Keeping all the supplies organized, visible and within easy reach is my constant challenge in card making. Paper supplies were finally highly organized but ribbon storage had devolved into a giant good-luck-finding-what-you-want storage bin. What started as six hanks of different ribbons from a ribbon club grew into an impossible mess of many more ribbon club hanks, spools from Stampin’ Up!, spools from fabric stores, lengths of twill tape taken from packages received, etc. Barb, our Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, organized her spools by sewing slings of muslin to thread onto two tension curtain rods, then placed them between two cabinets over her desk; great idea! The only space I had available was the closet side of the closet door in my workroom. A quick check of Menard’s (think Home Depot) revealed these over-the-door shoe racks where each shoe rests on two metal rods—perfect for the fabric slings. The price was $20. Because it’s not as wide as the door, it clears the storage units right next to the door in the closet. And because it was designed for shoes, the rods stand out a few inches from the door, conveniently clearing the framed mirror. Yippee! I can very quickly find the ribbon I need now. Oh look, empty space in the slings. I can order more ribbon…
I used some fabric left over from another project to make the slings. On the next do-over I will change to top two slings to nylon net or something I can see through. For now I just know what kind of ribbon is stored up there.
Now back to making cards.
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Registered: February 20, 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 5672
Sun, Feb 03, 2008 @ 12:11 PM
Thanks for your kind comments.
I left the fabric folded when I cut so it was very quick. I just marked off 9-inch wide sections and cut 6 of them (remember they are doubled). Then I cut the selvage and center fold off to end up with twelve 9-inch by 21-inch pieces. The rods are 19.5-inches wide once they are installed. Fold and iron the short ends over twice and hem (to end up with 19.5 inches). Then fold over the long ends about 1/4 inch and iron. I then folded them over 1.25" and pinned and sewed them to make the rod pockets. It was an afternoon project yesterday. I've spent nearly that much time in the past just trying to find a particular piece of ribbon. Hope this helps.
Registered: January 20, 2008 Location: Farmington, MO Posts: 144
Sun, Feb 03, 2008 @ 12:24 PM
I used a shoe rack that is suppose to slide under the bed and hung it from 2 over the door hooks and put my punches on it. It holds the smaller and larger punches. Just don't slam the door!
Registered: February 5, 2005 Location: WI Posts: 11981
Sun, Feb 03, 2008 @ 6:05 PM
What a smart idea!
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