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MFT Creative Chat - Embellishments (Storage and Tips)
MFT has a monthly feature we think you'll really enjoy. The My Favorite Things Design Team Creative Chat is a new monthly feature, where we are challenged to explore our creative spaces and share valuable organizational methods, tools, and shopping strategies with you. You'll be able to peek into our creative spaces, ask questions, and share your own ideas in the MFT forum. This month, we were asked the following questions:
Show us how you store your embellishments.
What are your absolute favorite embellishments?
Any tips or tricks on how to use embellishments on stamped creations?
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My husband would be so happy because I don't really have all that many embellishments!!! I tend to use a lot of buttons, pearls, and sparkles - so I order what I need, use them up, and re-order I also recently purged my collection of lesser used items - eyelets, paper flowers, etc.
You can see my blog post here. I store my small embellishments by color in sterilite drawers. I store all pearls together, all sparkles together, all flowers together in another drawer system. Both are within arms length of my main work space
What type of thread is used to string through buttons when embellishing with buttons on cards/projects?
You can use anything. String, twine, paper strips, thread, hemp, ribbon, etc. Whatever you can fit through the holes of the buttons you are working with.
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I use a large variety of storage. I enjoy different kinds of containers, but I really enjoy being able to see the contents and the challenge of using every corner of space. So.....
Ribbons are threaded through the links of a large plastic white chain I bought at a home improvement store and mounted with demand hooks. Any pieces smaller than 4 inches go in a box and any pieces that are 4-24 inches I use a large safety pin and pin to one of the links. I mounted the chain on the front of the door to my craft area, because on the back I hung a number of lengths of twine each hosting 10-12 small clothes pins, that I can display cards with.
I recently obtained some plastic VHS cases and plastic cassette cases. The VHS cases I clip together or filled a picture box. These are great dividers and smaller stickers and packages of embellishments are now visible. I now have the ability to go vertical with my smaller pieces of paper. The plastic cassette cases are clear and I break out the pieces that stick up in the middle. They are currently collecting misc bling, die cuts ....
I use my son's old trading card pages and any 8x11 storage pages (cd, 3.5 disks, photos, ...) for not only die cuts, but chip board pieces, punch outs, left over rub ons, sizzlets, brass embossing plates, small acrylic stamps....
I use some old candy boxes (ex: Fannie May, yes I live in the Chicago area) for mounted rubber stamps. Keyboard boxes from PC's are also the right height for wooden rubber stamps.
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I use round containers that stack for most of my small embellies. They screw into the one beneath with a single lid per stack. I have them stacked much higher than the 5 containers that come together. I used to get them at the dollar store but sadly I can only find them at Michaels now . But if you use a coupon they are still worth it. Stacking them high saves shelf space by going vertical on my highest shelf and also keeps them organized by theme. One is for blingy type embellies: crystals, girlie buttons etc. Another I call family: baby, kids themes like monsters, soccer balls, cars, toys (a lot are those buttons by Jesse James) and another for basics: brads, eyelets, snaps, grommets and my buttons that match paper packs. I also use mini old-fashioned candy jars from IKEA for my PTI buttons. One jar holds 2 packs so I mix similar colours like ocean tides and aqua mist. They sit in rainbow order on a small shelf and look so pretty!
My stickers are on a Clip It Up and boy is that thing full! I have to remember to use more stickers when I make cards or get my butt in gear and scrapbook more often! I have a photo box filled with what I call bulky bellies like tissue tape, Tim Holtz fragments, tins of SU! Hardware etc, anything best kept in the original clamshell type packaging but too thick for my Clip It Up! And a few odds and ends in SU! stamp boxes like heavy metal hardware: those Making Memories metal plaques (for lack of a better word) with quotes on them, coloured staples, those metal frames like the kind on the front of old library drawers (what in earth are those things called...), ya know, you out little papers inside labeling what's inside.
I keep ribbon in jars keeping each length neat by wrapping it and holding it with a white twist tie. Spooled ribbon goes in either SU! ribbon storage containers, on a shelving unit with a dowel attached that's meant for ribbon or in a Melissa Frances ribbon box. Lace goes in a photo box also wound using twist ties or seam binding ribbon if the bundle is too thick. Flowers are sorted by silk or paper, silk in a photo box and paper in a large chocolate tin. I wish I had them sorted by colour but it's fun to look through the tin or box too. Finally, I keep a few of my favourite, prettiest embellies in their original packs on my wall held up with push pins. Nice to look at and that way I don't forget about them!
MFT Creative Chat - Embellishments (Storage and Tips)
I also recently purged my collection of lesser used items - eyelets, paper flowers, etc.
. But if you use a coupon they are still worth it. Stacking them high saves shelf space by going vertical on my highest shelf and also keeps them organized by theme. One is for blingy type embellies: crystals, girlie buttons etc. Another I call family: baby, kids themes like monsters, soccer balls, cars, toys (a lot are those buttons by Jesse James) and another for basics: brads, eyelets, snaps, grommets and my buttons that match paper packs. I also use mini old-fashioned candy jars from IKEA for my PTI buttons. One jar holds 2 packs so I mix similar colours like ocean tides and aqua mist. They sit in rainbow order on a small shelf and look so pretty! 
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