers stepping in to show us how to use these
great new products. Use the resources that are available to you. Go to all the
free classes, invite friends to classes or start your own group and share your
ideas with each other. Take an online class or watch online videos or podcasts.
Be informed, and help others by informing them of the endless possibilities!
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