This entry is part 58 of 84 in the series Scrapworthy Lives ResultsEach Wednesday, I write a post from my dissertation. Excluding scrapbook business owners, industry workers earn close to minimum wage, commission-only, or a combination of the two in … Continue reading
I won’t be writing for Scrapbook Update anymore. My contract was discontinued. That’s fancy for fired. It came as quite a shock as I had been having some great conversations in the comments of my posts at Scrapbook Update. After … Continue reading
This entry is part 22 of 84 in the series Scrapworthy Lives ResultsEach Wednesday, I write a post from my dissertation. Expert scrapbookers may become industry workers, though some industry workers do not enter the industry as an expert. For … Continue reading
One reader wrote me the following question: How does direct selling in the scrapbooking/stamping industry work? Do most direct sellers do it for the discount or is it possible to make a living as a direct seller? If they are … Continue reading
I remember when I first began working in the scrapbook industry, my co-workers kept talking about CHA and HIA. I had no idea what they were talking about. I soon learned that these were the two big trade shows for … Continue reading
The topic of inequality in the scrapbook industry is one that I address in my dissertation and I will have much more to say on the matter once I reach those sections of my dissertation in my Wednesday posts. A … Continue reading
The story that my dissertation tells about scrapbooking is about how scrapbooking is a way to both view the world and communicate that one’s life has value. Most scrapbookers come to view the world through the eyes of a member … Continue reading
One reason I focused on scrapbooking for my dissertation research is because the industry grew so quickly in a short period of time. I began working in the industry in 2003, which is around the time the industry was peaking. … Continue reading
Stephanie Medley-Rath is a sociologist and scrapbooker who studies scrapbooking and memory keeping. Scrapworthy Lives is a blog focused on her sociological analysis of scrapbooking, with a sprinkling of posts about Stephanie's own scrapbooking projects.
