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hawaii : craft tools.

When I went to Europe, I brought a bag of "craft tools" to make an album while on the trip. It was the perfect place to keep all of the random ticket stubs, museum handouts, etc. The STUFF that you HAVE to collect while vacationing OR ELSE.

For Hawaii, I am bringing another tool bag filled with the following:
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The pages of my book will be made out of STUFF that I find. And no gluestick this time. Just a stapler. And extra staples. Sometimes I get a little carried away with stapling things. And you never know when a shark may attack the beach and you'll need a shooting stapler.

scissors, date stamp, Paper Source circle stamp, StazOn black ink, Kolo photo dividers (turned into a mini book with a hole punch and bookrings), American Crafts slick writer, hole punch, Paper Source labels, office supply store hang tags, staples, stapler.

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16 responses to “hawaii : craft tools.”

  1. Lu Avatar
    Lu

    first off, the book is killer. second, like your kit of stuff!

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  2. Mandi Avatar
    Mandi

    Dude this looks challenging! And very cool. I liked your one you did before!

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  3. Jessica Fulkerson Avatar
    Jessica Fulkerson

    Very cool! Can’t wait to see what you do.
    Such a good idea because not only will you be crafting “in the moment” capturing such great pieces, but you won’t ever have a stack of vacation pictures 6 months from now, sitting there unscrapped!

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  4. nessa Avatar
    nessa

    cool i’m so curious what you’re going to do with that!!! so excited project

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  5. Nadia Avatar
    Nadia

    hey elise. have a blast in hawaii! I love doing travel journals and incorporating what I have available to me. brochures, stubs, empty tea packets. you might want to throw in an envy. I love them for collecting things. even a tiny ziploc bag for some shells or sand. ooohh I am getting so excited and I am not even going to Hawaii! LOL! ciao!

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    Nadia

    hey elise. have a blast in hawaii! I love doing travel journals and incorporating what I have available to me. brochures, stubs, empty tea packets. you might want to throw in an envy. I love them for collecting things. even a tiny ziploc bag for some shells or sand. ooohh I am getting so excited and I am not even going to Hawaii! LOL! ciao!

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  7. tara pollard pakosta Avatar
    tara pollard pakosta

    oh my gosh! have so mUCH FUN!
    take lots of pics!
    that is so cooL~
    make sure you pack it in your suitcase and NOT your carry ON! or they won’t let you on the plane, after all, you could shoot someone in the eye with that stapler LOL!
    tara

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    Nadia

    hey elise. have a blast in hawaii! I love doing travel journals and incorporating what I have available to me. brochures, stubs, empty tea packets. you might want to throw in an envy. I love them for collecting things. even a tiny ziploc bag for some shells or sand. ooohh I am getting so excited and I am not even going to Hawaii! LOL! ciao!

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  9. melanie Avatar
    melanie

    have a wonderful trip – can’t wait to see what you collect!

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  10. mR Avatar
    mR

    have a damn good time.
    I know the book will end up stellar.
    how many cameras are you taking?
    ha.

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  11. Gretchen Avatar
    Gretchen

    I hope you have fun in hawaii!! Who wouldn’t have fun in hawaii? Try surfing or touring volcanos! I’ve never thought to bring a scrap kit with me on vacation, but definitely will next time! Thanks for sharing.

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  12. mary Avatar
    mary

    ooohhhh, have fun! can’t wait to see the photos and the mini book – and very curious to see how you incorporate photos into the book (that’s always where I struggle with “here and now travel scrapbooking”). …ooohhh, have fun 🙂

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  13. amanda Avatar
    amanda

    fun!!! have a wonderful trip and make sure you share your book with us! 🙂

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  14. Elaine R. Avatar
    Elaine R.

    i totally do this same thing. I have a little roll up thingie that i made and i fill it with necessary crafting supplies when i hit the road. A stapler is one of my necessities as well. And scissors…yes…and date stamp and Sharpie. All good things.
    Things we paper lovers can’t live without. 😉
    http://alifeincupcakes.blogspot.com/2008/03/sew-in-love.html

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  15. tiffany* Avatar
    tiffany*

    I hope you’ll have fun here(Hawaii)!
    And LOL about the staples…
    I like the supplies you took though, not too much, but still enough.
    I must do the same for my DC trip.
    Thanks for the inspiration, Elise! 🙂

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  16. elizabeth Avatar
    elizabeth

    oh this is just a brilliant idea 🙂

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