Scraps: Adventures in Scrapbooking

by Wendy Bagley

In the tradition of Stitch +n Bitch, a collection of humorous essays about America+s obsession with scrapbooking-Scrapbooking leads to deeper love, better health, perfect kindness, universal peace, a clearer complexion, and material wealth.+ Or so says Wendy Bagley, the witty author of Adventures in Scrapbooking.Scraps is a hysterical collection of essays celebrating this outrageously popular hobby in all its glory. True -Scrapaholics+-a.k.a. Crop Queens, Photo Fiends, and 35-millimeter Mamas-will rejoice to see themselves reflected in the pages of this one-of-a-kind send-up. Overflowing with helpful hints (-Successful scrapbooking is one percent inspiration, eighty-nine percent perspiration, and ten percent snack food+) and aspirational wisdom (see the chapter titled -World Peace Through Scrapbooking+), Scraps is the perfect gift for the scrapbooking Mom who has everything.

192 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2005

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 1 out of 5]

so horrible I couldn't even finish it. felt like she was making fun of scrappers

[Angie · Rating 2 out of 5]

A lighthearted sarcastic little book. I thought it was going to be an adventure about a scrapbooking club or such, but it was not. It was a satirical accounting of if you were a scrapaholic or not. I read it all only because it was a gift. Disappointed. 2 Stars, and no I won't be scrapbooking about it.

[S · Rating 2 out of 5]

I ONLY enjoyed reading the book because I enjoy scrapbooking. While lighthearted and entertaining, sometimes making me chuckle out loud, there were a few chapters that would have been best edited out in total. Her not always subtle attempts at name-dropping were annoying, not coy because they were too vague for me to know who she was talking about. There are no scrapbooking tips either. Clearly the author's talent is advertising copy-writing.

[Julie · Rating 1 out of 5]

I received this book as a gift because I'm a scrapbooker. I don't know what I was expecting, exactly, but I WAS expecting more humor. More things that related to my experiences with scrapbooking. Unfortunately, I didn't find the book particularly funny, although I could commiserate with a few of the author's experiences.

[Amanda · Rating 1 out of 5]

I quit reading five or six chapters in.
It's not a story. Just a book making fun of scrapbookers. Some of the jokes were clever, but I couldn't handle any more.

[Sandybear76]

not sure who the author was writing this book for. At times it was funny and at other times it seemed to be a slp in the face to scrapbookers.

[Jennifer Biggs · Rating 3 out of 5]

witty and an inspiration to scrap book.

[Stephanie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Its okay I did get a few giggles about it. Most of the stuff is just a little dated for me to really appreciate. A few years back I might have given it 3 or 3.5.

[Angie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Most of these little anecdotes were pretty comical, but she goes a bit overboard with the puns.