Organizing Again
Posted by Becca Feeken on Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
I wanted to share a couple of pictures with you so that you can see one of the tasks we finished during my mothers visit. In fact, she did quite a bit of the work. I have quite a few of the original sizzix die cuts - you know, the bulky ones - and because I had to search through each an every one to find what I wanted to use, I rarely ventured there.
Mom ran each of them through my Cuttlebug to get a sample and glued them down to paper, numbered them and filed in sheet protectors in a notebook.
We put the corresponding number on the spine of the die so that it can be located easily. The reference book is kept at my desk and when I need to find a particular die now, I can get to it in seconds instead of the hunting for considerably longer .
I know this seems so simple, but I could never find the time to do it. It was a great investment and I have many similar projects like this to tackle. One by one,…. Part of the triumph of finishing, is getting to share.
Thanks for stopping by.
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WOW !!! Doesn’t it feel good to get stuff like this done!!
Looking forward to your next creation with these dies!!
Do you rent out your mom by the hour or day? I could really use that help!!
nice job. I have been org. myself some more ribbon, and things i get in kits. it does take time but is well worth it when u are done. love this idea. i dont have that many so it would not take me too long. LOL . I will share this. for my clear stamps i get at michaels and single ones not in sets. I got baseball card sheet protectors and put a round sticky velco dot at the top of each insert, so i can put those $1 stamp sets from michaels into a compartment and my single ones like from autumn leaves pink paisley etc… by putting the velcro they dont slip out when u turn the pages. and i put them in a 3 ring binder… how bout that!! course im sure u already have a wonderful system… i also did that with little pieces of ribbon i get in kits and wrapped the ribbon on little 1X2 pieces of thin chipboard/cardboard. then labeled the compartement with what kit the ribbons came with. usally i can fit 2-3 ribbons in one compartment. then they go into a 3 ring binder. now i just need to figure out have to store other stuff…
have a great day
You would have made one heck of a good librarian !!!! Now all you need to do is copy & distribute your catalog - add check-out cards to each case - & check them out to us (for a fee of course) - hint - hint !!!!!!
Would love to know what type of shelving you are using for your sizzix dies. Thanks, Marci.
Great organizational idea. Sometimes the simplest ideas help the most.
Marci, I found that a large CD cabinet works perfectly because the shelves are adjustable. This one was destined for the trashbin because it was so large and I had nowhere to fit it in the house - I think the original size was 32″ wide and 50″ tall. Then it went to my studio where we sawed it in half, replaced the top and snugged it under the end of my work table where it is totally out of the way at 32″ wide and 30″ tall. I hope this helps!
I don’t have any Sizzix….BUT….can you send your mom over so she can help me with my ribbon???? LOL. Speaking of organization…as you know I still want to do the ribbon storage like yours. I was at Michaels but could not find sheets of the mat board. Did you buy it off the shelf or from the custom framing dept?? Have a great day my friend!!
wow this could also be used to tame the stamps everywhere !!
I like it thanks