Futon Heaven

Scrapbooking is a lot of fun, but before you realize it you have piles and piles of materials that don’t really have a place of their own. Well now is the time to get your scrapbooking organized by making your own scrapbooking organizer.

Soon you will be able to keep all those fun supplies and materials in one place.

What you will need:

- A nice shelf you can clear out just for your scrapbooking space. If you don’t already have a shelf, you can pick one up at any office supply store.

- 4 or 5 paper racks. The ones that lay down and hold your documents or paper flat without folding. (You can find these at office supply stores.)

- Pick up some sturdy bins or baskets that can fit on your shelf.

- Polaroid camera.

- Permanent markers.

- Some freezer bags to keep the beads, stickers and other supplies in.

- Hot glue gun.

How to set it up:

1. To begin you want to find the perfect spot for your scrapbooking shelf. Some great ideas are your home office, the basement, (providing that it’s waterproofed and not damp or wet) or your storage room.

2. Set up your shelf in it’s designated area, then get all of your other supplies ready in a good working location. Be sure to have your scrapbooking supplies available as well.

3. Designate a bin or basket to each item you wish it to hold. For instance, if you have 3 bins you can name them embellishments, stamps, cutouts, etc… Include other things that are along these lines. You can use more bins for stencils, paper, templates and the like.

Your last bin should be named miscellaneous for things that don’t really go in any of the other bins.

4. Now it is time to put every scrapbook supply in its matching bin. Take a picture of these items with your Polaroid camera. Hot glue your picture to the front of the bin or basket carefully. You can also write on the bin with your markers if you wish.

5. Put all your scrapbooking paper in the 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!

Get some supplies to organize in your bins from Discount Scrapbooking. They have discounts on everything from scrapbook die cutting machines to scrapbook paper piecings.

- Amy C