Scrapbooking is a lot of fun, but before you realize it you have piles and piles of materials that don't really have a place of their own. Your worries are over because today we are going to make our own scrapbooking organizer.

Now you will know where everything is because it will be set up and organized nicely.

What you will need:

- A medium sized shelf that you can devote entirely to your scrapbooking. (You can find this at a home decorating store or an office supply store.)

- 4 or 5 paper racks. The ones that lay down and hold your documents or paper flat without folding. (You can find these at office supply stores.)

- Pick up some sturdy bins or baskets that can fit on your shelf.

- Polaroid camera.

- Permanent markers.

- Some freezer bags to keep the beads, stickers and other supplies in.

- Hot glue gun.

Now it is time to put it all together:

1. The first thing you will want to do is find a great place in your home to keep your scrapbooking organizer shelf at. A few great places would be the basement, storage room or even your home office.

2. Put your bins on your shelf and put all your supplies in so they can be ready when you need them.

3. Label each bin for the types of materials it will hold. For instance, if you have 3 bins you can name them embellishments, stamps, cutouts, etc... Include other things that are along these lines. You can use another bin for ribbons, lace, leather, paper flowers, and things like this.

The last bin can be used for miscellaneous supplies that don't fit into the other categories.

4. Now, assemble every item that will be placed in one particular scrapbooking organizer bin. Use the Polaroid camera to take a picture of the supplies. Hot glue your picture to the front of the bin or basket carefully. You can also write on the bin with your markers if you wish.

5. Put all your scrapbooking paper in the paper racks. That way you will always have the right paper when you need it.

6. Now simply place the bins up on the shelf and you are ready to go. Voila!