Life Story Binder Part 2: Materials
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Remember my idea to make Chris a Life Story Binder? Well, I’ve finally got all the supplies I need and am ready to start putting it together!
My goal price was to spend $20 or less. Let’s see if I was able to accomplish that!
Price List:
- Shutterfly Photo Prints : $4.06 (I received 50 free 4×6 prints through a promotion and only had to pay tax and shipping)
- Photo Album Insert Pages : this plan backfired. The 4×6 photo pages available at Target do not fit in a regular 3-ring binder. Plan B is to make scrapbook pages for which I already have the materials!
- Binder : already owned!
- Sheet Protectors : already owned! (Costco sells 100 for $10 which I will be getting if and when I need more!)
Total Cost : $4.06
I came in $15.94 under budget!
I came in $15.94 under budget!
I really lucked out by already owning most of the items I needed. My wallet is happy and I’m ready to get cracking on this project! I plan to do a little at a time that way I don’t become overwhelmed and want to stop working on the binder all-together.
I’ve also been tweaking my suggestion list here and there so I can make sure I include everything that I want to. The one part I am most excited about is including Chris’s Family Tree from ancestry.com. He’s worked hard on it for a few years now and is always so excited when he finds something new about his family.
And, because he is so into video games (especially World of Warcraft), I want to include a section with pictures of him and his guild members, stats about the character he plays, and notes about the Guilds he has been in. I’m expecting this part to be a huge surprise because I don’t think Chris would ever expect me to be knowledgeable about his game and I already know I’m going to have to figure out some unconventional and crafty ways to get some of the more vital information.
Those are just two of the ways that I tweaked my list to include things about Chris that I find special and endearing. Most of the other categories are from all things simple’s original suggestion list.
Stay tuned to see how everything turns out!