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.

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Inexpensive Bead Storage Ideas

My neighbor blog this week is Jewelry and Beading. In case the name threw you, this blog happens to be about jewelry and beading. Over at J&B, Cyndi discusses everything from Bead Stringing to Jewelry Gifts to Polymer Clay and more.

Recent posts I like include…

• Artist Profile: D. Young
• Turning a geode into a beaded pendant
• Beautiful ceramic beads
• A very cool way to organize your small beads or crystals.

Now being that this is Declutter It, I found some bead organizing solutions…

[Deluxe Beaders Carousel via Amazon]

[Bead Board via GSPN Crystal]

See many more options at Beading Central. Of course you can always use items like ice cube trays, clean baby food jars, tiny baggies (usually found at bead stores), tiny containers, and more.

Head over and pay Jewelry and Beading a visit.

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Organizing your bead collection