How do you store your Embellies such as....

[scrappinmomof4]

flowers, brads, buttons.ribbon???

I store by color~


I have mine in $1 organizers I found at the dollar tree...[they are similar to the floss holders....but smaller] I have them by color. I store my ribbons in x-large mason jars and then my flowers and alpha stickers are in a drawer seperated by color!

[Virginia]

I store my ribbon in a Pull-ez Ribbon Purse


My flowers in an altered shoebox.

My brads and buttons go into my Craft Mates Craft Organizer


My fibers go into dollar store containers that pretty much look like the craft mates but are not child proof and of course, I wrap my fibbers around the now retired spool die RS-0502 which is now on sale and can also be used for cards.


I bought two of these spool dies so I can make the spool faster.

[scrappinmomof4]

I though you said you werent organized??? Those are AWESOME storage solutions.....TFS

[Virginia]

Jun 29, 2008 11:21:08 GMT -5 scrappinmomof4 said:

I though you said you werent organized??? Those are AWESOME storage solutions.....TFS

Oh amiga, those are just on the internet....BELIEVE me you don't want to be at my house ;D If I tell you that basically ribbon, brads, buttons and paper is all what I have organized will you believe me?
Noticed that I didn't mentioned QK, Sizzix, Embellishes or anything else? Yup, that's my mess.

[scrappinmomof4]

LOL ;D
Shhhh( I wont tell anyone.....)

[dutchgirl]

I am not at all organised.. the only things that are in binders are my qk.

I have to finish my scraproom, once that is done I can start organising

[Saved]

Hi Cathy, I use the Floss Holders for all my small Embellishments. I use see through shoe boxes from Walmart for my 3-D Packages. One for each brand. I have a 6 drawers tower - 2 Ribbon Drawers - 1 Adhesives Drawer - 1 drawer for edge and cornor punches - 1 drawer for embossing supplies - 1 drawer for my paper bags albums ect. Laura. <><

[irishshamrock]

I'd like something better for the cookie cutters. Those magnetic binders just don't look like they hold enough and a little pricey. Any great ideas out there?

[scrapkatze]

I've got a lot of IKEA storage as there isn't much special craft storage available over here.
My flowers are in IKEA spice glasses (have them sent in ziplock baggies from the US),
my buttons, fibers (on the QK spools), eyelets and snaps are in little screw organeizers from the hardware store sorted by colour and theme
I've got a couple of multi drawer units from IKEA on the right side of my desk, where I have a drawer for brads, one for beads, one for dew drop ink pads, one for rub ons and so on.
My ribbons and raffia (I like to use it for cardmaking and flower arrangements) have their own cardboard boxes each

[scrapkatze]

My nesting shapes are on a magnetic board that's hanging right over my Big Shot on the wall. For my fonts and the other shapes I'm still searching too. I'd love if QK would come out with larger binders at least so you could keep an entire grand alpa in one binder.

[tristanznina]

most items are in a Plano tackle box!!!! I got it at GI Joes real cheap! Sportsman warehouse did not have it there. Walmart sells similar tackle boxes. I can buy the trays at Walmart or Sportsman world. I have put my ribbons in small cropper hopper boxes like floss containers. I have organized the supplies: christmas, baby boy, baby girl, halloween, misc. This is so easy to transport to crops although non of the stores locally have crops - no space for tables! I just put in the trays that I need. I have pulled these pix from the net.


For my brass stencils, I store them in a spinner box: i190.photobucket.com/albums/z267/CALEESZ/STENCILBOX.jpg

For paper, I have organized by: heritage, dankanis family, lee family, teen girl, baby boy. I took the wheels off and have this on a shelf in the garage:


I have some Iris totes that hold 12 X 12 papers with handles and have added Graduation, Wedding, Soccer, Recipes. These I can just pull out and take the paper with me.

I also have two new Iris hanging file boxes. There is three hanging files and a little box that attaches to the top that I can put my scissors, etc in at the top.



For my QK, I use the binders and for the limited CC's I have, well they are in their plastic bags.

QK Mary gave me an idea on storing the fonts but I haven't gotten around to that yet!

When I get a chance, I'll take a picture of my items in the containers.

[navymom05]

OH, Virginia, I really like that ribbon thing, blue is my favorite color, but I think I would like black, will have to save my pennies to buy one of those.

It is awesome.

[Pamela]

I use the Plano Tackle Boxes as well. I have 1 large and 1 medium....I love them and they are full....lol Can not seem to stop filling them up with stuff. But isn't that as it should be...lol

[weaselwatchr]

I just basically throw them in a basket. When that basket gets full I put in another basket. When I need something I take the contents and toss on the floor. By the time I find the item, it is time for me to go to work. So everything gets thrown into the basket. That is why I get nothing done.

But I buy more so there you go.

[Pamela]

Danica,

Baskets are great for stamps also. I have more stampin up stamps than any one should really have but I am a demonstrator just to buy my own stuff and there stamps come in nice storage boxes...But, other stamps tossed in baskets is an ideal storage solution...

Pam

[weaselwatchr]

I am a demo too. How funny is that? My husband always says I am my best customer.

[Pamela]

My husband says the same thing. Isn't that funny. I do help a friend of mine who signed me up run a workshop...but she knows me if she wants to plan anything big it better be in the winter because she wont catch me in the summer on the weekends....lol

but it is fun and I just bought some of the Vinyl Deco stuff that you could get on pre order. It came Friday have not even had a chance to un pack it. My husband looks at the box....looks at me and I just say don't ask...lol

Pam

[scrappinmomof4]

Jun 29, 2008 18:46:52 GMT -5 weaselwatchr said:

I am a demo too. How funny is that? My husband always says I am my best customer.

;D....I would be too

[navymom05]

So both of you are stamping up consultants?

Nice to know. I sometimes,sometimes order from them.

[Pamela]

Cookie Cutter Storage Solution

Go to your local office supply and get Magnetic Sheets. I forget the price but it was not bad and you get 5 sheets to a pkg. They are usually sticker backed.also pick up some heavy cut page protectors if you can not find those no worries get the regular ones. If you get the regular ones peel off the paper from the magnetic sheet and stick to chipboard. You can use the leftovers from the LSS or an old tablet. It will help keep it stiff. Fill the sheet with your cookie cutter dies, slip into the page protector sheets and you can then place in a regular binder. I like the new GREEN binders you can because they are made of raw chipboard so you decorate them. I use Thickers on the binders spine. One 1 1/2 standard binder will hold tons of sheets.

Hope this helps. ;D

[sparkle]

My friends think I am OCD organised...I like things neat, but I'm not really that bad! Honest! ;D

I try and store all bits and pieces in frosted plastic boxes.

Once my craftroom is finished I will try and remember to post some photos.

[Virginia]

Jun 30, 2008 13:27:25 GMT -5 @sparkle said:

My friends think I am OCD organised...I like things neat, but I'm not really that bad! Honest! ;D

I try and store all bits and pieces in frosted plastic boxes.

Once my craftroom is finished I will try and remember to post some photos.

Sparkle: Do you want to come over and visit Boston?

[Virginia]

Jun 29, 2008 17:58:41 GMT -5 navymom05 said:

OH, Virginia, I really like that ribbon thing, blue is my favorite color, but I think I would like black, will have to save my pennies to buy one of those.

It is awesome.

I love Pink, but I went for the black one because it matches everything and it looks great filled up.