Comments on: Beads Gone Wild

By: Joybelle

Joybelle — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 13:57:30 +0000

Hahaha!
I can relate because I am also limited by living in a small 2 bdrm condo. I have beads and findings all over the place, neatly stashed but I have no inventory control. The only place I do not have stuff is in the garage. Oh my (smile). Can’t seem to stop the madness, guess it could be worse but I do feel your pain and I love all the comments though. I may have to try hanging since I am running out of floor space. Hahaha! I laugh at myself.

By: Patti Underwood

Patti Underwood — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 19:05:52 +0000

The best thing I ever did was separate by color. I store them in baggies in 6 draw units from office max’ I also have tons of bead bins. All marked for color.
Years ago I bought IKEA shelving It holds tons of stuff. I have a 6 ft table. which is half for beading, half for polymer work. Cleaning up each day helps so much, but most of the time I let it go until I can’t stand it or can’t find things.
I love my little room, and I am so grateful to have it.

By: Sue T

Sue T — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 00:59:15 +0000

At Harbor Freight they sell plastic containers with individual boxes which I use for my Swarovski Crystals. Also you might want to use these containers for findings.
I place beads in plastic bags accordingto color. This helps me when I’m creating a design or when I want to combine colors. With my glass beads I place in one container for glass beads only.

By: Donna

Donna — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:39:35 +0000

I am finally lucky enough to finally have a room for my crafts. BUT before I did I had an old armoir. You would be surprised how much you can store in there. And you can make a pull out shelf to work on. Or just use it to store your supplies and work somewhere else. When you want to hide your stash you just close the doors. I bought mine in a garage sale so it wasn’t expensive and since it was an older one it had lots of room. Hope this helps.