Need BAN Wagon Help

[happycampers]

Okay Wagoneers, I need help.

I've got all these photos that friends and family send in their Christmas cards (from 2007 and previous years as well). I never want to throw them away, but I don't know how to handle them.

I've seen layout ideas where they've made a layout of the year's Christmas photos.

Recently, I read an idea where someone made a small book with each family's Christmas photo on it's own page with the family's name. The book goes from year to year and is put out each Christmas to look back on.

Here's where I need help. I like that book idea, so while we were out today, I stopped by Big Lots, my weakness. They usually have good deals on scrapbooks. I was thinking of a 6x6 or 8x8 red or green book. When I got in there they had a cute 8x8 snowflake book for $4 (not my original plan, but very cute). Then they had some paper kits for $5. There was a winter-ish one that could work well with the snowflake book.

I left them both and avoided the rest of the scrap aisle. There was a feeling of guilt if I would've spent during the BAN, but there was also a feeling that I will regret having not purchased them since I'd like to do a book, and those items would've made a cute one. Do I already have enough to keep me busy? Do I need another project even though that one sounds simple enough.

Am I overthinking the BAN? I need some objective thoughts. Any advice? Therapy? Thanks.

 

[Kim1964]

Here's how I look at the BAN. My reasons for participating are to stop stockpiling stuff that I like but have no immediate use for, and to limit my obsessive purchase of Cricut cartridges.

I think if you have a good project idea AND you are going to do it NOW, AND you don't have the necessary supplies to complete the project, then I think it's OK to buy some. However, if you're going to buy it now and 3 months from now have it on your goal list to finally START this project, then I wouldn't buy it now. To me, that would fall into the "someday stockpiling" category.

Good luck. I'm struggling today to not go shopping, but I am going to make it!

 

[Lisa]

I totally agree with Kim.

I always put the Christmas photos in our albums. They are friends, part of our lives, they below in our albums.

 

[PrincessNancy96]

I agree with Kim & Lisa,
If you are going to utlize it now and not just sit on it for months and months than I would go for it.. I would like a nice 6X6 or 8X8 one for our Trees through the years.. That way we can sit it out at Christmas and each page will showcase our trees for that year... and a bit of journalling about that holiday season....

I'd run back out and grab it if you are going to put it to use!!!