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Ribbons and Lace, Embroidery Cotton, and Hemp to Spice Up Your Scrapbooks
Ribbon and lace are by far the most common, and most beautiful, border embellishment. The flowing nature of both materials encourages a touch of softness and elegance. Ribbon and lace are especially popular in gift and memory scrapbooks.
Moreover, ribbon is easy to glue and attach. Lace requires a bit more patience.
For an interesting change from ribbon and lace, try using jute or raffia.
Embroidery cotton can be used in a number of interesting scrapbooking ways. Individual fibers can be used to highlight focus items or used to add dimension to artwork or drawings.
Embroidery fibers can also be twisted or braided for use in artwork or as imaginative borders. Moreover, embroidery cotton can even be used as to tie down other items in a beautiful and creative way.
Hemp can be used for a number of purposes in scrapbooking. Single, twisted, or braided fibers can be used to accentuate focus objects, as picture frames, or along the edges of the scrapbook page as borders. Hemp looks especially good in western themed scrapbooks. However, hemp can also be used to make a scrapbook appear more masculine.
Hemp glues quite easily and hides glue messes well. To increase the likelihood that a piece of hemp will stay in place while the glue is drying, place a piece of scotch tape over the rope until the piece dries fully.
Mia LaCron is the founder of 101-scrapbooking-tidbits.info - http://www.101-scrapbooking-tidbits.info - devoted to helping individuals record, store, and preserve their most cherished memories via the art of scrapbooking.
BurlingtonFreePress.com, VT - Nov 21, 2008
By Myra Mathis-Flynn, Free Press Staff Writer • November 21, 2008 Arts and crafts are more than just hobbies in Vermont. They’re the backbone of some small ...
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - Nov 21, 2008
Or, a brother-in-law whose only hobbies seem to be smoking cigarettes and popping the word "irregardless" into conversations. Even worse? ...
Willows Journal, United States - Nov 20, 2008
Other hobbies of interest include stamp collecting and scrapbooking. Crafts, candy and cookies will be for sale. A drive-through tritip dinner to benefit ...
Inquirer.net, Philippines - Nov 20, 2008
This is exactly what Jessica Luzano did, especially when the cost of the equipment and materials she was buying for her various hobbies was running into ...
The Columbian, WA - Nov 21, 2008
As baby boomers are retiring, they’ve got more time for hobbies and are gravitating to sewing and needlecrafts in part because the machines available vastly ...
Beaverton Valley Times
Beaverton Valley Times, OR - Nov 20, 2008
Stumman, who frequents Tammie’s Hobbies in Beaverton and Bridgetown Hobbies and Crafts in Portland, says that slot car racing is thriving in the area. ...
Newsday, NY - Nov 15, 2008
While many find satisfaction in creative-yet-sedentary hobbies such as painting, arts and crafts and flower arranging, others are turning to more strenuous ...
TV Cadillac's Local Edition, MI - Oct 30, 2008
The show features a performance by the CHS Jazz Band, as well as an appearance by Santa Claus; of course, plenty of crafts and hobbies will be on display as ...
Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis Star, United States - Nov 19, 2008
Catellier said most of her ideas come from homeowners who share their hobbies and interests with the staff and other residents. With Catellier’s help, ...
Politicker Maine, ME - Nov 20, 2008
He lists his hobbies as hunting, golf and gardening. He and his wife, Wendy, have three grown children and five grandchildren. Bob says his legislative ...
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