organizing paint
 

Any suggestions on good storage would be sooo much appreciated..i have about 50 plus bottles of making memories paints...but want them where they are easily viewed by color...so i don't have to keep digging through a tote..

mine are in a drawer. names written on lids. i sort them in this order.
white, skin tones,yellow,light green to dark.same w/ blue. light orange,orange. into reds.
light browns into browns. same w/ grays into blacks.
this systen works very well for me

If the cap unscrews you could put a dab of paint on it and, once it is thoroughly dried, store it in a drawer in whatever way makes sense for you (I like gayla/snowcountry311's order ... hi friend!). I've done this with Stickles and Liquid Pearls ... requires patience for thorough drying.

thanks ladies...those could work...:)

putting the paint on the lids is ok. but when i tole paint i need the name to follow along w/ the directions

I use a large spinning rack I picked up at M's - have the colors in ROYGBIV and then black - brown - white, makes it easy to see the colors and get to them
have a good one
Gerry

the spinning rack sounds good...i haven't seen that at mikes....who makes it..??

I just use my paints to make backgrounds or on chipboard so I only need to see the color.

I saw one in the Lakeside Collection catalog (considered getting it but my room isn't set-up yet and I might not want to use a flat surface vs. a drawer.) Here's a link:

| Lakeside Collection


Also (I bought them but my paints were - and still are - packed so I haven't tried it), JetMax makes a clear drawer insert designed to hold acrylic paints (like the 2-oz. FolkArt bottles which m/b a different shape than Making Memories).

I don't have too many paints so I think the insert will work for me (I really just want a layer protection in case of leaks before I store them in one of my Jetmax cubes.)

this is just what i need...thanks sooo much for posting...i like have things up where i can see them...then i will use them more...otherwise they just sit in the drawer...:)

tina-can find a link for everything!

YW ... I too usually like things in plain sight but I don't use my paints enough to justify the desktop (or floor) space the revolving thing would take. My workspace is long (matching 5-foot and 4-foot desks) but narrow (I think 28-inches and a good deal of it is in front of a window I don't want blocked.)


Gayla ... I can't find a link to everything but I can find links to lots of things :D

hi tina!
are you coming sept 11th?

I have them on a a drawer too with all the ink refills, and sponges and brushes.
Had them in order by color, but now there just everywhere lol

Just to be off the page, what about those bags you hang in the wardrobe for shoes?

I bet some crafty person could make this to suit paints even better.

i like drawers because i hate dust!

I got a spinning rack just like the Lakeside one at A.C. Moore. If you have that chain in your area, you might could get it cheaper with a coupon...