Sewn Scrapbook Borders and Accents

It doesnt seem like much money at the time. You buy a few scrapbook stickers here, a design of scrapbook paper there. Pretty soon, though, you can have massive amounts of money tied up into all your scrapbook accents and embellishments. Thats what people who love scrap booking do, though. They take a hodge-podge of enhancements to create a scrapbook which has a look all its own. That way, no one has a page - let alone a book - that looks exactly the same as theirs. If youre always looking for new scrapbook embellishments, but youre wanting to hold down on the cost a little, or youd just like to use up some of your scrap supplies, make your own. If you know how to sew you can create the most gorgeous page accents unlike any that other people have. Because, the kind you make can rarely, if ever, be found on the market.Start with a whole page of scrapbook paper or just a wide strip. Instead of scrapbook paper you can also use a brown paper bag, white paper bag, or other paper products. The paper you use, though, should be fairly thick.Most sewing machines do a variety of different stitches and those are perfect for making scrapbook embellishments. With many machines, youll simply push the button for the design you want, and guide the paper through as the sewing machine does the work. Just set the presser foot on the edge of the bag or paper, and sew straight across, from one side to the other. Make a row or two of one design, then a row or two of another, and continue to do that until you have many different designs or many of the same design. Leave a large space between each row and, when you have all the stitching done, cut the sewn areas into strips.Do a straight stitch with the stitches small and close, or a straight stitch with the stitches far apart. Make a zigzag stitch, a scallop stitch, and many others. Do these in all white thread, or various colors of thread. With the different stitches you can do, and all the colors of thread available, plus the assorted colors and designs you can choose from for paper, there are literally millions of scrapbook embellishments you can make. You can even do a stitch without thread for a poked-hole accent thats unusual and pretty.The sewn embellishments you make can be used as frames for scrapbook photos or can become borders for the pages. Sewn rosette designs, and similar pieces, can become corners for certain scrapbook pages. The sewn embellishments are unique, pretty, and extremely cheap to make.Sewn Scrapbook Embellishments