I was never a scrapbooker and rarely put pics in albums, but one day I found a beautiful scrapbook kit and decided to give it a try. Now i am hooked! I have since learned to not scrapbook the original photo-instead i make a copy and can crop or manipulate it to my desire. I keep the originals in an acid free box. Scrapbooking can be simple or elaborate. My friend and i try to get together on Sundays to do it and i enjoy that so much-gives me a chance to gossip, kvetch and hang out while i get to be creative. I now have an entire roim dedicated to my scrapping! What i like is that its a way to record a story-and i include things that old fashioned scrapbooks do-memorabilia, ticket stubs, even seefs, flowers and shells. I used to make and sell garden art and when i gave that up (no time to sell it anymore) i still needed a creative outlet, scrapping filled that niche. Ive since filled about a dozen books and am finishing up another. I have loads and loads more to do!

To my knowledge there is no kit, BUT, you can make up a scrapbook without much money. Places like Hobby Lobby, JoAnn's etc have pages that will fit a regular 8 1/2x11 notebook. You can buy either card stock from craft stores or Staples. You can find scrapbook magazines at stores for ideas. Watch for sales for supplies. Ask the sales people for help. Scrapbooking is as expensive or cheap as you make it. You can buy all sorts of things to put on pages. Some cities have scrapbooking clubs. There are people who sell materials to small groups of people and will teach you (and try to get you to buy only their brands) . There is so much on the internet that is free (patterns etc) and low cost supplies. Ask around your town/city. Garage sales sometimes will have magazines and supplies. Thrift stores will have craft supplies. You can use anything you want to in making scrapbooks. Yes, even the Dollar stores have supplies, and yes I have seen John Deer supplies, but by using a notebook it can be added to through out the year. And much cheaper. Just ask your friends, check notices on bulletin boards, in the paper etc and start slow and have fun!!!!

What kind of ideas are you looking for? Do you have any pics?

Several years ago, I went to a site in Oregon and bought a set of shelves like they have in most of the craft stores. All metal and about 5-6 feet tall. They made them there and not cheap but very well built. Went to order another one, and could not find the manufacturer again --guess they went out of business. But I have seen other shelves on the internet, just not sure where. I like them because everything is out in the open so easy to see. It could be if you contacted any cabinet maker that also deals with metal they could make you a set. Marie