Want some more organization in your scrapbooking?
We all love to scrapbook, but as time goes on we collect more and more supplies and don't have a place to put them. Well you will finally have a place to put everything because this article is going to show you how to make your own scrapbooking organizer.
Now you will have a place to keep the paper, glue, stickers, embellishments, scissors, ribbon, tape and everything else you use in one place.
What you will need:
- A medium sized shelf that you can devote entirely to your scrapbooking. (You can find this at a home decorating store or an office supply store.)
- Four or five paper racks. These are the racks that you can put your documents in without folding them.
- Pick up some sturdy bins or baskets that can fit on your shelf.
- Polaroid camera.
- Permanent markers.
- Small Ziploc bags for stickers, beads, etc.
- Hot glue gun.
Now it is time to put it all together:
1. The first thing you will want to do is find a great place in your home to keep your scrapbooking organizer shelf at. Some great ideas are your home office, the basement, (providing that it's waterproofed and not damp or wet) or your storage room.
2. Put your bins on your shelf and put all your supplies in so they can be ready when you need them.
3. Designate a bin or basket to each item you wish it to hold. For example, if you have 5 bins, use one for markers, pens, glue sticks, crayons, paints, and stamps. Include other things that are along these lines. You can use another bin for ribbons, lace, leather, paper flowers, and things like this.
Your last bin should be named miscellaneous for things that don't really go in any of the other bins.
4. Now, assemble every item that will be placed in one particular scrapbooking organizer bin. Take a picture of these items with your Polaroid camera. Use the hot glue gun to glue the picture to the font of the bins. This a nice way to make a photo label. You can also write on the bin with your markers if you wish.
5. Gather your different papers and place them in the scrapbooking organizer paper racks. This will ensure that you are able to find a particular type of paper quickly for projects.
6. Now, place your scrapbooking organizer bins and paper racks on your shelf where you wish them to be. Voila!
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Published September 20th, 2007
