The Ivory Tower Two

I love little albums made from paper bags.  They're fun, cute, and a great way to express creativity while preserving memories. These are the things I love most about them:

• They're small, so they don't take up a lot of room on my shelves.  I live in a small  house.  Storage space is always a problem. 
• Their size also makes them more portable.  They're just the right size to tuck into a purse or a carryall bag. 
• They're lightweight.
• They're much easier and quicker to assemble.
• They are extremely easy to personalize.
• Even though they're small, the various pages and pocket can hold a surprising amount of "stuff".

I recently made one of these albums for myself.  At the end of October, I was in the local theater's production of The Fantasticks.  We had a wonderful cast, crew, and band, so naturally, I wanted to preserve as much of this experience as possible.  As El Gallo (one of the characters in the show) would say, "Observe".

The right page in the picture above is constructed with three pockets.  I filled the pockets with ticket stubs, the flier for the cast party, a copy of the program, and a copy of a fax we received from the New York company of The Fantasticks.

These tags contain pictures that I didn't want to put on the pages themselves.  Someday, I hope to have the cast sign the tags or the backs of the picture tags.  The autographs and/or messages are another way to keep the show alive.  The tags easily fit into the pockets of the album.

Above are pictures of other items that fit into the pockets.  The top picture is the program and the fax that I mentioned earlier.  The bottom picture shows cards from a cast member and the director and a bag of "leaves", "rain", and "snow" that we used as props in the show.  I collected them from the stage floor.  I know - I'm kind of sentimental that way!

I'm currently working on some Christmas albums.  I'm hoping to create about five of them and post them to our Etsy shop soon. 

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