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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2019 19:30:40 GMT
I have been thinking about this a lot lately as my dear Gram passed and I have been cleaning out her house. What do you hope happens with your scrapbooks? Your kids keep them? Are they donated to a place where people get to look at them and laugh over phones with cords? Do you care what happens to them? Have you left instructions?
For me, I hope that someone down the line finds interest in them. I guess I hope they don't just get thrown in a dumpster.
Just curious...
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Post by mikklynn on Apr 16, 2019 19:32:44 GMT
I hope that my grandchildren will treasure the books I have created for them. At the least, I hope they pull out some pages to save.
BUT, I told my DD, if no one wants them, do not save them out of guilt. I had the pleasure of creating them. She can toss them and not feel bad about it.
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Post by hop2 on Apr 16, 2019 19:53:34 GMT
I hope that my grandchildren will treasure the books I have created for them. At the least, I hope they pull out some pages to save. BUT, I told my DD, if no one wants them, do not save them out of guilt. I had the pleasure of creating them. She can toss them and not feel bad about it. That’s a good attitude
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Post by scrapnnana on Apr 16, 2019 19:54:44 GMT
I hope they will be digitized by then, and my kids can divide and take what pages they want for hard copies.
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Post by dasmith2 on Apr 16, 2019 19:56:42 GMT
I’m pretty sure my kids will divide them up between all of them. I assume so anyway. I know I’ve been wanting to have a talk with them about things like that.
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Post by julie5 on Apr 16, 2019 20:05:43 GMT
I don’t guess I care because I’ll be dead. But I hope they enjoy them and want to split them up. If my husband outlives me, I know he’ll enjoy looking through the ones involving him.
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Post by Linda on Apr 16, 2019 21:28:11 GMT
I make them for me - I enjoy the process and I enjoy looking through the finished ones.
So far all of my kids have expressed interest in them - there are some that are theirs (DD's college album for instance, their baby books, their Boy Scout/Girl Scout albums) that they are welcome to take when they have a place of their own - DS may take some of his this summer now he'll be stationed stateside, we'll see.
As for the family albums? once I'm gone, it'll be their choice what happens to them - I hope that they at least save a few to share with (possible grand-children) but that's up to them - I don't want them holding on to them out of guilt or obligation.
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Post by Elsabelle on Apr 16, 2019 21:46:56 GMT
I know my older DD will keep them because they would make her feel connected to me. My younger DD would say eh the memories are enough. Years ago I would have said I hope they keep, treasure, and actually look at them. Now I would say my enjoyment of them and creating them is enough. I don’t want them to keep them out of a sense of obligation.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 16, 2019 22:39:51 GMT
My DD would keep them. They’re mostly pictures of her anyway. She’s a sentimental sort and kind of has a bit of pack rat in her like DH and I both do!
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Post by joblackford on Apr 16, 2019 22:42:15 GMT
I value the photo albums that my parents have very highly and I hope they will be passed on to other relatives who also value them (we have some albums that were passed down to us as part of that collection). But I mostly quit making scrappy albums after a few years, partly because I don't have kids, I don't have anyone else who sees them. I still create memory albums though, by collecting together a photo book of the best photos and stories of the year and printing books through blurb. That way each Christmas I can send out an album to any family member who might enjoy one and we can share the photos and memories together now. My family prefers that too.
Which is not to say I wouldn't make more scrappy albums if I got personal pleasure from it. But I have limited space and time and I didn't get much out of them myself.
I don't worry too much about the future. Once I am gone it will be up to others to decide what they want of mine. I would prefer to share more now anyway, and not worry about whether my nephew or a cousin's kid will value these things because some will and some won't (and some won't realize that they care until they're much older). I do genealogy so I would love to have some old family albums with stories from generations past, but most would never have written down the things I would most want to know anyway.
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Post by steakgoddess on Apr 16, 2019 22:53:40 GMT
I don’t really hope anything happens. I make them because I enjoy the process and I like looking back over the memories. I am actually one of those people that pull out the albums and reminisce.
If my kids want them after I’m dead and gone, more power to them. If they only want a select few layouts, great. If they pull off the photos, fantastic. If they trash them, no worries.
Because if I’m totally honest, while I am documenting our FAMILY memories, the process and the albums are for ME.
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Post by kitbop on Apr 16, 2019 23:28:40 GMT
Hmmm, my attitude has always been that I'm doing this for me, and if no-one wants them, so be it. BUT Now that my kids are older and I know them... they will keep them. They are sentimental and pack-ratty, and I know my oldest would keep them (or even dig them out of a dumpster if his siblings put them in a dumpster!) even if he didn't have room for them! I've watched him rescue stuff from the garbage that we thought was useless... Not sure this is a good thing
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Post by lindamh on Apr 17, 2019 0:08:49 GMT
I don't have any children of my own, and my husband's two grown children won't want my albums. I'm okay with this. I do this for me. I do it because I love doing it, because I enjoy documenting our life together, and I enjoy the creativity. And I hope as we grow older they will help us hang on to our memories.
However, I do have one album that I'm making for a granddaughter that I share with my husband. I started a Pandora charm bracelet for her when she was born a year and a half ago and as I add each charm, I'm making a two-page layout in a 6x8 album that shows the charm, the bracelet, and tells the story of why I bought her that charm. I'm planning on giving it to her some time in her teen years. I'm hoping she will appreciate that album.
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Post by FurryP on Apr 17, 2019 0:22:06 GMT
I don’t really hope anything happens. I make them because I enjoy the process and I like looking back over the memories. I am actually one of those people that pull out the albums and reminisce. Me, too! This is all for me. I do paper crafting because I have enjoyed doing it since I was a child. The internet and online shopping just opened up so many options. My pages are all for my memories. If someone else wants to look at them fine, but if not, I don't care. Just the other day I was looking at some pages from just a couple of years ago, and they made me happy.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Apr 17, 2019 0:37:33 GMT
I don't have children.
My wish would be, a Memorial celebration held in my honor. With all my scrapbooks and framed photos (my favorite photos) on display, and everyone can reminisce about their time shared with me.
After that, I have a Niece who love photos as much as I do. She can take all the pages she wants. Then if anyone else wants a page (or more) they can take them The rest can be tossed. Scrapbooking is my thing, my hobby, my therapy, etc... I certainly wouldn't want anyone to feel obligated with making a space for my stuff.
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Post by basketdiva on Apr 17, 2019 1:10:31 GMT
I have no children and have made family history ones for the nieces and nephews. As far as the albums that are of the life my husband and I have led, my will says for them to get together, laugh and cry over them and do want they want with them.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2019 2:39:19 GMT
I don't have children. My wish would be, a Memorial celebration held in my honor. With all my scrapbooks and framed photos (my favorite photos) on display, and everyone can reminisce about their time shared with me. After that, I have a Niece who love photos as much as I do. She can take all the pages she wants. Then if anyone else wants a page (or more) they can take them The rest can be tossed. Scrapbooking is my thing, my hobby, my therapy, etc... I certainly wouldn't want anyone to feel obligated with making a space for my stuff. Love this!
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Post by gmcwife1 on Apr 17, 2019 2:43:52 GMT
I hope my family enjoys them and they make them smile. I have less than six completed albums so my kids and my sisters/mom will split them. My girls have already enjoyed them randomly through the years.
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Post by jennyap on Apr 17, 2019 8:47:55 GMT
I'd like my niece and nephews to have the chance to take any pages they want - which might be none - the rest can be binned.
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Post by streetscrapper on Apr 17, 2019 14:52:54 GMT
I don't have many but I hope that DD keeps them and one day will share them with her children, if she has any. But if they get tossed in the trash, so be it!
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Post by myboysnme on Apr 17, 2019 15:07:48 GMT
Ideally, if space was not a consideration, I would like to have one or two grandchildren who have an interest in them to keep them and pass them along. I have so many it will definitely be a burden to them.
The other ideal thing I would like is to turn all of them into easily managed photo books like Shutterfly type and then except for memorabilia they can be easily shared if desired.
The only thing I can imagine making that possible is to make a project of photographing each layout and uploading them to be made into books. It might take years, but it is on my retirement bucket list, so to speak.
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Post by scrapcat on Apr 17, 2019 15:15:15 GMT
I don't really think about it and do not care so much. I do not have kids, so I know it won't be that way, but I make a lot targeted towards my nephew, so hopefully he will be interested. But I really have no expectations.
I feel like I scrap bcz I like the artistic and creative outlet of it, almost like a self-care thing.
As someone who loves history, ancestry, archiving and artifacts, I just love the idea of leaving behind things to document our place in time. I do not have much in the way of ancestry documents for my family. The few tidbits I do, I treasure. I love the insight it gives into another person's life, I like the perspective I get. Even when I am researching, I like looking at anything personal I come across, even if it has nothing to do with my ancestors.
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Post by Linda on Apr 17, 2019 16:22:38 GMT
The other ideal thing I would like is to turn all of them into easily managed photo books like Shutterfly type and then except for memorabilia they can be easily shared if desired. The only thing I can imagine making that possible is to make a project of photographing each layout and uploading them to be made into books. It might take years, but it is on my retirement bucket list, so to speak. I've been working on scanning my layouts for a couple of years now - I think most of my finished albums are scanned now - and I'm scanning as I go with current layouts. My eventual goal is that my children and any of others who have interest can have digital copies of the pages that they are interested in and turn into photobooks if they want. In the meantime - I'm able to share the layouts with family that isn't geographically close.
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Post by craftykitten on Apr 17, 2019 17:02:41 GMT
We don't have children so that won't work.
I hope that one day they help me and my other half remember our wonderful life together. And I hope that if my current cancer treatment doesn't work, they will provide him, my mum and my sister with lots of happy memories.
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Post by don on Apr 17, 2019 19:27:36 GMT
I am sure mine will be hermetically sealed for 200 years and sold for millions as antiques, by the great artist Don.
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Post by workingclassdog on Apr 17, 2019 19:56:19 GMT
I hope between my three kids they will keep them. I am thinking mainly my 2 girls will split them up.. my son, eh, unless he gets married or something I don't know if he has any interest?
Splitting them up between the girls should be fairly easy. There is 12 years between them.. so I would assume the older daughter will take the albums that mostly have her in them and the youngest will get the rest....
My heritage ones.. that I am just hoping they will hang on to those as well. Even though now they really don't have an interest but maybe later down the road they will.
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Post by workingclassdog on Apr 17, 2019 20:00:34 GMT
I am sure mine will be hermetically sealed for 200 years and sold for millions as antiques, by the great artist Don. Winner Winner Chicken Dinner.
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Post by deekaye on Apr 17, 2019 20:07:49 GMT
I've talked a bit about this to my two daughters. I've told them that I love doing them but if they are just not in to keeping scads of albums, I'm fine with them not taking them (I can't make myself say "toss them", but what will I care? I'll be gone!). One thing that I do know is that through the years the albums have gotten smaller, both in size and in volume. When the girls were little, I scrapped absolutely every picture we took on vacation, every picture I took at the birthday parties, etc. In the last handful of years, I've done a lot of Project Life and realized that one or two pictures with a bit of journaling is really all those events like birthdays need. I also used to ONLY scrap 12x12 and almost always two page layouts for everything. I've discovered the joys of 6x9, 6x6, 8x8, etc. Also, I'm really hoping one of these years someone will create a simple/inexpensive way to scan everything. I would be happy to scan it ALL. I told the girls that I'd then INSIST that they keep the scanned disk for ever and ever.
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Post by julie5 on Apr 17, 2019 23:03:33 GMT
Another thought came to me in this subject. My brother died right before Christmas. His wife is a shutterbug. Her kids teased her all week but it was in good humor because it shows a life well lived. We displayed around 400 photos throughout the reception in little mini photo books. People will look at photos even if they don’t know the people in them. So my hope is that someone sees my books and thinks “she had a good life and she loved her family”. That’s what I want. Whether it’s my kids or husband or a stranger at a flea market.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Apr 18, 2019 14:37:40 GMT
I used to hope my kids would care about them. But I don't want to put a burden of material goods on them.
I just do them for my enjoyment now, and if they want them when I die, have at it. There are plenty to go around.
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