I moved to a new-to-me house last year, and that means not everything fits where it used to go. So in reorganizing some things, I thought I really ought to make a record of the things I have that have been passed down from my parents, grandparents, and even great- and great-great- grandparents! The history and significance of some of these things needs to be somewhere other than my own memory!
So I decided to make a storybook.
This is the front cover. I took photos of each of the objects. I put one object on each page with a description--where did it come from, who owned it, any other special significance.
I made a very simple design for this storybook. I didn't want too much bling or busyness on the pages so that the focus would be on the heirlooms.
I got the idea for this book from a Pinterest pin I saw once about recording the history of your Christmas ornaments. But look how lovely this is for heirlooms!
This is the front cover. I took photos of each of the objects. I put one object on each page with a description--where did it come from, who owned it, any other special significance.
I made a very simple design for this storybook. I didn't want too much bling or busyness on the pages so that the focus would be on the heirlooms.
I got the idea for this book from a Pinterest pin I saw once about recording the history of your Christmas ornaments. But look how lovely this is for heirlooms!
UPDATE 2023: I created this book using a now-defunct software program called Studio by Heritage Makers, but this would be very easy to do today with templates using free software from Forever's Design & Print program. This video shows you how easy it is to use Design & Print to put in your hands whatever story you'd like to tell. The video here is about publishing a life story, but the same process applies to a book about heirlooms!
You could also make a book like this using Forever's Artisan software program if you prefer full flexibility on pages.
I got the book back a couple of days ago and I LOVE it!! It will become its own heirloom.
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ReplyDeleteThank you. It's been a really neat resource to have. I'm glad that my kids will always know where our family treasures came from, and even sometimes now I forget which great-grandma... ;) I was also able to share the digital PDF file of the book with my siblings, too! Thanks for the comment and for sharing!
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ReplyDeleteThat's wonderful news! Thank you, Dee. :)
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