My friend Carolyn over at CropChic has jumped onto the paper bag album bandwagon. Having done an investigative report on the selling of these bags for up to $45 at eBay, she comments that “Scrapbooking has truly gone overboard when simple paper bags drive women into spending frenzies.”
You can read her whole article on paper bag albums here. Also check out her layout of a paper bag album she created. (It is very cute and makes me want to go to a BBQ.)
Maybe I need to actually see one of these to get the impact, but I just don’t get it at all. Don’t get me wrong, the paper bag albums I’ve seen are wonderful, yet I just cant’ get over what they are created on. On the other hand though, there are people out there who don’t “get” scrapbooking at all either.
And, it doesn’t take much to whip a bunch of scrapbooking women into a buying frenzy either =:)
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July 26th, 2005 at 9:42 am - Edit
I’m obsessed, I tell you. Obsessed! I confess–I went out yesterday and bought a pack of paper bags to make albums out of. I’ve been sucked in! Note of caution: these bags ARE NOT acid free so I think you’ll have to spray them with something to make them photo safe. Or, don’t use your original photos when making the books. You can bet that some scrapbook company is going to manufacture acid-free paper bag albums very soon.
July 26th, 2005 at 11:27 am - Edit
I made one PBA and it was fun. I think maybe the appeal is that it’s a small, inexpensive project that you can start and finish in just a short time. No dragging out for weeks or months like a large album. Instant gratification.
I think some people will be attracted to this style of quick-n-easy long before they would even think of actually creating a large-format scrapbook.
I enjoy seeing what creative people come up with to do with scrapbook supplies. Last year it was composition books, this year it’s paper bag books…wonder what will be next??
Sarah