I’m enjoying making my Project Life album so much, but it’s so easy to spend masses of money on inserts, embellishments and all the other (admittedly gorgeous) bits and bobs. So I thought I’d share some tips I’ve found for lessening the cost of your PL addiction: Table decorations – I found adorable rose pink shiny hearts for £1 in the party section of my local Tesco. Glitter paper – most supermarkets sell glitter paper that you can punch into embellishments in their kids section. Beware however – it’s cheaper, but it’s not necessarily high quality and you could well end up with glitter all over your album. Gold stars – Most stationers sell these in sheets for teachers, and they cost about 50p – far cheaper than “official” scrapbooking ones. Save your scraps - Every time you wrap a present, put the left over bits of paper in a box to create tags and embellishments. Birthday & Christmas cards – Cards received from other people often end up in the bin, but you can e...
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