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.
Date: Sunday, February 3, 2008 GMT Views: 1290
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