Originally Posted by
TexasGurl
We had 3 nice SB stores here 5-10 yrs ago, and all 3 are closed now ...last one closed about 2 yrs ago.
But one difference I've noticed, out of at least 10 friends who were BIGTIME scrappers then, only 2 are STILL scrapping, and even those 2 aren't doing much anymore. That's a big part of the reason I'm sure ... how MANY scrapbooks can one person make - or need ?? Seems to be a much higher dropout rate than with quilters. That combined with sales lost to chain retailers and online did the local shops in ...
I was told that "crafts" have a 5 year span. 2 years on the upswing, 1 year really hot, and one year on the way out. This has been true of many crafts. Knitting, crocheting and quilting have been around for centuries but they too have had ebbs and flows. Knitting and quilting are hot now but these may be heading downward because of the cost of materials.