I am looking for a source for tackle and tool boxes, tupperware containers and cubby storage containers for jewelry and bead supplies.. any suggestions
I bought food storage clear plastic containers at the dollar store for delicate finished jewelry storage, and I keep some of my handmade jewelry in baggies. I can see what is in them, and they stack up nicely in a cute plastic basket. Square ones designed for sandwiches would work for bigger pieces of jewelry.
I bought those plastic storage boxes[some of the shelves are just a couple inches deep, other kinds are deeper and there are either 4 or 5 shelves], they work fine for finished jewelry. They come from the discount department stores. Hey, and they work great for make-up and hair supplies, too.
For leftover beads and new findings, the plastic boxes sold in the bead department at the craft store [I watch for sales] work great, there is a larger divider section in each one to store bigger things. I have a couple for gold findings, a couple for silver, and I can open it and see what I need, and do my shopping list right off the almost empty sections. Leftover beads are sorted as to what kind they are, and stored in them too. And I bought some big plastic storage bins with lids to keep all the bead supply boxes in. Looks a lot better than the big cardboard box I was using! And my lay out boards tuck neatly in the side, along with my jewelry books. Right now, two big storage boxes hold everything, right next to my craft table.
My equipment like my wire stacks up in a square box, and my hand tools in a big round metal box with a lid that cookies once came in. It works, and it protects them, the storage box, my other supplies, and me from sharp edges, and it goes in my storage box well, right on top where I can grab it first. I like to keep my glues separate from everything else, just in case of a punctured bottle or tube. An old cookie tin for them, too. Hey, they were free, and do the job well. I used to use a plastic kids pencil box for my tools, but my supply got too big for it.
If you have a lot of hand tools, and perhaps want your wire in the same place, go check out cheaper plastic tackle boxes either at the hardware store or the fishing supply store, and see what kind will fit your needs. I have a fishing one for tools, works great for my around the house commonly used tools. Also consider a traditional sewing box, my Mom had one with a shelf that opens up like a tackle box, that would be great for hand tools. And it is pretty, too.
A friend bought those bigger 3 bin wheeled storage units that sit on the floor for her bead stuff. I do not have that kind of room to devote to my individual crafts. Way too many crafts!
If I had my own craft room that I could shut the door and nobody would see inside, I would buy some of those storage units that are shaped like a book shelf, but have squares in them. I might also consider those kiddie storage bins, they come on a tiered rack, and are bright colors. That would take care of my multiple craft storage needs! I would also consider fabric lined big baskets for the shelving if space allowed. I’d be a regular Martha Stewart, organization wise.
Hope something helped you pick storage.
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