Making Family Journals: Projects And Ideas for Sharing And Recording Memories Together

by Linda Blinn

Making Family Journals is a comprehensive and inspirational collection of how-to projects and activities, from handmade family trees to photo scrapbooks, to travel journals, family recipe books and dream journals. The book is geared toward creating projects that the entire family can enjoy and participate in, from making actual mini books, to keeping a shared journal during a trip. Families, creative moms, scrapbook artists seeking to expand their universe, book artists looking for projects to share with family will all enjoy this book, which showcases lots of new, refreshing ideas. Included are projects that outline how to make a family tree, track a family's history, document travels, create a memory book of friends, special events, and even a dream journal, a place to keep wish lists, trips you hope to take, sights you want to see, things you want to do together. There are also tips for making a family memory collage, a homemaking journal of family traditions and recipes as well as a time capsule scrapbook.

Genres: Nonfiction, Crafts, Art

128 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2006