A SMASH*ing success!

 A friend introduced me to the trendy "Smash book" idea in May or June. I was a bit confused when she tried to explain it, but then totally jumped on the wagon when I watched this video by K&Company.
It made so much sense and looked just like my style, so right away it went down on my wish list! :) I mean, come on! I'm a self-proclaimed pack rat and keep so many odds and ends in various drawers, boxes, etc. that this looked like a perfect place to store them in a creative way!

 Mom had remembered how badly I wanted one, and bought me the "retro-style" book complete with some accessories!

Some pockets, fill-in-the-blank pages, and cute tape!

At my next free time I went and collected all my junky treasures from hither and yon ^. ;) That way I can have it all there when I want to start smashing. 

a pie contest ribbon, a ricola wrapper, a concert ticket, and some cool coins.

 Yesterday evening I spread out my supplies and began to smash! At first I was a little bewildered and tried to figure out if I wanted to theme this book, or just let it be a beautiful mess. As you can see, I decided on the latter. ;)

These pages may or may not be finished....we'll just have to wait and see.

Here's another---it definitely is needing more occupants, but I can add anything later on. :)

Anyways, I'm thrilled with how it's turning out so far, and am really looking forward to filling up this book! (and hopefully will get it busting at the seams and overflowing by the time I'm through with it. :)
Have any of you heard of this new fad? Have you become a Smasher yet?
-Sarah