Scrapbookers can use items found around the house or that they would normally throw out for storage, embellishments, and tools for decorating their scrapbook pages.

Storage and Organization:

1. Jars: I save all of my spaghetti sauce jars, and use them for ribbons and buttons. I used an old glass canister set for ribbons too.
2. More Jars: Use old jars as holders for buttons, Prima paper flowers, ribbons or other scrap supplies.
3. Priority Mail Boxes: I collected some used Priority Mailing boxes and made my own vertical paper holders.
4. DIY Hanging Organizer: I also made my own version of a Clip-It-Up that used a few recycled items mixed in with things I had to purchase.
5. Shadow Boxes: I took two old shadow boxes/knick knack shelf units that my mom had made for us years ago and used all the little openings to hold the numerous little items for scrap booking such as ribbon rolls, stamps, stamp pads, little containers of eyelets, sequins, buttons, and beads.
   
6. Flat Ware Trays: I use a divided silver ware type basket to hold my felt tip markers and my ink pens and most used scissors are stored in old coffee mugs (generally mugs that were given as door prizes at hockey games and such).
   
7. Cigar Boxes: I use cigar boxes to store items like paint sample chips and tiles.
   
8. Parmesan Cheese Containers: I use old parmesan cheese containers (we seem to go through loads of them) for ribbon/fiber storage.
   
9. Tiny Bags: I use the little bitty ziplock bags that extra buttons come in on new clothes to store my Ink Blending Tool foam pads (I have one per color family). They're the perfect size and don't add bulk in storage, but keep the foams separated so the inks don't mix.
   
10. Garage Storage: I am using the little storage bin thing that my husband had to hold screws and nuts and bolts. It works way better for the small things that I need to keep track of.
    
11. Candy Jars: I use old glass candy jars for flowers, ribbons, sequins, etc. I also use an old binder with inserts for my stickers so that they are easy to see.
    
12. Juice Bottles: I use old 4 oz. juice bottles (which are clear and look like miniature water bottles) that I have drilled a hole in the cap and put an I bolt through so I can hang on my pegboard.
    
13. Bread Bag Tags: You can use bread tags to make small tags or embellishments.
    
14. Playing Cards: I've used a card from an incomplete deck .
    
15. Puzzle Pieces: I've used puzzle pieces from a puzzle that was missing pieces.
    
16. Cardboard: I recently used corrugated cardboard from a box on a layout under stickers. It's thicker than regular chipboard.
    
17. Logo Tags: In my scrapbooks, I use tags from boots with wolverine pictured on them, motorcycle clothing tags (they usually have the Harley logo), and team clothing tags since all them have their logo on them and are great to use on layouts about those teams.
18. Old Jewelry: Many scrapbookers mentioned that they use single earrings, old costume jewelry, and other found items such as hair ribbons on their layouts.
19. Lace: I have also taken lace curtain ties and cut out individual designs in the lace to use on my pages.
    
20. Buttons: I take all buttons, like the replacement ones for clothing, and mix them into my scrapping stash.
    
21. Plastic Sheets: I used the backing sheets that clear stamps come on to make a mat for my photo on a layout.
    
22. Coffee Holders: I used a bunch of different Starbucks coffee cup holders that caught my eye to create a title.
    
23. Plastic Bracelets: I cut one of those rubber “Livestrong” bracelets to make a border on a colorblocked layout.
    
24. Printed Fabric: I cut a black and white fabric flower from a favorite shirt that was falling apart and was going to have to be thrown away.
    
25. Gift Ribbon: When people give us gifts from some stores like Baby Gap, Victoria's Secret, etc they always have nice fabric ribbons on them and I keep those to use on layouts.
    
26. Chipboard: I keep the cardboard that comes in with packs of patterned paper and use it to make my own chipboard shapes and letters. 
27. Hang Tags: I save hang tags from new clothing and even the teeny safety pins that attach the tags to the clothes! I decorate the hang tags, or use as-is if the design fits my needs. Another great find is the metal ball chains that also attach hang tags to clothing. 
28. Plastic Packaging: The heavy plastic packaging can be used to stamp on and make windows for cards or slide mounts.
29. More Gift Finds: Ribbon off of old clothing, or gift packages are a favorite of mine. I really hit the jackpot sometimes when I see a package decorated with cool wrapping paper, ribbon AND a silk flower! I've re-used a lot of gorgeous wrapping papers on cards and to make my own embellishments. 
30. Yarn: I once unraveled an old sweater and discovered that knitted yarn is wonderfully crinkled and used that on a photo mat!
31. Fabric: Fabric, cut into strips can be used to bind journals or mini albums by punching holes in the cover and pages and threading the strips through. Fabric can also be a great way to embellish a layout, using part of an old piece of clothing or keepsake that you are journaling about. 
32. Plastic Mesh: Plastic mesh bags that fruit and vegetables come in are a good thing to save. I once cut a piece out of an orange bag and used it to add texture to a paper project. 
33. Basket Filler: I once used old Easter grass to "fill" Easter basket shapes on a spring layout. 
34. Calendars: Old calendars often have photos and designs that make great embellishments, especially if you add Crystal Effects to turn them into epoxy-like stickers. 
35. Aluminum Foil: Used foil can be an interesting addition to a design. You can smooth it out, and etch designs into it. or stamp on it with StazOn ink. 
36. Twist Ties: Twist ties can attach buttons, charms, tags, or anything else to a page.
37. Cub Scout Cards: In Cub Scouts, my boys are given their merits on a little card. The card has the Cub Scout emblem, some decorations, and more information. I've saved all of these to include on the pages along with pictures of him working on the projects and/or receiving the award.
38. Greeting Cards: We have been using the fronts of old Christmas cards, and not just for Christmas pages. You can take some of the borders and use for frames or cut out small parts for use on a page.
39. Soda Cans: I use soda cans, cut, cleaned and flattened. Use them to make faux tags, charms, frames, letters ect. I use my sizzix. Then you can paint them, punch them, interlock them etc. I used some that I cut out of a reindeer and used it on some of my Christmas cards.
40. Maps: Maps and brochures from travel have wonderful information on them or may make a good page background.
41. Jeans Pockets: Pages can be decorated with pockets from a pair of jeans or any other part you wanted to use.
42. More with Plastic Mesh: I keep the net bags of onion and garlic to make shirred flowers with an old button as center. 
43. Metal Lids: I had saved a couple of the metal lids from frozen juice containers to make some faux paint can lids for a remodeling job we did. I use the round metal pieces from the ends of canned biscuits or frozen juice containers. They make cute metal circle frames for whatever.
44. Cereal Boxes: I use cereal boxes for chipboard. When the cereal is gone I cut it into strips and put it thru my die cut machine to make chipboard letters or shapes. When I want thicker chipboard, I use 2 pieces glued together. I can spray with the Make it Acid Free spray and do not have to worry about it. 
45. Soda Can Tabs: Soda can pop tabs can be used as ribbon buckles or slides. You can use them as is or heat it with your heat gun and dunk it in embossing powder to smooth it all out. Another thing that I have done is color the tab with permanent markers and then do the Ultra Thick Embossing Powder on top so you can make it any color you need.
46. Screening: Screen material can be used for embellishments. It cuts with scissors or a die cut machine and at all my local hardware stores they give me scrap pieces because they will just throw them away.
47. DIY Wavy Ruler: I made my own border design rulers by tracing a wave, or a scallop on a long piece of cardboard and cutting. 
48. DIY Rubber Stamps: I made my own stamps by recycling the rubber that I cut off of Stampin Up stamp sheets when I trimmed my stamps. By piecing together various shapes of stamps, I designed a whole set of textured designs, a palm tree (complete with coconuts), an American flag, and a set of flowers. 
49. Cups and Plates: Of course, there are cups and plates are perfect to use for tracing when you need a circle. 
50. Sticks: Popsicle sticks or old disposable chopsticks are super for stirring paint or glue. If the chopstick has a flat end, then you can dip it in ink or paint and make dots. 
51. Paper Clips: Large paperclips, with one side straightened out, are fine to poke holes in paper for hand-stitching or to insert a mini brad. 
52. Old Toothbrush: And old toothbrushes work great when you want a speckled ink pattern on paper. Get the toothbrush wet, rub on your ink pad, then start flicking the ink from the brush with your fingers! Instant speckling! 
53. Plastic Lids: I like to use old plastic lids as paint palettes or to pour glue on when I need to brush it on a project. 
54. More Plastic Mesh: I love to use netting and other items to use as a stencil for glimmer mist.
55. Paper Bags: Paper lunch bags can be used for paper bag albums. I like to do those for children’s gifts.
    
56. Mint Tins: I save little mint tins for mini books. 
57. Cardboard Again: I save the cardboard packaging from paper packs and page refills to chop up and use for spacers in albums since not all refill packs come with them. The cardboard may not be acid free but I figure it's on the outside of the pages so it's not such a big deal.
    
58. Even More Cardboard Ideas: How about cutting teeny squares of cardboard to use as pop dots?! I do that a lot when I run out of foam tape. 
59. Patterned Paper: And I use up old patterned papers that I no longer like, by making envelopes out of them. I make the envelope so the pattern is inside the envelope. 
60. Folders: Old manila folders are great for making mini folders, tags, library pockets, etc. And envelope corners can be cut off to make photo corners.