Attention scrapbooking aficionados! Michelle Thompson at Scrapability has taken the 8 Secrets from Childhood from my ChangeThis manifesto (free download) and applied them to the art of scrapbooking. She correctly (and wittily) states, “The link into any seri-arse scrapper’s identity — the ability, just for a bit, to escape adulthood, remember your childhood and simply ‘to play’.”
I think scrapbooking is indeed a great way to tap into that childlike creative spirit in a “grown-up” way. Definitely more productive than sitting in front of the boob tube. Here’s Michelle’s scrapbooking slant on the 8 Secrets:
- Delight in the little things (take photos of the small details of life)
- Dream Big (Submit, learn, encourage other scrappers)
- Get curious (Discuss the industry, explore other creative outlets)
- Live passionately (Scrap passionately – throw paint on the layout, screw up your rejects – it’s only paper!)
- Play (Play – and not just with your stash. Play with your kids, your cat, or your partner too. )
- Be Honest (Be Prepared to have an opinion about your craft)
- Have faith (Crafting is spiritual – you’re putting something of yourself into it. Have faith in yourself, and in your family to see the beauty of it)
- Maintain Perspective (When it comes down to it, it’s a hobby. Don’t spend more time in your scrapping room, and miss out on actually living the life with your family which you’re trying to scrap)
I love how Michelle tailored the secrets to her own field of interest. I’m sure the same thing could probably be done for any field. Perhaps even astrophysics?