Scrapbooking Business
– From Hobby to Multibillion Dollar Industry
The scrapbooking business has come a
long way since people started making scrapbooks as a hobby in their
homes. No one could have guessed how big the scrapbooking industry
would become over the years. The annual sales of the scrapbooking
business have turned this favorite homegrown pastime into a thriving
multi-billion dollar industry.
To date, there are numerous companies
that are dedicated to the craft of scrapbooking. In most cases, some
scrapbooking businesses even offer an extensive line of scrapbooking
materials. Scrappers, short for scrapbooking enthusiasts, can easily
get any type of material or equipment they need from a variety of
resources.
Scrappers have their choice of paper, cardstock, embellishments,
stickers along with stamps and stamp pads. In addition, beginners in
the scrapbooking industry can get their first taste of the business
from scrapbooking kits that contain step-by-step instructions on how
to get started. Enthusiasts have their choice of special
scrapbooking paper as offered by various companies like Daisy D’s,
Design Originals and Hot off the Press Paper Pizzazz.
Scrapbooking paper is available in plain or patterned styles. The
assortment of colors and designs will surely render any scrapper
speechless with excitement. Embellishments for scrapbooking are
another top seller in the business. Many scrapbooking companies like
Adornaments, Brads Scrapbooking and Bo Bunny Press offer a wide
variety of embellishments that are designed to make scrapbooking fun
and interesting.
Tools have become big business in the scrapbooking industry but
these can be quite expensive. Fortunately, scrappers can get the
right tools they need from any number of companies where the values
range from the reasonably priced to the most expensive. A scrapper
would need to have several types of tools such as cutters, scorers,
scissors, punches, paper trimmers and perforators for creating their
masterpieces.
Paper Shapers Corner offers punch tools with intricate designs while
Cutterpede and Cutterbee offer a variety of cutters and straight
edge trimmers for the perfect crop. Fiskars® is a recognized brand
name in the scrapbooking business. Fiskars® offers everything from
mini-craft scissors, decorative blades and rotary cutters.
The Latest Trends in the Scrapbooking Business
The Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show featured the latest
trends to hit the scrapbooking business in 2006. These include the
newest embellishments for chipboard as well as fashion paper colors.
The colors of these papers are inspired by the latest colors used in
the fashion industry. In addition, the show also showed how the
scrapbooking business has invaded the home décor industry by
presenting various ideas on how to display scrapbooking projects at
home.
