“When I learned how to sew, I forgot how to cook.”
-Author Unknown-
journal entry:
Scrapbooking borders have always driven me crazy. They are hard to store and thus hard to find when I need them. Everyone comes up with a different system for storing and finding things. So far, this has worked well for me. I used a 12×12 binder and 12×12 sheet protectors. I sewed lines of different widths on the sheet protectors using my regular sewing machine. I used small stitches. I made the distance between each stitched line different widths so that I could store different kinds of borders. Some pages have many stitched lines and some have a few wide spaces. Many of my borders from the past are on fat sticker sheets. They need to slip inside of a pocket that is about 6 inches wide. So, I varied the widths on each page. In they went ! Now, I can find every, single border without packing a lunch, because they all live together in one book.
“I used to come up with the perfect places for things.
Problem was that I couldn’t find them again.
Too clever is the same thing as lost.
Labeled and in plain sight is best.”
-Grandma-
Thank you
thank you
thank you!!
After a pretty bad day at a scrappin’ event (only 3 pages done), I needed a way to redeem myself. I stumbled upon your blog and thank you! That same night I got out my sewing machine and stared practicing on regular page protectors. I also googled 12×12 binders and page protectors. I wasn’t happy with the pricing and then remembered that I had an inexpensive post bound 12×12 album. Well, I now have all my boarders, sticker sheets and misc. oversized goodies in easy to see pages. I took it one step farther and made pockets. To make the pockets I did insert a piece of paper before I sewed the sizes I needed.
You have changed my life!! Ok, maybe not my life – but at least the way I scrap! Thank you!
Oh, Kelly ! So glad you found something that worked for you! Don’t you just love the Internet and the world of blogs? Since my blog isn’t monetized, it isn’t on the radar but I appreciate your kindness in sending me a note and I am so happy that you stumbled on it !
Sandra