Garden_Girl Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Over the years I have collected dozens of wedding announcements of our family and friends. I have been storing them in a 3 ring binder with sheet protectors, but honestly it's getting too full and it looks awful, plus I never look at them because they aren't even organized. As sort of the unofficial family historian I would like to do something with them other than just store them. I was thinking about scanning them in and making a 4x6 or 5x7 book of each family, ie... my family, DH's family, and friends. Any other ideas??? I also have a HUGE stash of cards. I have some from when I was just a little girl, some even from grandparents who are now gone. Like the wedding announcements these cards are all in a folder just taking up space. For some reason I just can't throw them away, but in my attempt to declutter I feel the need to do something with them. Any suggestions there as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Arell Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 I think you have a great idea! Fabulous! What a gift! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariJ Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Oh, I have lots of those items saved, too but they aren't as organized as yours are. Definitely I would scan each one - inside and out. Then put them on a DVD so you have them for use in any way you wanted. You then could probably recycle the paper copies (I don't say that lightly - I have a horrible time throwing things out) since anything you'd do with the copies would most likely be digital and on your computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jode2771 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Oh AnaLee, I feel your pain! I am exactly the same - I watch Hoarders looking for signs ha ha... I keep all kinds of things then on a whim decide if I haven't looked at it or FOR it then I probably never will - but there is always that 'What if?'... I think you have had a wonderful idea... lovely gift idea too :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April Showers Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I save birth announcements and wedding announcements. Sometimes Usually, I don't remember a nephew or niece's birthday with out it. I just have them in a little file folder. Cool idea to put them in an album. The cards and stuff I got as a baby/toddler/kid are in my scrapbook. Going through the things I got from my mother, I learned I come from a long line (like 5 generation long) of scrapbookers. And if they scrapbooked before that, they didn't make it to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Arell Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I still have a lock of my Mom's baby hair tied in a little pink ribbon and cannot figure out just what to do with it - any ideas? I don't want to discard it - gosh it's over 95 years old now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiza126 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I have dresser drawers & shoeboxes full of birthday/graduation/christmas cards that I've received over the year, plus party/wedding invitations for my family/friends. I just move them from apartment to apartment, and I could really use the decluttering (and the extra drawer space). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiza126 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I still have a lock of my Mom's baby hair tied in a little pink ribbon and cannot figure out just what to do with it - any ideas? I don't want to discard it - gosh it's over 95 years old now! Do you have a photo of your mom as a baby (or young girl), and maybe you could frame the picture with the hair and ribbon in a frame or a small shadowbox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Arell Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I still have a lock of my Mom's baby hair tied in a little pink ribbon and cannot figure out just what to do with it - any ideas? I don't want to discard it - gosh it's over 95 years old now! Do you have a photo of your mom as a baby (or young girl), and maybe you could frame the picture with the hair and ribbon in a frame or a small shadowbox? Oh, yes, Tiza! What a great idea! As a matter of fact, a nephew of mine just yesterday came to see me and brought mr four pics of my Mom at the age of 3 and that would be oh, so perfect! You are a genius to think of that and what a timely thought! I've been wanting to do something with it for years but didn't have the pics to go with it! THANKS! WOW!]] :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRS Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I have a lock of hair from my grandfather. I should do this, too! It's definitely a different color now than it was back then, lol (he's 92 now)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Arell Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I have a lock of hair from my grandfather. I should do this, too! It's definitely a different color now than it was back then, lol (he's 92 now)! My Mom saved it for so many years - she would be thrilled if I could make a shadow box for her lock of hair - thank you Tiza! And good luck with yours too Carla! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Arell Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 And my Mom was adopted so it;s even more of a treasure to me than you can imagine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becster Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 What great ideas! I seem to save Christmas cards. Organized? Not! They're in stacks in a little antique "sheet music" table that we got years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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