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

Mon Aug 9 02:21:16 UTC 2010

Good luck, it was over 20 years ago.

Susan R.
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- 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 12:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Seed Bead and Yarn Storage

> 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
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>> 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
>>
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>>>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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