Organizing with Stampin Up stamp containers ~ ADHESIVE

Happy Monday everyone!  I hope everyone had a great weekend!  I am back to show you another storage idea for adhesive with the Stampin Up stamp containers.  I am using the clear containers that the wooden stamps come in from Stampin Up.  I am using the ones that measure 4 1/4' x 5 1/4' in size.  I am also using the 4 drawer Jetmax white cube I got from Michaels.

 Here is the drawer with 15 containers inside.  WOW!!  I had all this adhesive in original packages in the drawer and with the packages this stuff took up the whole drawer.   After combining the adhesive in the Stampin Up containers, you can see how much room I have left.  I was amazed!!  I just LOVE LOVE LOVE how I can open the drawer and see exactly what is in what container.

 I have different sizes of double sided sticky tape and glue dots in each container.  I wrote the size of the double sided sticky tape on the inside of the rolls with black sharpy so I know what size I am using.

 These are miscellaneous foam dots and squares.  I love the fact that all sizes are in one container.  I put the container on my desk when doing projects and it saves time not hunting for the different sizes!

I am in LOVE with these container.  And I love how they fit in the cubes! 

You can see my post on how I stored my BUTTONS  in these containers HERE

Thanks so much for stopping by and happy crafting!!

Organizing with Stampin Up stamp containers ~Buttons~

Hi Everyone!  I found all of these Stampin Up containers at a school rummage sale.  I didn't need the wooden blocks but wanted the containers to use to store my craft stuff in my jetmax cubes.

There were several different sizes.  And if you are wondering YES I got all they had!!  You can never have too many containers!

These containers fit perfectly in the jetmax cubes.  I am going to show you how I am now storing my buttons in these containers.  I have a container for each color.  I need one more of the small containers to fit across perfectly. 

 Here is a close up of the drawer of button containers.  I LOVE how I can open the drawer and see exactly what is in the containers.

 Here is a close up of the pink button container.   When I want a button, I just pull out the container and I can see through it and turn it upside down to see if I have the right size/color button I need.

 Here is the jetmax cube I store them in.  It holds 11 of this size (4 1/2' x 3 3/8') Stampin up container.  And you still have tons of room in the drawer for other items.

I LOVE recycling/reusing items.  I hope you will stop by on Monday and see what other items I have stored in these fabulous containers!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting!!

Storing and Organizing Prima Flowers

Hi Everyone!!  I have been busy redoing my craft room.  I purchased a new desk and more jetmax cubes and have been busy putting everything together and everything away!  I wanted to share with you how I organize and store my prima flowers.  My husband purchased these glass canning jars at Walmart.  They came in a box of 12 jars for around $7. 

I needed something to put on top of my jetmax cubes.  It seemed as everything got put on top of them and it looked really cluttered.  And as you can see from the photo, when you walk in the front door the top of my cubes are right there.  It was habit for everyone to throw there stuff on the top of my cubes.  So I found this greenery at a yard sale for $3 and I just knew it would be perfect for my cubes.  However, I wanted the nice side of the greenery to show when you walked in the front door so I needed something for the back side of the greenery (the greenery looks so nice when you walk in the front door ).   I knew I wanted to store my prima flowers in jars but the plastic jars that were sold with the jetmax cubes were shorter and fatter.  My husband suggested the glass canning jars and I was thinking the little jars used for jam and jelly.  He came home with these jars from Walmart and I was thrilled that they are taller and slimmer.  They are the perfect fit on top of my jetmax cubes.  I was able to fit 11 jars nicely on top of the 3 cubes.  They are PERFECT!!

I sorted all my prima flowers and organized them by color. 



There is a picture of the top of the jars.

I just LOVE how colorful it is!!  It is the perfect fit for the top of my cubes. 

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!!!

How I organize my Buttons and Odds & Ends

Hi Everyone!!  I wanted to share with you another way I organize my craft space.  Today I am going to share how I store my buttons and odds & ends.  I purchased these little containers at Michaels.  They were sold with the jetmax cubes and I believe you got 5 or 6 containers in a package.  I recently went back to purchase more and they didn't have anymore.  I sure hope they did not discontinue them.  I LOVE them because the lids screw on!!

 I don't have a whole lot of buttons so I have other items stored in the containers like googly eyes, jingle bells, large brads, and other odds & ends. 

 I have a container for each color button.  I LOVE them because when I open the drawer, I can see everything through the clear tops.

Here is a close up of the container.  These are clear plastic.

 If you are unable to find these containers at Michaels or online, you could use any containers you can find.  I just LOVE having them in one of my jetmax drawers and I can see everything I have when I open the drawer!

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!!

How I Store My Cricut Cartridges

Hi Everyone!  I wanted to share how I store my Cricut Cartridges.  I bought a ClosetMaid cabinet with doors from Target.  It has adjustable shelves and I also store my Cricut Expression on the bottom.  I actually have 2 rows of cartridges on each shelf.   You can also stack the cabinets if you have more than one.  I have 2 side by side.  It keeps everything looking neat and clean.  Also helps keep the dust off  ( I HATE dusting)!  And they go perfectly with my jetmax cubes.  I LOVE them.

I am planning on sharing other organizing tips throught the weeks to come, so stop back and see how my organizing is coming along!  I have an organizing button on the right hand side of my blog.

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!!

Ribbon and Twine Storage Tip

Hi Everyone!  Linda over at Paper Boutique is having an organizing tip contest.  I wanted to share a favorite organizing tip with everyone.  This is how I organize and store my ribbon and twine.  I store them in my Jetmax cubes (with dividers) from Michaels.  I found this tip on the cricut messageboard and LOVE it.  It is a super super space saver.  I wrap my ribbon on 3x3 chipboard (I use the back of the paper stacks).  Make sure you wrap it loosely so you don't have creases in your ribbon when you unroll it.  I also use another drawer (with dividers) to store my scrap ribbon.  This has saved me a TON of space and time.  I am not sorting through all my ribbon to find what I need.  I just open a drawer and I can see all the ribbon and colors.  It is also a great way to show when you are running low on a color and need to buy more.   I buy the clear (500 ct) hair bands from the dollar tree to hold the ribbon securely.

  

 Close up of the ribbon.  You can also wrap more than one style of ribbon on a card.

 My scrap drawer.  It is easy to see all my scraps and easy to remove and replace.

 This is my twine.  It already came wrapped on this chipboard and it fits nicely in the dividers.

I hope you all have enjoyed my tip and hope it is helpful to you!

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!!