well, yeeeeesssss (it is a BIG studio!)
This is pretty much the one exception to my “gotta see everything” rule – Ribbon Storage. I have been accumulating these boxes for ribbon for a couple of years. The first ones I actually punched holes in the front to feed the ribbon through. That just got annoying, since ALL the ribbon in the box wanted to turn and feed at the same time as the one I wanted! (silly ribbon!)
SO, I have the types of ribbon separated by box, and, thanks to Mr. PTouch, all the colors listed (alphabetically) on the sides. This isn’t a PERFECT solution, but it seems to be working right now. I also PIN each loose end down with one of those pins that have the little ball at the end. No more escapees from MY ribbon storage! I do have some of the expired colors mixed with the current ones, and that gives me pause once in a while – have to pull out the catty to make sure I am using something current for a SU project, and I may go with a red dot or something on the label for current colors if this becomes a problem.
Now, I ask you, is this a cool image or not? YIKES I have a lot of wheels. And, I admit it, sometimes I don’t even use the handle! I ink it up on the inkpad and hold the spindle on each side and roll that baby across the paper by HAND! By the way, these STILL have to be put in alpha order :-(, so no sniping at me if you can read the labels and they are out of order!!! This is a thread holder from Joann’s Fabrics and the wheels will fit (tightly) on every other peg, even the jumbo ones! The RACK they are hung from is probably the thing I am MOST excited about since I revamped the studio. I inherited THREE very heavy steel retail racks, 4 sided, on WHEELS (I actually squeeled when I thought of this solution!!). So I can turn it 360 and I have the SU wheels on 2 sides, and…..
PUNCHES on the 3rd side!!! I am BESIDE myself with JOY! LOL! The fourth side I have SU bags and my Simply Scored Scoring Tool (in it’s own little SU bag), and a few other sundry things. I am telling you this is da BOMB!
…aaannnddd I still have 2 of these racks UNUSED! I am willing to Sell them to someone who is as crazed over organization as I am – for a very good price. However, you will probably have to live nearby as they are HEA-VY! The other two have been taken apart, but are easy to put back together – just a few bolts do the job. Any takers?
Well, one more day of reveal and then the samples for next weekend’s workshop…
until next time, Keep Calm and Find Yourself a Rubber Stamp!
