Ribbon Storage again..... !!

Well I *think* I have finally cracked it and sorted my stash of SU ribbon into some sort of order.

Having spent hours exchanging ideas with Jenny and searching the net for something to buy/make etc...I decided to go this way.

I bought some 1/2" beading from B&Q got them to cut it into the lengths I wanted and then I stuck it to the front of each of the shelves to stop the ribbon reels falling off....as the shelves are 7" deep I had to put something behind the reels to stop them rolling backwards and by doing this I know have another free shelf for when I accumulate more ribbon LOL....

What do you think.....the whole thing cost me £5.... not bad......

Hugs

Janette x

Ribbon Storage Idea

I wanted a new place to store my ribbon reels from SU....I have to perfect this idea but I think it might work.....the *drawers* are from units that WHS sell ( 1/2 price at mo ) I have turned them on their edge.....I need to get something to support the underneath to have them tilted to keep the reels inside....and I was thinking of using some silver SU cord across the front as well.....what do you think

Bye for now

Janette x

Final picture of ribbon !!!

This is the first drawer and has white,

black,grey,yellow and

orange ribbon in it.


The second drawer on the right has pink,red,purple,blue,brown and green ribbon.

What a lot of ribbon I have......must start using it now


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Yey oh Yey

Well finally after 6+ days of winding ribbon onto my card bobbins.
I HAVE FINALLY FINISHED.......phew.....one job I dont want to repeat

Now I need to sort my filing cabinet out, then I can make some cards......to upload here

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Pink ribbon sorted !

This is what the pink ribbon looked like before AND after I sorted it....which do you prefer ??

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Ribbon bobbins

This is what I used to make my ribbon bobbins, I got the card cut into 10.5cms x 8.8cms by the print shop in work. I then used the lever punches shown 1/4", 1/2", and 1" punches to cut the notches out.....

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Drawer

This is the drawer taken out and 3 of these drawers fit in my filing cabinet drawer perfectly.

I will show the completed drawer when finished.

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WHSmiths drawer unit

Here are the pictures of the box drawers from WHSmiths that I am using to store my ribbon.

They were £2.99 in the sale...

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Ribbon Winding !

Well I still haven't made a card yet, to go on this blog....been too busy winding ribbon.

My friends ( The Addicted Ladies ) and I decided to re-arrange our craft rooms as Sharon

was having 2/3rds of her garage converted into a purpose built room for stamping !!!

I had 6 drawers of assorted ribbon that had been sorted into spotty, stripey, gingham, organza...you get the picture ?...

WELL

Got some great box drawers from WHS in the sale £2.99 each set. The drawers fitted into

my filing cabinet drawers perfect !!.

Got the card cut into 10.5cms x 8.8cms very cheaply in the printers at work then I had to set about punching squares out of the card to make a bobbin.......

6 days later and have done black,white,pink,red,purple,brown and green.

Yellow,orange and blue to go......the following pictures will show what I mean.......

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