Many people love to scrapbook and make cards. However if you try to buy all the tools and cutting accessories at one time, you could spend a lot of money. Here are a few tips from several of my family and friends who love scrapbooking, want to preserve memories and not spend a fortune. This post…
As a Mom you have many treasured scraps of paper, school art projects, favorite costumes, photos of special moments. It’s impossible to keep them all. Most of the time the memorabilia gets moved farther back in the closet or under the bed each year and you just forget about it. But my Aunt and Mom…
Do you enjoy crafting home made cards or designing gift bags? I know it is always special when I receive a gift that I know someone took the time to personalize. Creating handmade cards can also be a unique way to use recycled products and do something good for the environment. Recently, I received a…
Want to make your own Christmas cards this year? It’s so easy and much more fun than just buying a box of cards off the shelf. Invite friends or children to make them with you and you just may start a holiday tradition that you’ll look forward to each year. Here’s some tips for how…
We all have those times in our life that we want to remember – weddings, anniversaries, travels, births, deaths – but what can you do to commemorate these events, to remember them long into the future? Scrapbook It It’s something that everyone means to get around to, but scrapbooking is an art unto itself, and…
Many adults look at Scrapbooking as a time to be very creative and precise. They appoach the hobby as a time to show off their amazing design skills and look at each page as a masterpiece. But when you scrapbook with kids, you have to adjust your expectations and allow the child to explore and…
My kids love to do crafts and make things. That’s why I was excited to work with Scrapbuck.com to have a Card Making Party. The kids had a ball and made some pretty cool creations and we learned a few things along the way! Hobbies on a Budget uses affiliate links. Click here for a…
When we first had children, I was given a piece of advice that I have followed up on every year. What was this great advice? Keep all the holiday pictures and memories in one place so each season I could flip through the memories of all the past years. Making a Holiday Memories Scrapbook has…