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Creative, Inexpensive Scrapbooking Storage Solutions - Blog Entry

27 Aug 2008 10:53 PM

I love thesse ideas! I have one of thoose utencil turn around things in the garage collecting dust, but I can see it easily serving a function in my corner of the dining room where we craft. I purchased two sets of plastic drawers there are 3 drawers and will accomidate 12 x 12 paper. I LOVE them. they will actually fit 12 x 12 paper without messing up the corners of the paper, and still fit if the manufacture added a perf for the bar code. Theese are made by sterilte and were about $12 each at Walmart. I do recomend if you are purchasing more than one to stack them, you purchase them at the same store and at the same time should your budget allow. I purchased a 3rd (at Target), and it was a tiny bit different in size and would NOT stack. Funny enough, at this time they are not being used to store paper. I found when the drawers were full they were too heavy and just were not fitting my needs. They are currently top drawer adhesives, second drawer scissors and cutting tools, third embellishments, second set-- top scraps, middle holds ribbon and stickers and bottom drawer "to be archived" ahh! everyone should start one of theese spaces! This is used for the photo the childs teacher sent home from something or other and you don't have a copy- negative- etc... I make sure to scan the good ones so I have a back up. I also use this drawer for stickers that have A USE NOW purpose. I tend to buy most of my stickers, embellishments on a whim, or a "oh that would be so cute if I take pictures of...." BUT I bought stickers with a soccer theme, to go with my oldest sons soccer pitures, but... where ARE they!?! So stickers and other goodies that are just waiting for the moment you can work on them go it that drawer. I have found I have got SO many more pages DONE in doing this and far less time searching for the perfect sticker to go with pictures. When I was expecting my fourth child I pre-made pages for milestones like first steps, first food, turning over and so on, I left it some what non-discript, just a header or a border with a title, and I found this helpfull for me to REMEMBER TO TAKE A PICTURE.