One of the most common obstacles encountered by many scrapbooking enthusiasts is their handwriting. Like most people, they simply do not like their handwriting. They may say it’s uneven, too small, too large or any number of other complaints. Whatever the case may be, it stops many of them from including journaling in their scrapbooks. This can leave them feeling unsatisfied with their scrapbooks and, in some cases, causes them to stop scrapbooking all together. I’m here today to point out three very specific reasons why this should not be the case. My first reason... 

Bead stringing is one special task that beaders learn to do well. However, for the amateur bead artists, the task can be a bit daunting especially if hundreds of beads need to be strung together for just a single piece of jewelry or art. It may take hours for them to finish a single craft and they need to use much of their fingertips just to slide beads to the thread. What if you are entitled to finish a single bead craft within 5 minutes and you need to string more than a hundred of beads? That’s pretty bothering. But, here’s the good news, one excellent tool for... 

Joining up with other scrapbookers can be a very fun and rewarding experience. While some people like to work independently in the quiet of their own home, a vast majority like to get out of the house and join a crop. A crop is a group of people with similar interests who get together for uninterrupted time to learn new scrapbooking techniques, share ideas and meet new friends. When looking for a group to join, first consider what your interests are. These scrapbooking groups can be very general in nature or very specific to certain ideas, themes or interests. For instance,... 

Many people would love to start scrapbooking but are simply unsure where to begin. Those boxes of photos may seem overwhelming and walking through the aisles of supplies may be intimidating. I’ve found there are five simple steps you can follow to get started scrapbooking. 1. Gather Your Supplies. No, you don’t need one of everything. Start simple. Choose an album, a few sheets of acid-free paper, acid-free adhesive, maybe some stickers, rubber stamps or embellishments and the pens you’d like to use to add captions or journaling. 2. Organize. Take out your... 

The teddy bear has been in existence for over 100 years. In that time he has had books written about him. The adventures of Winnie the Pooh is a series of books written by A.A. Milne, about an adventurous teddy bear. Pooh, and his friends, Christopher Robin, Rabbit, Tigger, Owl, Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga and Roo, have great adventures in the hundred acre wood. Paddington Bear’s creator, Michael Bond, has written several books about the teddy bear who comes from darkest Peru, and now resides with the brown family at 32 Windsor Gardens. Paddington is a teddy bear with both... 

Every child deserves a teddy bear to hug when the world gets too painful, lonely or sad. Teddy bears are there to watch over them when the dark is too spooky, they need a best friend or their lives become unstable. There are many charitable organizations out there and they are all working toward the same goal, to put a teddy bear into the arms of a deserving child. The Vermont Teddy Bear Company started the Big Hero, Little Hero Program in September of 2002, to give children across the country a teddy bear to hug when they need one the most. More than 11 million children are... 

Do you enjoy jewelry making or bead knitting? If yes, there’s nothing great for you to start with than to find and collect beads from the right bead shop. What’s nice to know is that finding the right bead shop these days is easy. You can take just a few steps away from your local jewelry or craft store, or you can directly go online. If you prefer to do the latter, just make sure that you are willing to spend enough time searching for the best bead shop. Beads are offered at bead shops both online and offline in handfuls. They come in almost all shapes, sizes, and... 

The main element of your scrapbook page is your focal point. This can appear anywhere on the page. Once you have that in place, you can feel free to get creative and have some fun. The variety of visual materials that can be used on scrapbook page is almost infinite. Just about anything you can find around the house can be used to embellish your pages, or as the old saying goes, “everything but the kitchen sink”. Below is just a small list of items you might find around the house that you can use. You could probably make a never-ending list of items from around your... 

Crocheting is a craft of making fabric out of yarns, threads and other materials with the use of a hook. Crocheting is claimed to have originated during the 1800s but people believe that it existed during much earlier times. Some people believe that crochet existed in some of the places in Arabia, China and the Americas. Crochet as we know it, is done by making a slip-knot loop and by pulling a second loop through this loop. The process is repeated until a chain is created. Patterns are made by hooking the loops together. There is a variation of crochet that is very popular... 

If you’re like most of us you want to scrapbook your baby’s firsts, first bath, first smile, first time sitting, walking, and so on. So now that you’re ready to do it, what’s next? The purpose of this article is to help you organize and plan out what will surely be one of your most treasured scrapbooks. The first thing you’ll want to do is pull out any baby books and journals you’ve kept since your baby’s birth. Next, you’ll want to choose what special mementos and other items you want to include with the photos. Third, you’ll...