Irish themed scrapbook for baby gift?
A coworker just had a baby boy and I wanted to make her a scrapbook. They are of irish descent. How can I incorporate that into the scrapbook. I don't want to put leprechauns and pots of gold all around. I find that to be kinda stereotypical.
Anyone who is of irish descent know what would be good images or any type of embellishment that I could use?
Thanks
A shamrock background paper in pastel green would be a good start. Any type that has the celtic knot would also be appropriate as would green/gold stripes or something else kind of masculine. You might use: Irish sayings/blessings, the celtic knot symbol, shamrock and thistle (which is Scottish) symbols, the flag of Ireland, the claddagh. Print the blessing around the perimeter of the page or pictures.
Maybe you could design a few extra pages and leave the photo sections blank for the parents to add pictures.
You could make your own celtic knot with yarn or thin ribbon.
You might check at Michael's, Hobby Lobby, JoAnne's, or even Target for celtic page kits.
January 3rd, 2009 at 12:23 pm
A shamrock background paper in pastel green would be a good start. Any type that has the celtic knot would also be appropriate as would green/gold stripes or something else kind of masculine. You might use: Irish sayings/blessings, the celtic knot symbol, shamrock and thistle (which is Scottish) symbols, the flag of Ireland, the claddagh. Print the blessing around the perimeter of the page or pictures.
Maybe you could design a few extra pages and leave the photo sections blank for the parents to add pictures.
You could make your own celtic knot with yarn or thin ribbon.
You might check at Michael's, Hobby Lobby, JoAnne's, or even Target for celtic page kits.
References :
http://www.abitoblarney.com/irishsayings.htm