Create a baby album, it is a beautiful idea with which to keep memories, photos, objects and other experiences lived during the first months of your child's life. In addition, as your child grows and gets older, he will be able to see what those first moments in his life were like and enjoy seeing how his growth was.
Today the magic of photo albums is being lost, since new technologies have relegated printed photos to the background. Although it is very convenient to be able to take photos with your mobile at any time, even repeat the photos until you get the best snapshot, the truth is that printed photos are much more special.
Who doesn't like to see family photo albums, that with so much care were kept not many years ago? Those albums that hold special memories captured in images are special, magical and a beautiful memory to keep for many years.
Scrapbooking or scrapbook
In the market you can find different options to create an album of your baby And if you want to have this memory even if you don't have much time, it can be a simple solution. However, you can create the album yourself by hand and thus you will achieve a unique and special result.
To make your baby's album yourself at home, you have two options. On the one hand, you can buy a special album for scrapbooking, that is, a scrapbook. They are generally made of cardboard and you can find them in plain, so that you can go adding the cutouts and decoration materials you want. This would be the simplest option, but if you are passionate about crafts and want to create the album from scratch, you can do it through the binding technique.
You will need to special cardboard for binding and other specific materials. If you do not know the technique but want to try it, on the Internet you will find tutorials with which to learn easily.
How to make your baby's album
Once you have the album, you can start decorating it and fill it with the memories of your child's first year. The first thing will be to decorate the album, for this, you can follow these steps:
- Cover the book cover. You can use materials as diverse as fabric, felt, eva rubber or even make a hand drawing with which decorate album cover of memories.
- Include the baby's name on the cover. So, if you have thought to paint the cover by hand, do not forget check a box in the place where you want to put the name.
- Attach a ribbon to close the album and protect the interior. To join the two caps, you can use a satin ribbon. You can also use bias for sewing or the same fabric as the cover page, if you have chosen this option.
- Place decorative papers on the rest of the pages. Generally, scrapbooking tends to incorporate a small number of pages, which are usually between 15 and 20. If you do it by hand, you can include as many pages as you want. The pages are made of a strong, recycled material, similar to cardboard, so it will be more beautiful if you decorate it to your liking.
- Choose the memories you want to include in the baby album. From photographs of special moments, such as the first bath, the first family social event, the first birthday, the footprints, or the first ultrasound, for example. Also you can add a letter to your baby, in which to explain how you feel at that moment and where you can express your emotions for the future.
A special memory to keep for a lifetime
It will be a beautiful memory to keep over the years, even in times when things are not easy and you need a reminder of how good motherhood made you feel. The passage of time is sometimes cruel and on many occasions, we forget feelings, emotions and other sensations that at the time made us happy.
Having a memory album, with photographs, clippings, with phrases that moved you in their day, with your child's first doodles, etc., will be a beautiful way to keep all those feelings safe forever.