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Ribbons Storage Organizer

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Before and After Organize

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Due to my recent shopping and frequent trips to craft stores, the box that I used to keep my lovely ribbons is exploded and messy. I no longer can find any ribbons without have to pour everything out and de-tangle some of them. I am trying my best to keep my craft room as tidy as the one I posted here after every project. But, it is impossible to achieve that goal if things are too messy to begin with. I don’t want to waste time in digging and searching for the right ribbons any more. So, I decided to reorganize and tidy up the ribbon box and other similar boxes like lace, cord and tape.

As you can see from the above before photo, I can’t even put on the lid to cover the box before stacking it up on the shelf. It is no joke when I need to get a specific ribbon out from the box. I found out I can free up a lot of space by removing the packaging of some of the ribbons. Some packagings especially the spools with big core are simply too bulky to keep. So, I decided to take those out. Then, I need to find a way to keep my ribbon organize and tidy otherwise they will get tangled up after a few digs. This is where the cardboard comes in place to wind them up and keep them in place. A tiny head sewing pins are handy to keep the ends on the winding. Read more after the jump to the second page.

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  1. Erin Violet Gilbert Monroe via Facebook says:May 1, 2012 at 12:07 am

    I like the 5 yard rule of thumb. I can never decide if it’s more efficient/cleaner to keep the ribbon on the spool or re-wind, etc. thank you!

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  2. Agulha no botao via Facebook says:May 1, 2012 at 12:26 am

    I need to do the same urgently :)

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  3. Tsengee Toogii via Facebook says:May 1, 2012 at 1:05 am

    I think you never sleep. (creative). How many hours do you spend for your family? (hehe i’m curious)… I have many things to study from you. And you can just call me Tsengee.

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  4. Faith Epp via Facebook says:May 1, 2012 at 3:08 am

    I have to do this too, mine are all piled in a drawer – too messy.

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  5. Amanda says:May 1, 2012 at 9:12 pm

    Hi. Thanks for the inspiration. I sorted through my ribbon box and now have most of them on cards. The rest on rolls. It’s so neat now. I’ve realized that I have heaps of space for more ribbon using your technique.

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  6. Ideas4cards via Facebook says:May 3, 2012 at 6:24 pm

    Wow! I’m a fan of organizing everything around me and this one will definitely become my favourite!

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