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Accordion Scrapbooking
Scrapbooking is one of the favorite pastimes of most people. It helps to develop our artistic side and it sometimes serves as a good way for releasing tension that many people find scrapbooking enjoyable and relaxing.
Now, if you would like to start an accordion scrapbook in particular, but don’t know where to start, then this page is for you. This article will actually cover the fundamental steps to creating an accordion scrapbook. So, make the most of your time and effort as you learn to document the special events and lives of the ones you love through accordion scrapbooking. Just note that this project is adapted from the Close to My Heart website, a company dedicated to scrapbooking.
Materials You’ll Need
Before you start forming your accordion scrapbooking, you must first gather the materials needed for the project. Here they are:
2 6x6 inch squares of background and texture paper
2 5x5 inch square of cardstock
2 4-3/4x12 inch strips of cardstock
Ribbon if desired
Stamps or other kinds of embellishments
The Procedure:
1. Usually, an accordion scrapbooking starts with wrapping each of the five inch squares of cardstock with the texture paper and desired background. I guess it is best to think that you’re doing this as if it were a present. Note that here you are making the front and back covers.
2. Take the two long strips of cardstock. Note the term “long”. Then, glue them together by way of overlapping them by ½ inch. After that, you obviously have one long strip. Now, fold this strip on the seam where the two pieces are joined.
3. From the fold you’ve made, don’t forget to mark 4-3/4 inches from the fold and crease at this point. This step must be done on the other side of the fold as well.
4. If done, trim off the excess paper, making the pages even. After this step, you’re done making the pages.
5. Now, focus on the front and back covers you’ve made earlier and glue them on to the inside pages of your accordion scrapbook. At this point, you have the option to add a ribbon if you desired. If yes, then glue the ribbon particularly on the back cover prior to attaching the pages. Then, tie the ribbon in front to keep the accordion scrapbook flat and closed.
6. Finally, stamp on the inside to decorate. And, since you are making an accordion scrapbook here, you have the right to add pictures and do some journaling on it. Then, you’re done!
Isn’t it simple? Well, this accordion scrapbook is a pretty good present for your children, parents, grandparents, or friends. These are loads of fun to make, but one thing that you must be aware is that, once you make one, you won’t be able to stop. Accordion Scrapbooking is addictive!
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Accordion Music Memories
It's every kid's dream to play the accordion in a local talent show, right? OK, well, maybe not so much a dream as something that seems like fun at the time, but a memory that will make you cringe in horror years later when you look back at the pictures.
This story is a memory and tip / warning for accordion players everywhere. Actually, it is a valuable tip for anyone playing a musical instrument on stage where a spotlight will be in use during the show.
We started having meetings and rehearsals for the local talent show about a month and a half before the scheduled date of the show. The organization putting on the talent show had to rent the spotlight so they planned to only get it in time for the dress rehearsal, which was the day before the actual show. Therefore, during all the other rehearsals, we only had the regular fluorscent lighting in the room and the general stage lighting.
On the night of the final dress rehearsal, the person in charge of operating the spotlight could not get it to work so we went through the rehearsal without it. I had been practicing my accordion faithfully and played a medley of several songs flawlessly during the rehearsal.
The next day, on the night of the actual talent show, the spotlight was working properly. When it was my turn to perform, the audience applauded as I walked out on to the stage with my accordion strapped to my chest carrying my accordion sheet music. I sat down and placed the sheet music on the stand. The general house lights dimmed and the spotlight came on.
That's when I realized it was time to panic. Stage fright, you think? Not at all, I loved being on the stage with an audience of hundreds. The reason for panic was because the spotlight was so strong that it shone right through the sheet music! I couldn't see any of the notes on the pages.
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