Scrapbooking

/ˈskræpbʊkɪŋ/ noun

Definition

the hobby of creating decorative albums with photographs, memorabilia, and embellishments

Etymology

From 'scrap' (small piece) + 'book,' the hobby emerged in 19th century but modern scrapbooking developed in 1980s

Kelly Says

Scrapbooking started as a way to preserve newspaper clippings and 'scraps' of memories in the 1800s. The modern craft version exploded in the 1980s when people realized they could make these memory books into art projects!

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