DIY Network

Find show schedules
for DIY Network

Get DIY | Shows List

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

HOST BIOS:

Carol Duvall

ON TV NOW

Visit the Program Guide to see what's on air now.

Find an Episode

Episode Topic

Or was shown during

See what's on DIY

DIY Shows A-Z
(a listing of all shows)

Shoebox: Craft Storage, Scrapbook Tricks

From "Carol Duvall Show"
episode CDS-1523F

By Carol Duvall

Figure A

Figure B

Figure C

Figure D

Figure E

Figure F

Figure G

And there were more good ideas from our viewers in the Shoebox today, starting with one from Bonnie Willey of Chappell, Neb. Both the name and the idea may sound familiar to you, because Bonnie has written to the Shoebox a number of times in the past and because the idea of using the carry carton from a four-pack or a six-pack has been used on the show before. In this case, Bonnie's idea, after she covered the case with adhesive-backed paper, is to use it as a glue holder (figure A). This way she can store those tall thin plastic bottles upside down and the glue is always there when she needs it. Another glue idea that Bonnie shared is to cut off the top of a water bottle and place the bottom half in the carrier (figure B). Then when she is busy gluing, she can keep the open glue bottle in there upside down (figure C) and lose practically nothing at all. The little that does drip out simply dries and she can throw the bottle half away then use another one next time. Bonnie also makes those crisscross dividers (figure D) to place in the sections of the carrier to divide the spaces (figure E). These spaces are great for storing brushes as well as her polymer clay tools. A lot of tools can be kept in a small space without getting jumbled up together. One of our producers mentioned that even the carry-outs from fast food places work well (figure F). They are rather flimsy, but if you coat them with glue and cover with tissue paper, it dresses them up and adds a lot of strength (figure G).

Figure H

Figure I

There was also a card from Doris Nikalai of San Diego, Calif., who mentioned that she doesn't scrapbook but that she uses some scrapbooking ideas in other projects. As an example she sent in a very clever card (figure H) with a flower that "grew" when you opened the card (figure I). This was from a paper-folding segment for scrapbooks that Michelle Gerbrandt did on the show one day.

Figure J

On the other hand, a letter from Beverly Lindsey of Wichita, Kan., stated that she doesn't do anything BUT scrapbooking; however, she has found that many of our other projects can be adapted to her scrapbooks. As an example, she sent a copy of one of her scrapbook pages with photographs of her grandchildren taken on their "Bad Hair Day" at school (figure J). In order to really give them bad hair, she used an idea from Gail Kushner, who made pins that she called Wild Women. They had curled wire hair, which is exactly what Beverly gave to the photos of the children. The curled wire certainly gave them wild hair and added dimension and interest to the page. The kids loved it.