Printed memories

Here are what kept me busy during the days between Christmas and New year….

I finally got to organize my Europe and Hong Kong pictures. What can I say but…finally!!! Grabe…it has been months and I just had the pictures printed. Well, for one, I had no money. Second, narrowing the 5,000 Europe pictures to just a thousand and the 2,500 Hong Kong pictures to just around 300 is such a hard task! And third, no time!!! So, I took advantage of the past few days to organize my pictures…from printing to putting them in their albums.

Although, then, I had no immediate plans of printing the pics, I was alsways on the lookout for perfect albums, preferrably travel themed. But, as usual, I didn’t seen one that I liked [kung meron man, super mahal]. So, during my recent trip to Divisoria, I bought 5 albums there [100 pesos each, 200 pictures per album…jackpot!], not minding the design. I knew then that I would be busy the next few days because had to I tap into my creative side again to create these personalized albums.

I just used stuff in our house, like the leftover cloth I used for my camera bag, rubber stamps, and the ribbons I had on hand for gifts. It takes just a little imagination, and steady hands [plus lots of glue stick!], to decorate your own album.

The dried leaves depict perfectly the trip that my sister and I had during the autumn season in Europe.

Silver and blue were just right, complementing the lights reflected by the Hong Kong buildings.

Having the right look for my albums was important for me because these hold the memories I had during these trips. And now, I can look at them anytime. Digital photos give us a lot of advantages, but enjoying printed pictures in nice albums is not one of them. And no matter how technologically advanced we become, iba pa rin ang printed pictures!

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Postscript: I need help! I need to cover these albums if I want them to last long [if not forever]. Somebody suggested covering them in plastic cover, but I want this to be the last resort. So if anyone has an idea [like is there a craft plastic cover], please, please do let me know! Thanks!