| Seasoned scrapbookers know that scrapbooking | | | | |
| is an expensive hobby. In addition to costly | | | | You may think this type of binding equipment |
| tools, embellishments, and paper, there are | | | | is expensive and is not a viable option for |
| expensive albums into which you insert your | | | | scrapbookers on a budget. That simply is not |
| family's memories for safekeeping. | | | | true. For crafters who make 8.5" x 11" |
| Sometimes, we want to make event scrapbooks | | | | scrapbooks, the GBC ProClick P50 is available |
| to share as gifts with family, friends, and | | | | for about $60. Compared to the price for one |
| coworkers, but the cost of these albums can | | | | album, this equipment is a viable |
| be prohibitive. Fortunately, there is an | | | | option-especially when it can be used to make |
| alternative to traditional scrapbook albums | | | | album upon album. It will pay for itself in |
| that you purchase in the craft store. You | | | | just a few projects. |
| can make your own album with your choice of | | | | |
| acid free paper using spiral coil binding. | | | | If you are not an 8.5" x 11" scrapbooker, you |
| | | | will need to look for a machine that can bind |
| You can buy spiral coil in a variety of | | | | scrapbooks of different lengths. The PC200 |
| lengths and colors. No matter what the theme | | | | machine is more expensive (about $250), but |
| of your scrapbook, you can definitely find a | | | | it is much more customizable. This machine |
| coordinating color of coil since it is | | | | allows you to shift into creative overdrive |
| manufactured in over sixty colors. Some of | | | | since you can bind memory books ranging in |
| the newer colors include spiral blue, dark | | | | length from one inch up to 21 inches long. |
| purple, copper, tangerine, lilac, light teal, | | | | In addition to its versatility, it uses |
| and charcoal. | | | | plastic coils that are slightly less |
| | | | expensive than those used for the GBC |
| In addition to spiral coil's color options, | | | | ProClick machine. |
| you can also customize your scrapbook's size | | | | |
| through coil size selection. No longer must | | | | Not only can spiral coil binding help you |
| you choose standard sizes selected for you by | | | | create scrapbooks and craft projects for you |
| the craft industry. You can choose to create | | | | and your family to enjoy, it can also help |
| books ranging in widths from a quarter of an | | | | you to make money. Think about putting |
| inch up to two inches. Instead of settling | | | | together your own unique scrapbook kits to |
| for standard six, eight, eleven, or twelve | | | | sell online or in local craft stores. |
| inch lengths, you can go all the way up to | | | | Compared to what you can make-especially by |
| three feet with spiral coil. Taking control | | | | offering products no one else has-the costs |
| of your binding allows you to experiment with | | | | associated with binding equipment are |
| different sizes and configurations so that | | | | minimal. There really is no limit to what |
| you can create unique scrapbooks that are | | | | sorts of projects you can put together using |
| just perfect for the memories contained | | | | your imagination and the right equipment. |
| inside them. | | | | |