Hi Stampers,
I've had a lot of projects going on this month that have been keeping me away from stamping - hopefully I'll have more stamping time next month and more projects to share with you all!!! One of the projects I've been working on is getting my stamp stuff organized.
After Grandma passed away we have a TON of her Stamping supplies to go through (by the way a BIG used Stamps and tools sale is going to be happening soon - watch for details) She had some Cubes in her Stamp Area and I decided that I would keep them and re-organize my stamp area...
As you can see I've still got a little work to do - but I'm so excited about how easy it's goign to be to get to everything when I'm finished!! One of the items that I have a REALLY hard time staying organized with is my ribbon!! A while ago I shared my Sponge Dauber Monster problem and I think the ONLY Monster worse then them was my Ribbon spools.
I started with a nice organized basket that over time grew to a GREAT jumbled mess to dig through every time I needed ribbon - and spools tucked everywhere!! So I decided it was time for a different solution!! I saw the idea online years ago to use Rain Gutter as a ribbon holder and decided to give that a try...
I sent Dad and Brother off to the Lowe's where they picked up a length of the gutter - and a couple sets of the end caps. They came come, cut the gutter down to the right size (If you don't have a way to gut the gutter at home ask at the home supply store - they'll usually cut it for you - although be prepared for some strange looks if you ask for lots of small length's!!) :) The slide on the end caps and screwed the holders into the wall.
My brother found an "interior" end cap at the store - that slides inside the gutter and he picked a few of them up for me - they make GREAT book ends to keep the ribbon from falling over when the holders are not full.
I LOVE the new system - so easy to find the ribbon I want and super easy to put things away when I'm done!!! If you have a tip for getting organized I would love to hear it - leave me a comment on the post....
Or if you have a Monster you need to tame - let me know I may have an idea for that as well!
