It shouldn’t take too long to figure out what event or memory you would like to preserve in a scrapbook.  If something is important to you, you’ve probably kept little souvenirs and remembrances already.  Possibly, you’ve kept these items without any idea of what you might do with them.  The big events are easy enough to recognize as scrap-worthy: vacations, children’s birthdays, births, weddings, etc.  But there are other possibilities as well.  Here are a handful of ideas for a not so run-of-the-mill scrapbook project.

Rock Journal

You could easily make a scrapbook of the concerts you’ve attended over the years and include not only ticket stubs but pictures of you at the time, album cover art, or magazine clippings about the show.  It would be a fun way not only to remember the concerts themselves, but the culture (and more specifically, your fashion-sense) at the time.

The Big Move

Moving into a new place is a big event for anyone, and a scrapbook is a fun way to remember it.  Include pictures of your old house and the new one the way it looked before you really moved in and made it yours. Toss in some of the paperwork you still have laying around, like the info about your moving company or truck rental.  And don’t forget to add some bubble wrap or duct tape just for good measure!

Table Scraps

There’s a lot of foodies out there, and they will all tell you that some meals should be remembered.  The next time the family gets together at their favorite BBQ joint, don’t forget to bring your camera, and go home with an extra bib, napkin, coaster or placemat for the scrapbook. And don’t worry about those grease stains.  They add character.

A Year of Holidays

From the paper hats of New Year’s Eve and the Valentine’s Day cards or candy wrappers, to the football scores of Thanksgiving and wrapping paper of Christmas, every holiday of the year creates it’s own pile of bits and pieces that can get lost in the shuffle or just thrown away.  That is, unless you can find something crafty to do with them all.

Thrift Store Fashion

I have always found a long trip to the thrift store to be the most therapeutic shopping experience – no over-attentive salespeople, no parking-lot nightmare, and best of all, no sticker shock.  Grab your camera and some friends or take the kids and spend a day creating fantastic and terrible outfits, photographed for posterity.  Don’t forget to pick up a few items to include in the scrapbook from the home section…and keep the receipt!