Inexpensive Bead Storage Ideas

I always enjoy having my readers share their ideas about various craft topics, including what projects they’re working on and providing tips that might help others.

Shawnery commented on my post, Organizing Beads and Embellishments, and shared her inexpensive methods of storing these items:

When I first started, we didn’t have a lot of spare money so buying a lot of new containers was out of the question. We were on [a] diet at the time so we ate a lot of eggs. I had a ton of the two dozen egg containers laying around and it turns out to be the perfect containers. I arranged each tray color. They stacked on top of each other easily so it helped out with space.

When I took a class at the college and needed to transport my stuff, I borrowed my sons tackle bag which had 3 lure storage trays. Those worked great also.

We have moved several times and each time I put cotton balls to fill the gaps [in the egg cartons] and then wrap the whole thing with saran wrap. A few beads sneak out but everything is mostly in tact and organized each time we unpack.

Image: sxc.hu

Thanks, Shawnery, for letting us know about these great organizing and storage ideas.