Another WOYWW

It's that time again and, while I wish I could show you my desk later today when I finally start my cousin's baby books for her twins, I know that many of you are in the UK and it's almost bedtime for you! So I'll just show you a quick little thing I'm putting together today. As you know, I use this little blog to share frugal tidbits (did you see yesterday's post about my iced coffee? Yum.) Well, I realized that I can just blather on and not remember what I suggested so I went back to the beginning of my posts and noted all the tips so far. I believe I'm up to number 20. I'm going to keep track of them in a cute little ring binder that I got at Michael's for $2.50. I took pics for you to see. It was designed by Paula Deen (the Southern chef extraordinaire) to hold recipes . It has 6 pretty dividers and 20 plastic "two-up" sleeve pages. I want to use this as an inspiration binder of sorts. I was inspired by an adorable one I saw by Brenda Walton for $25. (So Frugal tip #20: Create your own inspiration binder with things from your stash.) I'm ripping out pages from a 2004 bound calendar from Somerset Studio to use in my book. Really, by itself this calendar is an inspiration. (I think I have an extra one, if anyone is interested. And I'd be happy to track down another ring binder. Michael's seemed to have a few.)

I was able to go to a Creating Keepsakes Convention in Valley Forge, PA last Friday and had a blast walking up and down the aisles in the vendor fair. A couple of vendors I stumbled upon gave me the idea for the next tip. Frugal tip #21: Check out web stores that sell dollar items. I found out about Scrapbuck com and DollarScrapbooking. Both booths had quality items for $1 and up. I'm especially thrilled with a K&Co. 36 page double-sided designer paper pad I got for $4.

'Til next time, have a wonderful week!