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. Well now is the time to get your scrapbooking organized by making your own scrapbooking organizer.

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

What you will need:

- A nice shelf you can clear out just for your scrapbooking space. If you don't already have a shelf, you can pick one up at any 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.)

- Several medium sized bins or baskets that will fit perfectly on your shelf. (You should be able to find these at any home design store, or office supplies store.)

- 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. Set up your shelf in it's designated area, then get all of your other supplies ready in a good working location. Be sure to have your scrapbooking supplies available as well.

3. Designate a bin or basket to each item you wish it to 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 more bins for stencils, paper, templates and the like.

Your last bin should be named miscellaneous for things that don't really go in any of the other bins.

4. Now it is time to put every scrapbook supply in its matching bin. Take a picture of these items with your Polaroid camera. 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. This will ensure that you are able to find a particular type of paper quickly for projects.

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