Scrapbook Embellishments – Do-it-yourself Materials
Who says scrapbook embellishments have to come out of a store? Creating embellishments is also one of the fun parts in scrapbooking. Aside from the fact that you’ll be able to save a lot of money with do-it-yourself embellishments, you’ll also be able to use this creative activity as a fun way to get together with family or friends. Do-it-yourself materials can include simple materials out of cans, little pieces of fabric, carpet or linoleum and just about anything that you thought you wouldn’t need anymore.
Fabric Icons Fabric icons can be made out of any type of fabric, with any other junk that would be easy to sew on. For example, if you prefer to create a fabric icon of coke, you can cut out the “coke” from a coke can, seal the sides with adhesive so you won’t get hurt sewing in the process. Place the “coke” in the middle of the fabric and reseal onto the fabric by thick thread or thin yarn. With fabric as the background of each icon, it’ll be easy to stick onto any kind of scrapbook. This technique is also used for other scrapbook embellishments that is hard to stick on.
Fabricated Flowers Fabricated flowers are the type of scrapbook embellishments that you can place anywhere. You can create flowers with yarn, little pieces of paper, fabric, wires or if you’re really creative, you can use toothpicks and buttons for the inner circle of the flower. Spice up the colors with acrylic paint and glitter.
Do-it-yourself materials are really good for those who’d like to save money while still creating a unique scrapbook. You’ll be able to personalize your scrapbook with your own embellishments and scrapbooking supplies as well as be able to use up stuff at home that you may have thought were scrap. Not only do you save money, but you save a lot of time from having to go out and buy.
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