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jknapp00

jknapp00		 Stretching Supplies
Nov 30 2006, 12:58 PM EST
I use my chipboard accents as templates - draw around them in pencil, then either punch holes evenly around the outline or hand-stitch around the outline. You can also use this technique with fonts printed on the computer - print them out and layer the paper over your decorative paper then punch hole using an anywhere punch or prick holes for hand-stitching. 5  out of 5 found this valuable. Do you?    
FrugalDecoratingDiva

FrugalDecoratingDiva		 RE: Stretching Supplies
Nov 30 2006, 8:25 PM EST
I stretch my supplies by getting things at NON-scrapbooking stores. For instance:

1. The dollar stores here sells LOTS of scrapbooking stuff for just a dollar. Matching paper stes, stamps, stickers, albums, embellishments - LOTS-O-Stuff!

2. I buy A LOT at office supply stores. I bought overhead projector film to use as clear overlays. The things we used when we were kids to hold pages of our projects together can still be bought at office supply stores. Paper clips, glue sticks, packs of colored paper - all from office supply stores. I bought typing paper to use as a sheer, light weight paper. Any paper that isn't acid free can be easily de-acidified.

3. I buy sewing boxes, sewing kits - even cabinet sewing machines - at auctions for just a couple dollars - just to get the buttons, lace, ribbon, thread - WHATEVER! - sewing notions. I yank notions off clothes before they end up in the rag bag or garbage. Whatever I don't think I can use, I send to a thrift store.

4. I go through all the junk mail I get and cut out any pictures that I like, and could use for projects. For instance, I made a gardening journal this year of all the things I planted in my yard. I would cut flower pictures out of the catalogs that came in the mail, and used them in the journal. I made a lot of Christmas gift tags this year by cutting out pictures of Christmas cards that could be ordered through catalogs.

5. I use Glad Press and Seal to make small pockets and pouches to hold things in - I made some wedding albums this year, and included sealed pouches of flowers or flower petals from the reception (after air drying them).

That's all I can think of this second. I will be wrapping some of what I made for gifts, and I'll be doing a quick look through before wrapping. If I spy anything else I have done, I'll be sure to share!

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