This is my storage… I’ ve gone through several
variations and this is by far my favorite.
(Storage cemetery at the bottom of this page.)
Click any pic for a closer look.
I’d love for you to leave your questions or comments here or in my cbox.
I still get PM’s via the Cricut MB but I just don’t
frequent the MB as often as I used to so my responses may take a week or so.
For over 300 testimonials visit this link:
Cricut Message Board reviews on the Snapware Cart Storage
Because I use DS it’s rare that I reference the books so I keep my
carts and tools in one set and my books and overlays in another.
I sort my carts alphabetically and leave a space between all letters.
(see pic mid page)
Sightings of the Snapware Ribbon Holder have been at J’s,
M’s, Lowes, Office Max & Ross. I preferred an all clear lid so I bought
3 units from The Container Store. (A unit is 1 small bottom and
1 large top.) They were $15 in store last year when I bought mine
but they are now $11. Some with colored lids have been
purchased for as low as $1 a unit! I have a few of the colored lid units
for other things but I have noticed that you get what you pay for…
some of the cheaper units I’ve purchased do not feel as secure as
the more expensive units I initially bought at TCS and
they sometimes give me trouble when I try to close them.
IMO, not worth going cheap.
It’s called the Snap ‘n Stack Ribbon Dispenser at TCS. Here’s the direct link:
Snap ‘n Stack at The Container Store
This neatly organizes 40 carts in a single small layer of the holder
and up to 15 books/overlays in each of the larger compartments.
I have my foreign languages removed and use the bottom
compartment for tools and markers.
The dividers are made of Plastic Canvas. Plastic Canvas comes in a
6 pack of 10.5×13.5 mats at WM for $1.97. Out of a single package I
have made 2 sets for myself and 2 as gifts and I probably have enough
to make 1 more (5 total = storage dividers for 400 carts – lol!.)
I’ve also seen colored Plastic Canvas sold in single sheets at Joann’s.
The cut directions are:
7 strips of 59×10 (# of holes)
Cut 5 deep @ 12, 24, 36, 48
4 strips of 39×10 (#of holes)
Cut 6 deep @ 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 & 35
59×10: You should see 59 rows by 10 rows so you’re
cutting at 60 and 11. The same for 39×10.
Any questions, please just ask!
Enjoy!!
If you would like to order a set please leave a comment
here or in my cbox (to the right) and I’ll get back to you.
I will make for you for $5 plus ship & handling.
Cricut Storage Cemetery
Original Boxes
Unless you have enough room to house these they’re just way too bulky
to store as-is. Not to mention the hassle of having to locate and open a box
every time you want a different cart or to look at a book – just too much work
if you ask me. Even with DS I wouldn’t want to take up any room in my craft area
to store these in their original packaging. AND, if you have any solution carts
you have to buy boxes because they come in the disposable plastic cases…
waste of time and again, money and space that could be used on other
crafting supplies. (I sell my boxes so if this is your preferred method…
keep an eye out here for sales on empty boxes.)
Scrap Paper Scissors Polka Dot Bag
I really liked this early on. It was a great portable way to store my
carts, books and overlays with the option to grab and go with ease.
Unfortunately at about 20-25 carts the books and overlays
started to become too bulky. The bag lost it’s shape, it wouldn’t stand
on it’s own, the handle started to give… I just needed to move on.
Plano Flip Sider
Hated this from the get go! Unfortunately I packed up the family and
drove over 40 miles to pick up the last 3 units the bait and tackle shop had
on their shelf. Once I tried it out… 1) I wasn’t about to immediately admit
that I obsessed over these boxes that I HAD to have only to find out how
much I hated them and 2) I wasn’t about to pack up the family and drive
another 40 miles to return them. I didn’t like that the carts sunk so deep you
couldn’t just grab them… part of this storage means altering the depth of
every slot. I’ve heard of people using Kleenex, that thick foam used for
packaging, bubble wrap, toilet/tissue paper – sorry, not into it.
And you still needed to find a solution to organizing the books and overlays.
(P.S. – I have 2 around here somewhere that I’ll
sell cheap if anyone wants them!!)
I’m playing around with this section of my site so like everything else I have going on it’s a work in progress. Any who…
I’ve been tempted to clean up my space, take pics and post but the creative side of me wants to share what my space looks like at the peak of inspiration. I am proud of my room when everything is in it’s proper cubby, bin or the latest Sterlite container I’ve purchased but I’m proud of myself when I see it in a state of disarray. This means I’m using my stash, working with what I love and creating something to preserve a special moment in the life of a Gunthner or piecing together something special to send to someone I care about.
So… here I am in all my glory, crafting away!
I’ve also included a shot of my individual letter storage and my photo shoot location, our backyard. This is where I take all the pics of my projects. I’ll post more as I take more.
As of today I have a clean slate… check it out:
~ The cassette rack I found at Hospice for $2. It holds my SU Ink Pads.
~ The hanging shelf on the wall is a Pottery Barn shelf that I also found at Hospice for $8.50. It’s so heavy and sturdy. I use to store ribbon off it’s spool or on tiny spools, like the M’s or J’s $1 ribbon.
~ The 3 shelf unit to my left holds full spools of ribbon on dowel holders that I made. The top has a jar full of overflow ribbon that wouldn’t fit on the coordinating dowel or jar on the shelf. Each color has two dowels.
Here’s a link to how I made the dowels http://shannon.gunthner.com/scrapbook/
~ The open shelf is from Lowes… it’s a bathroom vanity mirror that I actually paid full price for. I use bead holders to store all my tiny embellies – brads, eyelets, pewters etc.
~ The spinning rack that’s sitting on my table is a coaster display from a store that I got for free and painted white. I use one side to hold my Ranger Inks – liquids and distress pads, Prima’s, Stickles and Versa Magic Dew Drops. The other side holds more Prima’s, MM eyelet collection, Decorative Accents and my MM Scrapbook colors (paint).
~ The two metal bars holding my SU punches are from Ikea @ $2. They are found in the kitchen dept.
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~ The larger drawer unit came from Ikea from the closet organization dept. It store different pending or ongoing projects, swaps I’m hosting, events that need to be scrapped with coordinating paper, memorabilia and embellies.
~ The smaller drawers are for all paper smaller than 12×12 by color. The bottom three drawers are patterned paper waiting to be sorted and put into my patterned paper storage.
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Top Shelf ~ BIA wires and spray glues.
Second Shelf ~ Extra albums.
Bottom Shelves ~ A bin for each child and one for RAKS that I have yet to give away!
The rest – na’na!
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~ Carrying tote, Cuddlebug behind those… Beads in the plastic picnic basket.
~ More Decorative Accents (6 jars by color – can’t stand these things now!), more Prima’s and my BIA.
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~ Random crap in the Sterilite drawers. All my CB embossing folders. Cutter and Sewing machine.
~ Light box. In the bins: glue gun, sewing supplies, florestry supplies, non acid free adhesives, plaster of paris, velum quote stacks.
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~This cart came from the damaged goods/clearance section of Ikea for $10. It holds my 12×12 Patterned paper and card stock in Generations paper holders.
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~ Mat Stacks
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~ My updated cart storage. I’ve gone through the original boxes on a shelf – too bulky. The Plano’s – hated these! I also tried the M’s polka dot bag which I loved but outgrew so this has been the next best by far. The insert dividers are made of Plastic Canvas. Six sheets in a pack for $1.97 at WM! It takes one and a half sheets for a layer which holds 40 carts. Love this!
It seems that my room is always evolving. (I guess it depends on my current obsession.) This last month or so it’s been punches @ 40% off of course… MS, SU (@ 20% off) and Borders of all sorts so I had to add a bar to my wall punch storage and obtain a rolling cart for the misc. And sweet DH, my biggest enabler, bought me a HP Photosmart C4450 so I didn’t have to run into the office every time I needed to print something in color so that needed a spot of it’s own and matching jammies of course. I also added a barricade to the front of my table to block out tiny fingers sifting through my papers and crawling through my rolling bins.
Here’s my entire room. Yep, I’m among the garage scrappers.
Here’s the new punch digs:
And I’m not much of a stamp enthusiast so here’s my stamp storage in the midst of the re-org. Maybe when I go down this road (when I have the money to invest…) I’ll be a bit more into the storage of it all but for now, I have them dumped in two large rolling carts. (some of these stamps are 20+ years old… but oh so cute) And looks like I have a love for love, heart and birthday stamps because they individually filled up their own drawer and stacked.
