[Nfb-krafters-korner] Seed Bead and Yarn Storage

Sun Aug 8 18:51:17 UTC 2010

Love that idea...I am going to see if you can get them online....That is 
super fascinating.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2010 9:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Seed Bead and Yarn Storage

> Well, I have something sort of different for my seed beads.  I have an 
> Amish herb box, which is a round wooden box made from wood strips with a 
> fitted lid and then inside is about a dozen smaller round boxes that have 
> the name of an herb painted on it.  I have no idea where my first husband 
> found it, but it works out perfect for the seed beads.  I can take out the 
> colors I need, they are wide enough so I don't have to worry about tipping 
> them over while takeing beads out, and I can also use the open lids as 
> another area to keep track of needles and other miscellanious items I'm 
> using at the same time.  The main box is deep enough that small zip bags 
> can be laid inside and kept together, waiting for the next project.
>
> Since I do such a wide variety of crafts, everything must be 
> boxed/packaged seperately.  Unfortunately, these boxed/packaged jewls 
> haven't found their way to the not quite finished craft room.  My husband, 
> the dear that he is, is forever shifting my jewls from place to place. 
> When the glorious day comes and I hang the crafting room plack on the 
> door, my dear sweet husband will get the new crafting rule, "Keep your 
> paws off my jewls!".
>
> Susan R.
> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2010 5:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Seed Bead and Yarn Storage
>
>
>>I store my seed beeds by color, in the drawers that are in a stack of 
>>three. I bought these drawer stacks at Dollar General for about $7. for a 
>>stack of three.
>> Each drawer hold a color "family." Blues, Greens, Reds, etc.
>> I use these drawers for storage of everything in my beading studio. 
>> Everything is kept together and easy to find what I need.
>> For my yarn storage, I have an entire wall with shelves going from floor 
>> to ceiling. Then, on the shelves, are the same kind of drawer units but 
>> these one are bigger. Again, all yarns are put into the drawers by type 
>> of yarn. I have them labeled on the front, such as:  Mohair, Sock Yarn, 
>> Fun Fur, Worsted Wools, etc.
>>
>> I even have a little baby stack of three drawers that has a handle on top 
>> of the unit. I carry this to festivals. Inside this stack of three is a 
>> drawer for my price tags, a drawer for plastic bags of all sizes, and the 
>> bottom drawer had two pullout units that are divided into three sections 
>> each. I got this at Lowes I think. My daughter and I found them, and we 
>> bought one for each of my daughters and grand daughters who do crafting. 
>> Everyone loves them and they are so convenient for keeping all my sales 
>> items together for a festival. You could even use the unit that is 
>> divided for a cash box very easily.  Lynda
>> Lynda Lambert
>> River Road Studio, Since 1976
>> www.lyndalambert.com
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Theresa Taylor" <tct71887 at gmail.com>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2010 12:11 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Help please
>>
>>
>>> Joyce,
>>> I collected several plastic containers like butter dishes, yogurt, etc. 
>>> and then you can put the plastic bag or bottle with the bar code in the 
>>> container with the beads.
>>> Another way is there are plastic boxes which have dividers in them. If 
>>> you keep the box level...the seed beads will stay in the right 
>>> compartment. Then you can label the top. Yet another idea is to go to a 
>>> dollar store and find a small unit with drawers. I have one that is 
>>> about 8 inches high and it has 3 drawers. I can put the bar label on the 
>>> outside of the drawer and they store well in cupboards or on the 
>>> ocounter. The other nice thing is that when I go to bead...I can then 
>>> just take that set of drawers and use it to help me keep the beads 
>>> organize. When I go to grab for another type of seed bead...ZI close the 
>>> drawer, so they don't mix.
>>> Just some ideas.
>>> Theresa
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
>>> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 11:32 PM
>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Help please
>>>
>>>
>>>> For you beaders out there, please help me figure out what I might use 
>>>> for
>>>> my beads.  What type of things do you store your beads in?I am thinking 
>>>> I
>>>> need something that I fcould put size 8 seed beads in and I want to be 
>>>> able
>>>> to  maybe put 4 or 6 bags [each bag at Fusion Beads are 10 oz. or the 
>>>> Dellika
>>>> beads  come in 5 oz or is it gram bags.  The bags are maybe 2 by 2 
>>>> inches.
>>>> I  want it to be easy to open and close.
>>>>
>>>> I had thought of just getting larger plastic bags from them.
>>>>
>>>> The beads I purchased from Michael's Crafts came in the tubes and there 
>>>> was
>>>> barcode labels on them already.  I need to put barcode labels on 
>>>> whatever
>>>> I  put the beads in as I want to identify them with the ID Mate.
>>>>
>>>> Ideas please! Help!
>>>>
>>>> Joyce  Kane
>>>> www.KraftersKorner.org  (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
>>>> Blindhands at AOL.com
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