| Scrapbooking has a way of taking over a whole | | | | drawer that's cedar. That's not bad, just know what |
| house eventually. It starts with a single scrapbook | | | | you're paying for. |
| and some empty pages. Soon there are special | | | | If your cedar chest has an upper drawer that's |
| scissors, paper cutters, 3-D cutouts and more that | | | | removable, it's the ideal place to keep your project |
| can be used for each book of memories. | | | | that's in progress. Simply lift it out when you're in the |
| It can be a very rewarding hobby, one that | | | | mood to scrapbook and take it to your workspace. |
| thousands of people enjoy every day. If you don't | | | | If you need a bigger area to work with, you can add |
| have a committed space for creating your memories, | | | | shelves above the chest to store specialty papers, |
| it's a fair bet you have everything spread out over | | | | punches and the little special accessories that you like |
| the kitchen table, shoved in closets or cabinets or | | | | to add to the pages to make them themed. |
| any other empty space you can find. The garage | | | | Convenience is important when scrapbooking. If |
| would be a good space, but changes in humidity can | | | | things are too difficult to reach or access, you may |
| damage expensive handmade papers and cause glues | | | | just put off a project rather than move everything |
| to stick where they're not supposed to. | | | | around. This type of chest is perfect for this. You |
| A good solution is to create your own scrapbooking | | | | can keep all your most often used items on the |
| oasis. One of the best ideas is to use a cedar chest | | | | shelves and store the less frequently or seasonal |
| as your base of operations. Readily available in almost | | | | items in the chest. It's also a good place to keep |
| any style, wood and color imaginable, a chest offers | | | | extra supplies, such as glues, glitter, punches and |
| you plenty of space for storage. | | | | spare scissors. You may also want to keep some |
| They aren't just a cavernous box, either. Most have | | | | spare blades in your chest for X-ACTO knives and |
| drop in drawers to help you organize and are large | | | | paper cutters. |
| enough to accept several tubs of scrapbooking | | | | Not matter what level of scrapbooking you're at, |
| materials. | | | | you'll find a cedar chest will be an indispensable |
| When looking for a cedar chest, be sure that it's | | | | addition to your craft. Plus you can always use it |
| really made of cedar. It's easy to tell. Just open the | | | | when guests come over for additional seating. Simply |
| chest and take a deep breath. You'll smell the telltale | | | | place a cushion on top of the chest and your friends |
| scent of cedar. Once you know its cedar, make sure | | | | and family can enjoy a comfortable place to sit while |
| it's all cedar. Some furnishings that are advertised as | | | | they look through your handcrafted books of |
| cedar may just have a cedar bottom or a top | | | | memories. |