Has it ever happened to you? You know that accidental drop and all of a sudden you have 1000 plus eyelets and brads all over the floor!
Then came that awful thought, now I have to SORT that pile. I wasn't looking forward to sorting them by color groups and putting them back in my box.
Putting off my sorting, I decided to visit my friendly nail salon and while I was there, she emptied a nail box and it hit me. No, not the box, but an idea of how to store my eyelets and brads. So, I asked Annie what she did with the empty boxes and she if ten boxes would be enough or did I want more. I came home with 10 boxes, ran them through the dishwasher, then continued with my sorting.
So, here's the results. I sorted all the eyelets and brads not only into colors and sizes, but into the pastels and primary colors, etc. So far in emptying the pile of eyelets and brads, I managed to fill seven boxes.
Now, the boxes don't always stay closed and until I get some fun rubber bands, so I'm using my Washi tape to keep the boxes closed. They don't take up much room and I love being able to just pull out the colors I want. The end of the box will be labeled with the colors of the eyelets and brads, so that when they are stacked, you can quickly find what you need.
In fact, I like the boxes so well, that I'm also using them to store my Calligraphy nibs. As I need a magnifying glass to read all the numbers, I'll label the individual sections in the box with the nib sizes as I fill it. No more hunting for the magnifying glass when I want to know what size Copperplate nib. They are so hard to read.
Anyway, back to scrapbooking. If you have a favorite nail salon (mani or pedi), find out what they do with their empty nail boxes. Ask if you can "recycle" them and store your eyelets and brads. So easy to access, find the right colors and USE those eyelets and brads. And if you are really lucky, FREE!!!!
Till we craft again!
Crafty Aunt Dee
