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Scrapping on a budget? If you need to increase your supplies without the extra cost, here are some ideas to get you started.
 Popsicle sticks- Baby food labels
- Foil
- Plastic bread clip
- Stamps
- Paper clips
- Staples
- Bubble blower
- Make-up (blush, eyeshadow, foundation)
- Make-up applicators
- Broken jewellery
- Safety pins
- Bobby pins, hair clips and accessories
- Computer chips or parts
- Children's drawings and paintings
- Clothing labels
- Pictures or pages from books
- Garden seed packets and seeds
 Puzzle pieces- Playing cards
- Bandaids and bandage material
- Toy money
- Board game pieces
- Nail polish
- Shoe laces
- CDs
- Movie and concert ticket stubs
- Coins (money)
- Maps
- Postcards and Greeting cards
- File dividers and file folder tabs
 Business cards- Negative film strip
- Film canister lid
- Adhesive address labels
- Binder clip
- Wire
- Fishing hooks, line, net, flies, swivels
- Small mini envelopes
- Label maker stickers
- DMC thread and Aida
- Pebbles
- Coloured glass
- Measuring tape
 Needle and needle threader- Wool
- Hook and Eye fasteners
- Knitting and sewing patterns
- Recipes
- Ribbon and Fringing
- Fabric scraps
- Zippers
- Dog and Cat collars and tags
- Hardware - washers, hinges, screws, nails
- Keys
- Clock and watch parts
- Fly screen
- Paint colour swatches
Remember, the most important thing is to think outside the square - look around your home, garden shed, sewing kit, kitchen and bathroom cupboards.
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