scrap exchange #1.

i'm a hoarder. it runs in my family on both sides at so many levels. one of the many things i hoard are paper clippings. if i see something i like, i tear it out, cut it out, add it to the pile. i really like piles. and actually looking around my room now, there are lotsa lil' piles waiting to be made into smaller piles or rearranged.

when i was packing up all my things i went through loads of piles, slowly weeding out what i didn't want or couldn't possibly hold onto. i waded into magazine and paper clippings i had kept for years, and selected some i couldn't bear to throw in the bin. over the next few weeks i'll be sharing these with you.

bachelor number one are these pages from an old textbook. tho the book itself is long gone, i can remember using it in first grade or so. i've always loved crayons and won quite a few colouring contests in my day, so seeing a bit behind the scenes in the factory made me love them that much more.

the smells in the crayon factory must be amazing! as i've lost the pages before these i was all smiles finding this video - who's up for a visit to the crayola factory?