Your high school
newspaper clippings can help you relive your high school years.
Scrapbooking offers a way to remember past events in your life in a visual, organized manner. A high school scrapbook can help you relive your high school years in the future and remind you of things you don't want to forget. If your high school operated its own newspaper, you can use the clippings to help create your scrapbook and tell the story of your high school years without having to write anything yourself.
Instructions
1. Cut out the articles, pictures or other elements that you want to use in your scrapbook. Check the backs of each page before you cut to make sure there isn't something you want on the other side as well. If there is, make a photocopy of one side of the page.
2. Arrange the clippings in a single layer in a 9-inch by 13-inch glass pan. Cover the clippings in distilled water at least an inch deep.
3. Soak the clippings for at least 20 minutes, changing the water if it turns yellow.
4. Remove the clippings from the water carefully and arrange them on a towel to dry. The ideal temperature for drying is 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooler temperatures take longer to dry and warmer temperatures create curling, which will remedy when you glue the clippings into your scrapbook.
5. Spray the clippings with deacidification spray to remove the acid from the paper. This process helps to preserve the paper and prevent yellowing and decay in the future.
6. Sort the clippings into themes or categories to more easily arrange them onto pages. For instance, separate out any dance-related clippings, sports clippings and theatrical clippings. You may also want to sort the clippings by year.
7. Select scrapbooking paper that reflects the theme for each set of clippings. For example, football paper works well for sports articles, balloon paper works for dances, and music notes or drama masks work for theatrical clippings.
8. Organize the articles onto each page. You may need more than one page for each theme or category depending on the number of clippings and their size.
9. Dab a small amount of glue onto the four corners of the paper to secure each clipping onto the page. Do not smear glue over the entire back of the clipping because this will cause wrinkling.
10. Add embellishments that match the theme or category with which you are working. Write any additional notes onto each page to help you remember the significance of the clippings and other related events.
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