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Two Cents Worth…on my favorite subject.

Christmas is coming.
I know. It does every year.
Those over-organized individuals we all know and love are already thinking about it. And, I sometimes think of it in June or July and vow…again, I will not be a Christmas procrastinator… and get an “early” start.
Truthfully, how many of us ever really do?
I’m offering you a chance…one I hope to follow through on myself.
Now is the time to start some of those Christmas projects or maybe even the shopping. Your decision is what to start or where. Quilters, scrapbookers, the do-it-yourselfers of the world are on it…eagerly clipping, stitching, pasting or nailing something in place and ready to wrap by October? November? Wow, that is dedication…am I up to it? More importantly are you?
I’ve made a quilt…it just took about 10 years to finally wrap it up.
I tried traditional scrapbooks…with a promise to apply the finishing touches after it was presented as a gift. Guess what? Those finishing touches are still waiting…maybe this is my year. But it won’t be with scissors and glue or all those expensive buttons, bows, or sequins embellishments.
My computer and a large folder of digital photos will be my only tools. My “scrapbook” table is my computer screen and my keyboard serves my fingers.
Digital scrapbooking is here in many forms. Several photo sites offer ready-made templates to “plug” your pictures in. Still others offer infinite opportunities to start from scratch, using blank pages and digital embellishments. Try any photo site and you are likely to find an opportunity to create. Better yet tryout my site at Heritage Makers, the premier digital scrapbook site…yes, that is blatant advertising, but if I didn’t believe it was the best I wouldn’t be involved.
Simply put…you can publish a book…your book. Digital scrapbooks are available in paperback, hard cover and spiralbound versions. If you can use a computer, you can do this, too.
I‘ve “been there, done that” no reason you can’t, too!