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Did you know that March 4 is International Scrapbooking Industry Day? It was created to recognize and celebrate the highly popular hobby of keeping a scrapbook to document your life. Your favorite moments can be beautifully preserved through the bold typography, creative layouts, and colorful pages of scrapbooks.
Photo by Flickr user Shimelle Laine.
Scrapbooking Supplies and Classes
Not only is tomorrow about the hobby of scrapbooking, but it also pays tribute to all the businesses, big or small, that provide materials, printing services, classes, and more to help you capture your memories the way you want.
If you are a local reader, here are a couple of scrapbooking stores in St. Louis that may interest you:
- Red Lead PaperWorks sells all manner of rubber stamps, art supplies, collage sheets, holiday-themed items, and trinkets.
- For Keeps Sake hosts a wide variety of workshops every month. They also carry plenty of products in their store, and even offer open studio hours during the week.
Even if you don’t live in Missouri, there may be a scrapbooking or craft supply store close to your home that can be found with a quick web search.
Or, when in doubt, you can shop online from places such as these:
- Hobby Lobby is a big name source for all sorts of crafting goods. Haven’t got one in your neighborhood? No problem – they also have a website.
- Scrapbook.com is a specialty store. They have a huge selection of clearance items and $1 deals.
- Scrapbooking Warehouse carries supplies from well-known manufacturers with lots of savings to discover.
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Are you a seasoned scrapbooker or just starting out? Do you get inspiration from Pinterest, or are you naturally artsy and able to come up with ideas on your own? Do you plan on “observing” International Scrapbooking Industry Day tomorrow?
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