Ribbons and Lace, Embroidery Cotton, and Hemp to Spice Up Your Scrapbooks

Ribbon and lace are by far the most common, anduse in artwork or as imaginative borders. Moreover,
most beautiful, border embellishment. The flowingembroidery cotton can even be used as to tie down
nature of both materials encourages a touch ofother items in a beautiful and creative way.
softness and elegance. Ribbon and lace are especiallyHemp can be used for a number of purposes in
popular in gift and memory scrapbooks.scrapbooking. Single, twisted, or braided fibers can be
Moreover, ribbon is easy to glue and attach. Laceused to accentuate focus objects, as picture frames,
requires a bit more patience.or along the edges of the scrapbook page as borders.
For an interesting change from ribbon and lace, tryHemp looks especially good in western themed
using jute or raffia.scrapbooks. However, hemp can also be used to
Embroidery cotton can be used in a number ofmake a scrapbook appear more masculine.
interesting scrapbooking ways. Individual fibers can beHemp glues quite easily and hides glue messes well.
used to highlight focus items or used to add dimensionTo increase the likelihood that a piece of hemp will
to artwork or drawings.stay in place while the glue is drying, place a piece of
Embroidery fibers can also be twisted or braided forscotch tape over the rope until the piece dries fully.