When you start a new hobby, it is so very important to plan out a space for working on your scrapbook, a place to organize all your materials you will use to assemble it. Too often, we don’t plan out "where" and "how," so think about this first. Because scrapbooking involves dealing with so many pieces and parts, we will enjoy our hobby more if we have a place for everything.
Here are a couple of great sites that have the most variety in containers that can make scrapbooking more pleasant!
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One last thing you should consider before starting this fun hobby, is to buy a legal pad and pen. You can make this your "to do" list of sorts so you can plan out what scrapbook you are doing, what you have to buy, and the deadline of when you will complete your scrapbook.
A well organzied "scrapbooker" is a happy scrapbooker!!
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When starting out in scrapbooking, it is wise to plan three main important things.
1) What is the purpose of the scrapbook?
2) What materials are going to be used?
3) What is my budget?
These are quite often the most important things we should think about before even starting a project.
The purpose of the scrapbook, of course, is to preserve the memories of the object presented. It could be for family, for a once in a lifetime event, or celebrating a holiday. Soon, we will be adding a part of this blog to scrapbookers of all kinds. We will have a spot where you can add your own pictures of your masterpiece!
Regarding materials, sky is the limit! Photographs is the first on the list, for sure. From there anything goes from; coins, stickers, string, toothpicks, yarn, refrigerator magnets, stamps, buttons, colored paper, hair pins, paper clips, wire, pipe cleaners, scrap paper, screws, caps, match sticks, just to name a few. Besides photographs as the most important material, the scrapbook or booklet comes to mind. There are as many different kinds of scrap related books to hold everything as there are materials to put into them.
Budget? Well we could easily say "sky is the limit," again! But really folks, a good starting budget for a modest scrapbook is in the $70 to $150 range. In the posts to follow, we will go over the scrapbooks made with different budgets. We will show the low economy type to the "no holds barred" gaudy scrapbooks!
When starting out, we suggest starting as a group. Even if you start with you and a friend, it will be just as much fun to make when you can share the experience with others.
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As anyone who is very familiar with surfing the internet finding things, the most appropriate place to start is Google, Yahoo Search, or MSN. While there is over 100,000 such websites out there, we will be providing our best "picks" for where you can get the most variety of materials. Feel free to comment here on the best places on the internet you use to purchase your scrapbook materials.
In the meantime, your local art stores, or national craft stores like, Michaels, Joann Fabrics, Ben Franklin Stores, Hobby Bench, etc. Even Office supply stores such as Staples and big box stores, Target, K-Mart are good sources to get scrapbook supplies. The places you can get materials are only limited by your imagination. I can also see going to grocery stores, antique stores, department stores and even the mom and pop stationary stores, which are a dying breed indeed!
In the next several posts, we will be going over some of the basic supplies that are necessary to making any scrapbook you are planning.
We are pleased to announced that will be interviewing a seasoned scrapbooking artist from Arizona. Stay tuned for more exciting information!
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Have you heard about the creative world of scrapbooking? Do you know what it is? It is the art of combining pictures, poetry, story telling, 3 D artwork and various art media together and feature them in a decorative album. This “hobby” has gone on for many years and probably started from some very sentimental people! It is fun, and allows for your full creativity to come out.
Quite often, they are tied to a life experience, an obsession with a sport, an excitement for a club or fellowship, a wedding, a time in history, but mostly the themes involve family. Whether your interest is in genealogy, personal journals, keeping track of children growing up, or just making a “time capsule,” there is no end to the possibilities for a scrapbook.
Two of the most popular scrapbooks right now have to do with military and children. Since a lot of our loved ones are across the sea serving in the military, there are countless scrapbooks being made to preserve the memory, or posthumous memory of family members who served in the military. Likewise, it seems we are living in a “baby boom” age and scrapbooking is a natural extension of preserving the memories of children who seem to grow up all too fast!
Since there are no boundaries of what objects you can put into a scrapbook, skies the limit! No matter what kind of scrapbook you intend on starting, there is no better time than now to get started.
Did you know that scrapbooking is currently one of the fastest growing craft industries in the USA? You will soon find more and more sources for craft suppliers and instructors for this renewed craze.
In the posts to follow, we will give some tips on how you can get started, books that show you how, ebook courses, and also maybe featuring a “guest” scrapbooking instructor here.
Stay tuned for more details.
I am excited to present a new site dedicated to everything scrapbooking! This site was born out of sharing ideas from friends, family and associates. We will bring new ideas, present scrapbook related books and materials for you to enjoy.
Before we start our journey in creating new and different scrapbooks for any occasion, please feel free to let us know what you would like covered here.
Let’s begin to have fun by discovery of making amazing things!
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