About Scrapbook Rooms
Scrap booking, a popular artistic hobby, comes with its own collection of supplies, tools and accessories that need storage and organization. Scrap bookers also need adequate work space, preferably that allows them to leave partially completed projects out until they are finished. A scrap booking room is the perfect solution for someone who loves crafting in this particular way, and can find the space to dedicate to her pursuit.
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People have made scrapbooks for centuries; in the 15th century they were called commonplace books and were mainly used to record miscellaneous information. Scrap booking as it exists today, primarily in the United States, became a popular crafting pastime in the 1980s and 90s.
Function
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A scrapbook room is a room dedicated to the art and craft of scrap booking. The ideal scrap book room has a large work surface and ample storage space for all the various scrap booking supplies. It's important to have a large work area; scrap books are often either 8 1/2 by 11 inches or up to 12 by 12 inches in size, and creating a scrapbook page involves sorting through photos, background paper, borders, lettering and other embellishments. You don't want to be constantly shuffling the items you're using, and you can't cram everything in on an average-sized desk. That's why a normal home office set-up simply isn't adequate for scrap bookers: the work space on an average computer desk is far too small for use in scrapbook creation. Many home craft enthusiasts end up using the dining table or kitchen table, which means constantly shuffling supplies and half-completed projects around, risking everything being ruined in the meantime.
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Storage
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Avid scrap bookers not only need adequate work space, they also need room to store scrap booking tools, supplies and accessories. Some of the most popular tools are paper cutters, specialty scissors, stamps, ink pads, embossing tools, pens and markers.
Supplies and accessories include the scrapbook itself, the removable pages, various types of paper and embellishments such as lettering, stickers, jewels, borders, captions and miniature items.
The scrap booking industry has created many specialized storage containers to hold these small items and keep them sorted and easy to find. Stackable crates and storage drawers, rolling carts, and tote bags with special compartments are all popular scrapbook storage items. Having a common room in which to keep all the storage items organized helps the scrap booker to find supplies and tools when they are desired.
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Even if you aren't making your living from your creative endeavors, you may find it worthwhile to dedicate a space for storage and a work area. Scrap booking is a hobby, a way of preserving memories, a creative pursuit, an artistic endeavor and a craft. Setting aside the space to properly store supplies and to have adequate and safe work space, where projects can be spread out and left until completed, is a great idea for those who are avid scrap bookers.
Scrap booking rooms can range from small to large, from a dedicated walk-in closet that becomes a craft space to an entire extra bedroom, rec room or office. A scrap booking room might also serve multiple functions. It might be a guest bedroom as well as a crafting area, or a sun room that also serves as a morning coffee spot. It's really about the space you have and how you want to use it. Maybe you have a formal living room that your family never uses; why not turn it into a scrap booking room you could enjoy every day? Or perhaps you kids have grown up and left the house, leaving a couple of empty bedrooms. One of those could become the perfect scrap booking area.
Commercial Application
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Many craft stores and centers have become hubs of scrap booking activity. They often hold weekly tutorials and scrap booking sessions, and are often the meeting place for scrap booking groups, whether formally organized or simply meeting as a gathering of friends with a common interest. More and more craft stores which sell supplies and offer classes are setting up work-friendly areas, whether in a portion of the large store or a separated room adjacent to the main retail area, in which scrap bookers have the space to spread out and work on projects together. Scrap booking becomes a group venture in this type of atmosphere, with hobbyists exchanging tips, ideas, supplies, and helping the "newbies" figure out which methods work best and how to best express their own style in their scrapbooks.
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- Photo Credit ali edwards on Flickr.
