Torie Jayne's ideas

I have recently discovered Torie's blog and she has some good ideas on how to store crafty stuff. Like large beads:

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I thoroughly recommend her blog! All pretty and pastel and many more organising ideas.

Vintage Glass Jars

I just love all those little glass jars that Stephanie uses to store her beads. So pretty!

Click here to read the story behind and see more photos.

Brenda's creative space

I will let Brenda explain. 

About a month ago I decided I needed a sewing area more than a 10 x 10 foot dining room. 

I used a lot of low cost or free storage in this small space. The two tables are actually folding tables. I hot-glued oilcloth to them.I used a shelf from my closet that's typically used for shoes. I took low-cost jars and "spiffed" them up. 

This room has openings on all four sides. Two walls are French doors, one of which I covered up somewhat. One is a full opening to the living room. And one wall has a china cabinet (now full of fabric, of course) and a door to the kitchen. So this space had some barriers to overcome.

 Click here for a great post with loads of photos and explanation.

Diana's studio

Diana's studio is a shabby chic one with loads of love details and practical ones.

Check the full post out here. And here for the main page of Diana's blog.

Small embelishment storage

I like to have my small embelishments visible and handy so I don't forget I have them, I also like to be able to bring most of them to my work table where the projects are so I can try several so here's the way I store them


Inside small jars on a tray that sits on my cabinet. The tray was purcahsed at a home decor store, the containers are from the beading section at the craft store, they come in a pack of 12 inside a larger square box


Here's a close up of the tray.

Pat winter's studio

I just love Pat's studio even though is not a papercraft one, i think everyone can get loads of good storage ideas.

In her own words:

I'm pretty content in my studio which is a converted spare bedroom in my home. I am a crazy quilter who experiments with a variety of other crafts which uses seed beads. My husband designed a great flat wall storage unit for many tubes of beads so I can see exactly what I need with a glance. I find drawer cabinets at tag sales and paint them cream to hang on the wall for small items. Although my supplies make my studio seem messy because they are in full view, I find it a breeze to walk around to each station and choose my embellishments for projects, If they were hidden behind doors or in drawers I would forget I have them.

Click here for Pat's website.

More Card Candy

This is another idea on how to store the Card Candy. I do admit that I am hooked on this product, so I have masses of it. As I am crafter by colour, I like to have my card candy organized by the colour spectrum, rather than collection of colours. So I use an ArtBin Solutions Box (4006AB) to store my Card Candy. By the way, dividing the card candy by colour is a job for only patient people.

This way I know when I have too many of a particular colour and not enough of another. And as you know I am storage fan -how, otherwise, would you explain the existence of this blog?- the Card Candy Storage box gets recycled for other uses.

So, what did I do with the Candy Store? Well, I use it to store other items like buttons or ribbon, or die cut shapes.

It is actually perfect to store small embellishments such as beads or brads. By the way, Craftwork Cards sells those ribbon boxes.

Pat Winter's bead storage ideas

In Pat's words:
I am a crazy quilter who dabbles in mixed media art as well . I have a bead storage system which my husband dreamed up for my studio walls. This keeps my seed beads against the wall and in sight for quick gathering for projects.
He used Plexiglas, wood, and screws to contain my 6" bead tubes against the wall.


Check the page here.

Crafts By Chris

Attention Bead lovers: Chris from Crafts by Chris has posted images from her studio. Click here to go directly to the studio entry and here for the main page of her blog, really worth a look, her creations are beautiful.

Robson & Mason Haberdashery's ideas

Laura runs Robson & Mason Haberdashery and she is passionate about everything creative but she believes that she must keep it tidy.

She stores buttons in great tubes which you can sew your favorite button on the end.
Jam Jars with different things stored inside.
Ribbons stacked onto of one another.


Mixed Beads stored in glass bowls, for when your hands feel like they need to be dipped in beads.
Bead Boxes are great for storing one type of bead.
Test Tube stands are great for storing tubes of beads.
Bobbin boxes keep bobbins neat and untangled.
To find more info on Robson & Mason Haberdashery, click here.