Check out the local dollar stores, too. I've found cute embellishments for my scrapbooks in the toy, wrapping paper and hair decoration sections. Gotta think outside the box (or scrapbook, in this case).

YIKES!! (LOL) Where to start! :) I love the old fashioned scrapbooks where things are glued in etc. But, with all the talk of acid in the papers and glues destroying the photos over time, I have opted for the Creative Memories albums and supplies. I think it would be wonderful to share ideas, pictures etc with everyone who is working on the same theme. It would also be great for everyone to post their favourite scrapbooking sites here. There are soooo many of them, that it would be nice to know which ones people have found useful. Creative Memories is an American company that sells (through home parties)Scrapbooking supplies. They are expensive but from my point of view, well worth the money. They sell different sizes of albums all with acid free, buffered pages, acid free photo mounting papers, adhesives, acid free stickers and die cuts for decorating your pages, and all the tools you could imagine...scissors, rulers, templates etc...does that help? Just thought, maybe I should introduce myself..I am in Ontario, Canada, have been scrapbooking for about 6 years, am a "retired" (ha ha) Creative Memories consultant, and am working on my 7th album. (Have two sons, 9 and 5) When I first started to scrapbook, I only used Creative Memories products and was careful what I put in my albums, making sure they were acid free etc. However, in the last little while, I have found that that really isn't my "style" I have started to add all kinds of things..pressed flowers, memorabilia, lots of things, that really remind me of the old fashioned type of scrapbooks. Well...sorry so long! I love the idea of this forum, and think we can all share some great ideas ~Mar~ Ontario, Canada

Just an update ladies, I am still waiting on some packages and will swap those out as soon as I get them. I had a very busy week as my b-i-l was in an auto accident and I have taken on a class type thing teahing scrapbooking to battered women, so have been trying to get donations for that. Tammy and Caroline your paper has been shipped. I will let everyone elso know as I receive their paper and when it is shipped. Thanks Annette

I don't think we have Ollie's in Florida--at least not around here. Oakleyok, PD advertises Smithfield hams--is that what you meant? I haven't tried the ham but the bacon is the BEST! I agree Big Lots isn't as cheap as when they started, but the one we had close to us years ago was like a low-grade Dollar Store. Just had junk. So I'm glad they kicked it up a notch. The PD pot I wanted was 3.5 qt. enameled cast iron. It was $29 and when I looked it up on-line the price was $59.99. Big Lots is sort of in between Dollar Stores and Tuesday Morning. I like to browse all of them.