In this article I would like to mention a couple of improbable locations where you will find not-only cheap scrapbooking supplies, but in most situations, free ones!
My Back Yard
While taking a short break from one of my albums, I ventured out into the back yard to bring the washing in. While I was out there, I pondered if there was anything from the back yard that I could use for my album. And what I came back with was some lovely leaves and some flowers. I dried these out and included them in a nature section of my scrapbook. The effect was quite beguiling.
Friends and Family
Many of my girl-friends and some family members have spare rooms in their homes. In them, they store old materials, files, stationery, old toys and many other things that they no longer use. After looking for permission, I sifted through these rooms and found a treasure trove of supplies I could use in my scrapbooks.
The upside was that everybody was more than happy for me to take things as they'd been meaning to throw them out, so I was actually doing them a favor.
Hard Rubbish Day
I don't know about you, but in my neighbourhood we have got a thing called 'hard rubbish' day. This is a day when people take the things which they no longer need and put them out on the strip of grass in front of their home where the local council can come and take them away.
This is an absolute goldmine for craft like items, I've found wrapping paper, old linen, ribbons, coloured pencils, paper - pretty much anything a scrapbooker may want. I was in heaven.
So you see, if you simply sit down and have a little bit of a think, you will be able to come up with a whole bunch of different loactions to find supplies for your albums.
My Back Yard
While taking a short break from one of my albums, I ventured out into the back yard to bring the washing in. While I was out there, I pondered if there was anything from the back yard that I could use for my album. And what I came back with was some lovely leaves and some flowers. I dried these out and included them in a nature section of my scrapbook. The effect was quite beguiling.
Friends and Family
Many of my girl-friends and some family members have spare rooms in their homes. In them, they store old materials, files, stationery, old toys and many other things that they no longer use. After looking for permission, I sifted through these rooms and found a treasure trove of supplies I could use in my scrapbooks.
The upside was that everybody was more than happy for me to take things as they'd been meaning to throw them out, so I was actually doing them a favor.
Hard Rubbish Day
I don't know about you, but in my neighbourhood we have got a thing called 'hard rubbish' day. This is a day when people take the things which they no longer need and put them out on the strip of grass in front of their home where the local council can come and take them away.
This is an absolute goldmine for craft like items, I've found wrapping paper, old linen, ribbons, coloured pencils, paper - pretty much anything a scrapbooker may want. I was in heaven.
So you see, if you simply sit down and have a little bit of a think, you will be able to come up with a whole bunch of different loactions to find supplies for your albums.
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