Garden Home Scrapbook

Make a simple and inexpensive scrapbook or planner for your garden home.

Materials:

  • Artist spiral bound sketchbook
  • Stapler
  • Permanent marker
  • Photos of home
  • Paint chips reflecting exterior paint colors
  • Fabric samples (for instance from lawn furnishings or accent pillows)
  • Items cut from magazines or copied from books
  • Plot plan of property
  • Glue

Directions:

 

  • Fold pages of spiral bound sketchbook and staple to create pockets approximately 1/4 to 1/2 the size of the original page. These pockets are great for storing photos, loose papers, plot plan, etc.
  • Glue onto pages inspirational pictures cut from magazines. These can be plants you are interested in trying, a garden that you would like to emulate, etc.
  • Glue or staple onto pages swatches of fabric and paint chips to be used as reference points
  • Use your imagination and have fun!