For our scrapbook supplies, Scrapbookers has a unique challenge. Because we are creative, we see the possibility of everything; a piece of wrapping paper used is not just for recycling bins; instead, it is pure potential! It can have a photo mat, a hand-made flower, and a part of the paper stitching page embellishment. The possibilities are limitless!
While this possible feeling is exciting and interesting, it is sometimes surprisingly overwhelming. We became a pack of mice, sticking to every piece of paper, decorative strips, and a piece of cloth. Even our Christmas gift from Amazon's packaging can't be immune; cardboard is one of our favorite reuse projects! [I made a lot of mini albums with Amazon-sponsored materials.]
The problem is not just overwhelmed; its storage space! Where do we keep all these diamonds rough? How do we make our family believe that they are indeed treasures rather than junkyard items. If we do not curb our enthusiasm, we will soon be eligible for an episode of "hoarders." So what do we do when we want to provide creativity, but we need to be realistic about the whole thing? Ok, after almost losing the cardboard of my youngest child [joking!], I have already asked some guiding questions to ask myself what I want to keep.
Let us say that you really want to leave all the rest of the toilet paper tube to your family of five, because you know that SOMEDAY will come up with a great project for them. But you can easily submerge with a toilet paper tube until each cabinet you open shows the frequency of your family's flushing. Not a good scenery! So here are a few questions to ask:
Is it unique? from
In the case of the tube, no. We are producing more products every day! So for that awesome "someday" project, this will be a blow to the hoarding tube.
2. Do I have a project? from
Do I know what I am going to do with them, or will they stay there for a few weeks or months until I have time [haha!] to create something?
3. Is it easy to store? from
Like particleboard, with a lot of card stock or pattern paper [unlike toilet paper tubes], I can keep quite a few things in a small area.
4. What would happen if I unlock it? from
If I can easily track the replacement item through my own recycling bin [or neighbor - haha!], then give up. When you come up with that great project in the future, you can go diving in the trash.
Orignal From: Scrapbooking: cutting debris
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