Archive Pages
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Vintage Wall Display
Oct 6
I have blogged before about creating an ancestor wall in your home. I love the idea of my ancestors having a place of honor where my family, children, and guests can still see them and talk about them. If you want to make this project look a little more vintage, there is a way that you can display your photos that will give them more character and ...
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Scrapbook Childhood Toys
Oct 4
Do you hate being a pack rat? Or, are you toting around boxes of your kids' childhood toys unable to let them go? Maybe it is time. My Mom just sent me an email asking me if I wanted any of my old toys or books that she found in the attic. The problem is that I am 34 years old, and have 3 other siblings, and my Mom lives across the country. How cou...
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Who Do You Think You Are? The Essential Guide to Tracing Your Family History
Oct 3
In the summer of 2009 Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak (yes that is her full name) was approached by the production team for the new television show on NBC, “Who Do You Think You Are?” (WDYTYA) to put together a companion book to compliment the new American-version show. Because of Megan’s years of experience doing live presentations to audiences ac...
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Scrapbook Your Family Holiday Traditions
Sep 29
Although the air isn't quite turning colder yet, I've still got the holidays on my mind. My kids are excited about Halloween, we are having a new baby around Thanksgiving, and who doesn't love Christmas? Most likely, you have a set of traditions for certain holidays. Maybe you have created those within your own little family, or maybe these traditi...
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A Day In YOUR Life…
Sep 27
When I think about my day to day life, it doesn't seem very interesting, but I'm sure my children will wonder what I was like as a young mother. I know I've asked my Mom about her life raising 4 young kids, because my memory of those days is very blurry. I don't really remember what my Mom was like until I hit probably 10 years old. While your ever...
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Finger Paint a Family Tree
Sep 23
Every kid loves to finger paint. So, why not take advantage of that love, and share with them a little family history in the process? There are a few fun ways that you can have your children get their hands a little dirty and create a family tree they can hang in their room and remember their relatives whenever they look at the craft they created. ...
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Go Vintage with Echo Park
Sep 21
I am not going to lie. There is one scrapbooking paper company that I adore, and wish I could work for so I could get all their beautiful products for free. I do not feel that way about every company, but this one definitely takes the cake for me. I write this article out of my own love for their products and nothing else. Have you heard of Echo Pa...
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Easy Family History Photo Tiles
Sep 19
I love an easy DIY project. Mostly because I don't have a lot of time for more in depth projects, and I don't want to spend a lot of money. I've blogged before about displaying family history in your home, and this is another project that is easy, and will help you do just that!! I am going to walk you through how to put your beautiful family his...
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Give Back by Returning Letters
Sep 15
My husband's grandparents have a quirky little habit. We often send photos of the kids, or us, or letters to them, and they will photo copy them, and return them. It always makes me laugh to get pictures that I have sent them over the years in the mail, back. But, I love to keep those precious memories, and if they are really old, I love getting th...
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Study the Skill of Scrapbooking
Sep 13
If you are new to scrapbooking, or new to heritage scrapbooking, then feeling overwhelmed can be completely normal. I know that when I first started, I would look at others' layouts and think, "Wow. They are so good. I could never do that." However, there is a secret in the scrapbooking world, and that secret is that it is OK to be a copycat. The t...