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"I love scrapbooking. I cherish my scrapbooks not because of how cute they are when they are done but because they hold my life inside them. Who I am, were I have been and who my children and grandchildren are. Nothing is more important than that. My hope is to bring archiving to the scrapbooking world in a way that has never been presented to the industry before. To educate the lay person and retail establishment alike, to make archiving truly matter in the scrapbooking world.

You my be asking what is archiving? What does it really mean? Isn't this just for museums and libraries? Every scrapbooker out there needs to archive their completed books. So let’s start with what archiving isn't. It is not meant to be cute or pretty. A scrapbook is a very beautiful work of art all by itself. Archiving does not enhance the beauty of your already completed scrap book. Archiving is solely meant to protect and preserve this beautiful work of art and family heirloom for several generations to come.

Archiving is a process of caring for a valued item so that the environment will not destroy it. The Library of Congress and The American Archives and American Archival Association have provided valuable assistance in the research needed to complete the rigorous demands that Memories Never Lost has set for the products we offer.

I took this valuable information I obtained in the USA and went one step further. I wanted to know that other nations are doing in the areas of archiving and preservation. In Australia for instance, I learned that the use of metal corners on archival boxes has been banned because of possible rust and fumes emitted by the paint applied to the metal. American standards still allow for this type of archival box. However, I refuse to carry metal trimmed boxes. As a matter of fact, I do not stock any archival boxes at this time because I cannot find ones that suit the needs of scrapbookers or offer the high standards I have set for their function and durability.

My 100% cotton archival gloves are designed for handling all photos and paper. For years archivist have used these when handling books, maps, and other valuable documents and photos. Our company is the first to bring these to the scrapbooker or craft person. I realize white gloves are boring to wear so I decorated the cuffs with cotton trims and other acid-free embellishments. The gloves look cute and in no way impede the function of providing protection from finger oils that may be transferred to the paper or photos." By Jaquelyn Romero of Memories never lost.