B&MB's question of the week 10/7

[jennyL]

I've been giving all my older, unused stuff to DD13 for a while now. Problem is, she keeps eying all my newer stuff too LOL

Hmm thats a good one. I have a sister whose only 11 and loves to use my stuff. She's visiting this weekend so maybe the box of goodies will just have to magically end up in my moms car. LOL

 

[fireplug]

B&MB asked:
Question What do you do with stuff you know you will never use but hate to toss?


You dont just keep saving stuff in case you may need it in a few years



I have a LARGE rubbermaid tub for most of it BUT I do go through it once a year or so!


Squid

 

[hopemax]

I just organized all my scraps too!

I bought a pack of 200 page protectors from Office Max for $8, and I had a bunch of 3 ring binders that I wasn't using. So now I have 4 binders full of my scraps. One is for patterned paper, one is for Bazzil, one for colors, and one for greyscale.

I have so many basic white scraps that they are in 2 gallon ziplock bags.

And so far, I've found that it works really well, and I am actually using the scraps instead of reaching for another full sheet of paper. I've done 15 pages, so far this month.

 

[PrincessNancy96]

I just organized all my scraps too!

I bought a pack of 200 page protectors from Office Max for $8, and I had a bunch of 3 ring binders that I wasn't using. So now I have 4 binders full of my scraps. One is for patterned paper, one is for Bazzil, one for colors, and one for greyscale.

I have so many basic white scraps that they are in 2 gallon ziplock bags.

And so far, I've found that it works really well, and I am actually using the scraps instead of reaching for another full sheet of paper. I've done 15 pages, so far this month.

Me too.. I find that since it's organized by color I just grab that file folder and more than likely have a scrap of the main color I'm working with!!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Squid,
I would love to save everything but space is at a premium in this house. My current scrap location is in the converted breakfast nook. I live in a Sears catalog house that had the nook with the built in tables. Well it is right near the back door so we put a coat rack with baskets on one side. That is what my paper is on and on the other wall is my bookcase and some shelving. On top of that are 2 units for hardware I bought at Target. I have maxed out my space. I would put the stuff in the basement but it stays moist enough to ruin paper. Next house I'm getting a room of my own!!!!!

Hope,
I 'm doing the same thing with my stickers and rub ons. I also bought 4x6 page protectors that hold 2 photos and baseball card page protectors for the small stuff. It's working out well but those pages cost a fortune!

For my scraps CM makes these folders that have 2 slots I put the larger pieces in the top and the smaller pieces in the bottom pocket. Those fit in my cropper hopper with my full 12x12 sheets which are divided by color, season, and holiday.

 

[ddavis860]

Ya know, I have a TON of stuff that I got as part of being sucked into scrap days on QVC. I know I won't use much of it, but I still hang on...I have it in a scrap organizer that I got at CKC last year.

I'm liking the idea of the binders for scraps. I found some plain white ones at BJ's last month, and bought them cause they were on sale. I'm always printing stuff out, and saving in 3-rings. Anyway, I'm going to try them for my scraps....Great idea!!!!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

I was thinking of doing a pizza party type swap. I was going to throw a bunch of stuff in a pizza box and send it on to someone and they can pull out what they want and at to it, then send it on to the next person. What do you all think of that? Maybe after the first of the year?

 

[PrincessNancy96]

I like that idea B&MB!! Cool idea..

 

[ddavis860]

I was thinking...how we going to swap pizzas....

Sounds like fun to me! Sort of like a circle swap for elements...

I know my elements would love to take a trip....

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Alrighty I will do sign ups on the swap thread and add it to the calendar some time in Dec. I will do the first mailing sometime in early January. I will probably start on the east coast and work westward. If we have a published list of names the next person can get their stuff together. I will also include an address book in oder on the inside of the box, just check off your name when you get it. Do you think a month for each person is good, or more like 2 weeks? The more I think about it I would say 2 weeks that way it's still moving. If we get a lot of participants we could do an East and West that will cross over. How does that sound?
How about I donate the rest of the box when it is returned to me to Make a Wish or Girl Scouts. Or we can just keep going.

We have time to talk more about it.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

I thought we were all going over to your house for pizza and swapping out our scraps .

Two weeks sounds good. Any longer and people might forget it. Knowing when your next is good 'cause you can be getting your stuff together to put in after you pull things out.

Maybe also including the address labels on the inside so we can just put the next address on top of the old (until it gets too tall and pull some off then) so that the box stays neat for the postal system?

 

[PrincessNancy96]

I say a 2 weeks turnaround is best...
Definitely include the addy's to be checked off in the box!
Donating or continuing at the end of the round is fine by me.. Either way!
I look forward to this one!!

 

[ddavis860]

So what kinds of things are we to include. Just the stuff that isn't our "style" anymore? I really have a TON of stuff that I thought was so wonderful when I bought it...got too much of it, and now I'm not interested in using it again...half sheets of stickers...stuff like that...

What about swap prototypes that didn't make the cut, but you still have 6 or 8 in "kit" form?

Wow, I'm thinking of too many questions aren't I...

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

No your not asking to many questions. Yes you can put in swap stuff, I had 3 of my cuckoo clocks from the Epcot swap returned to me and I don't need all three. You could include stickers, example my three boys names all end in _an so I'm always running out of those letters, if someone else has then that doesn't use them it would be perfect.
Fibers, paper, brads, eyelets, embellishments you just had to have but now your at a loss as to how to use them. I even received some small punches as a gift that I already had so I'm going put those in.
As long as it's in good shape and you won't use it, toss it in.

 

[jenr812]

Sounds like fun!

 

[Lisa]

Count me in on the pizza box delivery!

 

[StitchIsOurHero]

I think the pizza idea is cool! Another reason for DH to like my swaps--we've tied them to pizza!!