Here is the 4 minute digital scrapbooking howto!
Minute 1: Your Pictures
As with traditional scrapbooking the first step to digital scrapbooking should be your pictures. There are several ways to get your pictures on to your computer. We will briefly discuss three of them: digital cameras, scanners, and your local or online p... Read more
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Your sewing or crafting room should reflect the style and comfort you put into your creations. When your space is organized and decorated to your taste, it is an oasis you look forward to, rather than another room that needs care. Keep in mind that organization doesn’t have to be expensive or elaborate. You might even have some items around the house to help you out!
1.Display your favorite colors in your room using paint, simple curtains, artwork, and colorful crafting supplies such as ribbons, thread spools, and fabrics, as your décor. 2.Baskets make great scrap catchers. I keep one large basket next to my cutting table for usable scraps of fabric to go through later. I keep another next to my sewing machine with smaller scraps for test stitching. A third holds my stash finds—fat quarters that I couldn’t pass up, remnants, and bit of lace that I’ve picked up. Dress your basket with a bow made from a scrap of your favorite fabric or ribbon. 3.Cover a foam core board or an old bulletin board with fabrics or scrapbooking papers and hang on the wall for an artistic look that’s also functional. Find some decorative push-pins and use the boards to hold design ideas, notes on measurements, and drawings. Hang your smaller templates and rulers on the board for easy access. Staple some string or yarn on one side of the board and tack it on the other side to hang spools of ribbon. 4.Use pretty pottery vases for things like craft sticks, marking tools, and tall scissors. Vintage tea cups make darling containers for pins or needles. Great for small appliqués, buttons, snaps, and other small notions, cookie or popcorn tins are always around, so put them to good use! 5.A clean pad of decorative note paper is always useful to jot down notes to yourself as you craft. This allows you to clear your mind to concentrate on the task you’re doing. 6.Use a decorative key hook board to hang your small scissors so you can find them. Hanging also preserves the sharp points on your cutting tools. 7.Use those slightly worn gift bags (the ones you can’t bear to throw away, but can’t re-give to someone else!) to hold projects-in-progress. Hang them from a hanger on the rod in the closet. 8.Keep a pretty tea tray on your desk for the latest copies of fabric catalogues and quilting magazines. Go through the stack monthly when you pay your bills and file or throw away old copies. 9.Hang a mirror somewhere in your sewing room where you can catch a glimpse of yourself at your craft. Mirrors add light and space, and seeing yourself doing what you love will encourage you to do more of it! 10.Put a soft, comfortable chair in the corner of your craft space alongside a small table or even a hatbox so that you can sit down to read or hand-sew with a cup of tea. This inviting nook will add an element of comfort to your workspace. Use some simple things around the house to add beautiful organizational elements, and make your craft or sewing space a place you love!
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