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    Prices Slashed for Great Savings!

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    Once again, we are having an amazing sale! Prices are slashed on a number of items. Looking to get started binding your own materials in house? Check out these great deals on everything you need, from multiple binding machine styles, covers, spines for every look, and more. Looking for a new color of coil but need exact match? Our coil sample pack is a great way to match actual samples with your materials. You can even purchase thermal binding strips and make your own covers in house. Whatever your binding needs are, we’ve got you covered. So head on over to MyBinding.com, check out our huge selection, and give us the opportunity to exceed your expectations!

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    Last Chance to Save During MyBinding.com’s May Comb Binding Spectacular!

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    Comb-Binding-Spectacular-bm-content-1If you’re interested in plastic comb binding, now is the time to get started with this great document finishing method. Today is the last day of MyBinding.com’s May Comb Binding Spectacular and we have some terrific machines and supplies available at great prices. Here’s a quick look at what we have on sale:

    • The GBC CombBind C450e is a user-friendly comb binding machine that will allow you to quickly create professional-looking documents. It can be yours for just $399.99.
    • If you’re looking for a simple comb binding machine for occasional use, the GBC CombBind C75 is an excellent choice. Best of all, the device is priced to move at $29.95.
    • In order to successfully bind your documents, you’re going to need to have a good supply of plastic binding combs and covers on-hand. You can get a package of combs for as little as $0.99 and a bunch of covers for a mere $0.75.

    In addition to our great prices on comb binding machines and supplies, we also have an 11% off coupon up for grabs. This coupon is good on just about everything we sell including paper shredders, laminators, laminating film, and so much more. But make sure you visit MyBinding.com now be cause these savings will be gone after today.

    Happy shopping!

    Save Big During MyBinding.com’s May Comb Binding Spectacular!

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    May-Comb-Binding-bm-content-1Plastic comb binding is one of the most popular document finishing methods available. It can be used to bind reports, proposals, catalogs, course materials, and more. And whether comb binding is new to you or you’re a pro at it, you can save big during MyBinding.com’s May Comb Binding Spectacular! We have both comb binding machines and supplies available at great prices. Here’s a quick look at some of our specials:

    • Start binding your important documents with either the GBC CombBind C55 or C75. These are both great entry-level comb binding machines and either one can be yours for less than $30.00.
    • If you’re looking for a state-of-the-art machine, the GBC CombBind 450e is what you need. This device features an electric punching mechanism and automatic centering system. Plus, it only costs $399.99.
    • Now’s the time to stock up on plastic combs and binding covers. MyBinding.com brand black combs are 25% off and a 100-pack of 10 mil crystal clear covers is just $14.95. We also have other combs and covers on sale so you can get what you need without breaking the bank.
    • Finally, if you happen to need other supplies (shredder oil, laminating pouches, etc.) or if you’re looking for a new document finishing device, you can take advantage of our 11% coupon. It’s good on just about everything on our website.

    These prices will only last until Friday, May 21st, so make sure you visit MyBinding.com today so you can get everything you need to make your next document finishing project a success. Happy shopping!

    How to Preserve and Store Your Child’s Artwork

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    Children are constantly coming home with a new art project they’ve created.  While these52154011-ma masterpieces are near and dear to every parent’s heart, they can clutter up your home become a messy pile of paintings.  Or they may end up as a jumbled assemblage of papers stored on your fridge.  Wouldn’t you like a way to compile these creations into an organized collection that you can both display and store for years to come?  Here are a few ideas.

    Before you begin, you may want to choose only your favorites to save.  Or let your child choose.  This will result in an art collection spanning their childhood composed of treasured pieces, rather than every page ever brought home.  One thing recommended by many professionals is to have a back up.  Before you discard anything, consider scanning it into a computer.  Keeping scanned images is a great way to preserve things without the added bulk of storing the actual project.

    The first step in preserving artwork is to decide how you’d like it protected.  Sliding designs into page protectors lets you switch them out as needed.  Sheet protectors come in varying thicknesses.  Be sure you choose archival quality so the items won’t fade or yellow with age.

    For long term protection, we recommend lamination.  Now before you start thinking that a laminator is more expensive than page protectors, keep reading.  While the initial investment of a laminator may cost more than a box of sheet protectors, you can get a decent machine for less than $40.00 that will cover both letter and legal size items as well as numerous smaller things. For just a little bit more, you can find a quality Fellowes laminator that will accommodate pages as large as 11″ x 17″, which is often the size of children’s art.  The protection offered by lamination as well as the versatility in size makes it a worthy investment.

    Once protected, decide how you want to store these items.  If you’ve chosen to put everything into page protectors, you can easily arrange these in a three ring binder.  Putting them in order of their creation date will give you a timeline of your child’s progress.  A smaller binder could be used for each individual year while a larger binder could store multiple years separated by index tabs.

    Laminated creations can be stored a number of different ways.  You can purchase large folders specifically designed for saving wider pieces of artwork created by your little one.  Some people keep pictures in a box or scrapbook.  Or you could bind them together in a book.  A plastic comb binding machine is another inexpensive tool that you can use to save things.  Many of these smaller devices offer a built in manual punch.  This is another way to preserve creations year by year.

    Using these suggestions, you’ll be able to effectively store the masterpieces created by your children without giving up the front of your refrigerator.  And they’ll appreciate the compact storage and the time you put into it more than they would a box full of colored pictures.  Getting a start on this while your kids are young will help keep you organized for years to come.

    School Projects – Creating Books

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    Creating books in class is a fun and engaging class project, and gives your students something they can keep forever. Here are a few tips on how to get started.

    Picking a Theme:

    Before you get to putting a book together, the first thing you will have to decide is what you want your students’ books to be about. Fortunately, there pretty much countless projects in just about all of the major disciplines that you can successfully create books around. In the English department, for instance, you can put together books of your students’ writing work, either individually or collectively. Your history class can create a book about a major event such as the Civil War. Even the science-based classes can make books out of field studies and findings from various experiments the class has undertaken.

    Gathering Your Material:

    As mentioned above, there are at least a couple of different ways to go about putting your book together. For instance, your book can either represent the work of the whole class, or of each individual student. In the former case, you can assign various tasks to each student that will represent his or her contribution to the final product. This is a great way to impart the lesson of working together to create something of value, and of setting and meeting deadlines. You can also create a separate book for each individual student that represents his or her work throughout the school year, or for a particular learning section. Some other options include creating department-wide books, such as cookbooks for home economics classes, poems and stories from the creative writing classes, drawings and paintings from the art department, and the list goes on.

    The Project:

    When you are putting your book together, unless you intend the books to be your own project as, for instance, surprise gifts to your students, it will provide them a great learning experience if they are involved in every aspect of the work from inspiration, to creation, to the finished product. If your class were to, say, take a vote on what kind of book they would like to create, it stands to reason that they will be more engaged in the process and be more likely to follow through.

    Just like with any book, there should be a good mix of text and graphics. If it is some kind of science or business study, for instance, there should be at least some photographs and/or charts and graphs.

    For younger students, you may want to create a template that each student can work with, such as a place to put a photo, and lines to fill in.

    Printing and Binding Options:

    There are numerous options, of course, but if you are using color in your graphics, you will want to use a color printer if your school has one. As far as binding, you can take a look at what kinds of machines your school has on hand. Chances are there will be a plastic comb binding machine, or perhaps even spiral coil unit. These are both great options and very useful to have around, so if your school is lacking one, it might be a good thing to request. You might also check with your library to see if they have a thermal binding machine. These machines can create hardcover books in a matter of minutes, and are very inexpensive.