Have you guys heard about these things called Smash Books? I first learned of them on Shelley’s Instagram feed (@HouseOfSmiths), and I instantly fell in love with the ‘throw-whatever-you-can-find-on-a-page’ look.
via @HouseOfSmiths on Instagram
Basically, Smash Books are a simplified way to scrapbook. I’ve never been a ‘scrapbooker,’ but my Mom did scrapbooks for each of us kids (there’s 4 of us) as a high school graduation present. And each one took her countless hours (thank you, Mom for being so awesome)! The point of these books is that they’re not supposed to be uber time consuming. Instead, these are more of a glorified journal; jot down notes and ‘smash’ them full of memorabilia, photos and mementos. It’s supposed to be a quick and easy way to capture life memories and moments. Sounds good, right??
This idea really appealed to me because I often feel guilty about throwing away cards, ticket stubs, and all those other little paper items that trigger special memories. But I also don’t want to be on Hoarders. So I get rid of them. But now I can stick them in my Smash Book! Woop!
I think it will also be a great place for Instagrams. A lot of my Instagrams from 2012 are going into my yearly Shutterfly album (read more about that here), but I’ve decided in the future, I’d like to save those albums primarily for higher quality pictures (a.k.a. pictures taken with my DSLR) and get a lot of my Instagrams printed instead. {Do you guys have any suggestions for the best sites to use to print Instagrams?}
As far as where to get them, I’ve seen them at Michael’s and someone told me Target carries them as well. I ordered mine online from K & Company…they sell lots of cute little accessories, too! Or, really, you could just buy a regular journal and doll it up yourself! The great thing is there’s no wrong way to ‘smash’!
