In this post I'd like to mention some un-common places where you can find not-only cheap scrapbooking materials, but mostly, 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.
Family and Friends
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 quite alright with me taking these things as they'd been meaning to chuck them out, so I was in fact doing them a favor.
Hard Rubbish Day
I'm not sure about you, but in my suburb we've got a thing called 'hard rubbish' day. This is a day when folk take the things that they no longer desire and put them out on the strip of grass in front of their house where the local council can come and take them away.
This is an absolute goldmine for crafting materials, I have found old linen, ribbons, wrapping paper, colored pencils, paper - just about everything a scrapper could need. I was in heaven.
So you see, if you just sit down and have a little bit of a think, you will be able to come up with a whole stack of different loactions to find items 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.
Family and Friends
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 quite alright with me taking these things as they'd been meaning to chuck them out, so I was in fact doing them a favor.
Hard Rubbish Day
I'm not sure about you, but in my suburb we've got a thing called 'hard rubbish' day. This is a day when folk take the things that they no longer desire and put them out on the strip of grass in front of their house where the local council can come and take them away.
This is an absolute goldmine for crafting materials, I have found old linen, ribbons, wrapping paper, colored pencils, paper - just about everything a scrapper could need. I was in heaven.
So you see, if you just sit down and have a little bit of a think, you will be able to come up with a whole stack of different loactions to find items for your albums.
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