Tuesdays at For the Love of Scrap are full of tips. These tips could be anything, for example:
- How to organize your craft space.
- Hosting a crop at your home.
- Getting the most from your supplies.
- Great scrapbooking sites.
- Answers to questions you send to me.
- An much more...
First, food and beverages are essential to any gathering. But when scrapbooking, it can spell disaster. You should set up a separate area just for eating and drinking. I've had a glass of pop, accidentally spilled by a fellow scrapper, take out a stack of my favorite papers. Consider serving non-finger food. Greasy fingerprints can ruin a layout. Try offering scrap-friendly snacks instead, like pretzels.
In addition to the food station, you will want an inspiration station. This is where you would leave scrapbooking magazines, books and sketches for others to borrow.
You may also want to consider having a supplies station. I'm not suggesting you provide the supplies for everyone. But, rather that all the participants can leave supplies they no longer want and take what they like. Like a mini scrap swap.
Finally, you need cropping areas for each participant. I suggest that you provide a space about 3' by 3' for each person. This allows for spreading out their materials and a nice sized area to work on their layouts. Remember to provide everyone with a plastic grocery bag for their trash, so clean up is easy. Also, remind them that they can place larger scraps that they don't want at the supplies station for others to use.
All the best,
Colleen
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