| Anyone of us could walk into the craft store and | | | | (a small keychain with the ring removed), and our room |
| spend a fortune on supplies. Personally, I have enough | | | | keys. Don't discard items like plane tickets, movie or |
| fabric and patterns to make clothes for my family for | | | | amusement park tickets, or room keys. They can add |
| a year, but I still go back for something new! When | | | | a personal touch and a great reminder to any photo. |
| making craft projects like scrapbooks or pictures, I like | | | | Seeing the plane ticket stubs again may remind you of |
| to look around the house to see what craft supplies I | | | | something that happened during the flight that you may |
| can find. | | | | other wise have forgotten. |
| You don't have to spend a fortune on craft supplies to | | | | When you are shopping for craft supplies, you should |
| make stunning works of art. You can find wonderful | | | | try looking online or at the dollar store. You never |
| supplies in common places. For instance, look outside. | | | | know where you are going to find great supplies. You |
| You can find stones, sand, shells, sticks, dried leaves, | | | | can also buy supplies at wholesale, or in large |
| and dried flowers. All of these can be used to create | | | | quantities if you know that you are going to use the |
| beautiful projects. Leaves and the right colors of paint | | | | supplies. It is not a bargain if you are not going to use it |
| can make creative pictures or stamps to use on your | | | | all! Ask your local art supply, craft store, or child's |
| walls. Take a look around the house as well. You can | | | | school for left over materials that would otherwise be |
| find pictures, quotes, and other decorative patterns in | | | | thrown out. Sometimes you can get left over paint, |
| magazines, cards, and even junk mail. Thumb through | | | | remnants, or other materials at a discount - or free! |
| them before you throw them away. Cut out anything | | | | There are also some inexpensive craft supplies you |
| you like and keep it in a file. | | | | can keep on hand if you or your children decide to do |
| You can save other items around your house to use | | | | an impromptu project. Keep simple materials like white |
| as craft supplies. Save cans, glass jars, paper towel | | | | and colored paper, colorful felt pieces, craft paint in |
| tubes, and shoe boxes. These items can come in | | | | primary colors, crayons, white glue, scissors, and paint |
| handy, especially if you have school age children that | | | | brushes. Your kids will love using piper cleaners and |
| need craft supplies for school. | | | | googly eyes, too. |
| If you want to create a special photo or scrapbook | | | | In the end, what supplies you need or use will depend |
| from a vacation, collect your craft supplies along the | | | | on your project and your taste. No matter what you |
| way. Collect brochures and take lots of pictures along | | | | need, follow these suggestions to find great craft |
| the way. I created a decorative matte for a family | | | | supplies without spending a fortune! |
| photo at Disney World from the brochures, free gifts | | | | |