My Journey in the Art of Scrapbooking

by Sharon Olvera
(Riverside, CA USA)

Hi. My name is Sharon. My website is on scrapbooking and can be found at ScrapbookingIdeasInspired. While my site is basically informational, I have and do some of what I call "scrapbooking crafts" for friends, family and coworkers in my present place of employment.

One main craft that seems to interest those around me is what I call my cd calendar (which is a twist between the square cd calendar some have done and a cd mini scrapbook). As one interested coworker pointed out to me, though, is that calendars are so "passe'. So, for her I am simply helping to create a wall/ceiling hanging decoration. I recently created a similar project for my niece for her birthday and will be one of the photos showed below. Presently, I charge around $35 for one of these projects (unless it's a personal gift). These are for ones I hand deliver to people. Online or over the Internet, I could well charge more, depending on shipping and handling. I am not as yet set up for this, but I have been contemplating it. I first did this project for a spring page on my site. For the history on that, visit spring scrapbooking.

How did I get started in scrapbooking and how long have I been doing this? I have always been into crafts of one kind or another all my life. Crochet, latch-hooking, needlework, t-shirt painting and so on. I started on scrapbooking in the year 2000. It seemed like a turning point kind of year in many ways. I love this particular craft because more than anything it is about memory and expression. So, I ended up putting a website together about it. Please come and visit. I will be putting up a page with different services and products soon. Visiting my contact page is probably the best way to get my attention if you have any other questions. Thank you.