Photographs of loved ones, whether family or friends, are the cornerstone of scrapbooking. Thus, growing in the art of photography will help you improve your scrapbooks and your ability to capture your memories and feelings for the future.

Toward this end Allison Tyler Jones has produced a tremendous work entitled Expressions: Taking Extraordinary Photos for Your Scrapbooks and Memory Art (North Light Books, 2007, ISBN 1581809093). This 128 page paperbound book focuses entirely on portraits, working through recording the cycle and special events of your life.

There is nothing about this book that you will not love. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

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I like to be surrounded by crafts even in my leisure reading. Here are some authors that write a mystery book series where the protagonist is a crafter of some sort. Many of these books also contain craft tips in the text, in special tip boxes at chapter ends, or at the end of the book.

AUTHOR - CRAFT OR TOPIC

Bright, Elizabeth - Card Making

Bruce, Maggie - Gourd crafts

Cannell, Dorothy - Interior decorating

Childs, Laura - Scrapbooking

Ferris, Monica - Needlework

Fowler, Earlene - Quilting

Hellman, Libby - Photography

Hughes, Mary Ellen - Craft Corner

Ink, India - Bath and Body

Lind, Hailey - Art Lovers

Marberg, Peg - Interior decorating

Myers, Tim - Candlemaking

Myers, Tim - Soap making shop

Sefton, Maggie - Knitting

Smith, Barbara Burnett - Beading

So, pick out a craft related mystery for your reading pleasure.

Ddd