Tip Thursday - Clear Jars

Tip Thursday! I bought some pretty embossing powders while at Ipswich Papercraft Show. I can hear you saying "But you have embossing powders in your shop! Why did you buy elsewhere?!?"

1) I don't have access to these colors in my shop.
2) I saw them on sale and I helped out a fellow exhibitor with a sale.
3) They were $8.50 each or 2/$15.
4) I didn't have to pay for shipping!

Normally, when I use embossing powders, it's a bit of a struggle to get the lids off or to pour back into such a small container. I decided to decant my new embossing powders into our Clear Jars instead. They are wider and shallower, and I find them easier to hold without potentially busting the lids. Et voila, I can now see my powders better and I have more control over pouring them.

These are standard size jars of Ranger embossing powder.

Clear Jars and embossing powder jars.

These colors are so pretty!

The holographic powder decanted into it's new jar.

All four decanted.

These look so appetizing and easier to craft with now.

A lot of people use the jars for storing loose gems, sequins, shaker bits, ribbons, brads, antistatic pouches, wooden buttons, acrylic shapes, snacks, and even packets of diamond dots!

I put all of my powders, my heat tool, and my antistatic pouch into a basket in my trolley. I have a lid for my trolley too.

Et voila! Easy to see, easy to grab, easy to put away when finished.

What bits and bobs in your crafting stash would you put into these jars?

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Organization

I'm a bit of a messy scrapper. I like to have EVERYTHING out on the table as I work so I can see and grab things as the moment dictates. I'm sure it must bug my husband as our dining table disappears regularly! When I have to clear off and pack away, I love the organization goodies from Close To My Heart.

I was flipping through the Annual Inspirations Book this afternoon and fleshing out my workshop ideas. I got to the Snowhaven Cardmaking Kit page and realized that I didn't think I had all the ink colors necessary. I hopped off my computer, went to my dining table, grabbed my inks and my checklist, and marked off what I had. Now I know that I need to order cranberry instead of a ruby ink. :)

I made up this color chart months ago as an easy visual way to keep track of what I had with inks and cardstock packs. I printed it off as an 8x10 photo and marked off with a sharpie as my ink collection grows.

Pretty easy eh? If you'd like a copy of my color chart, let me know and I'll send one out to you after your first order.

I keep my inks in these towers available in my shop. I have them sorted in ROYGBIV order. As a bonus, the mini stamps also fit in the tower if you've run out of places to put them!

For my blocks, I use the small organizer and My Acrylix™ Blocks Foam Insert. It keeps my blocks easily organized and protected between uses and while in transit. I highly recommend them! It also makes it very easy for me to see which blocks I don't have. I nearly forgot to order one block size!

I store my embellishments, stamp scrubber and spritz, various Picture My Life cards, and extra trimmer blades in a medium organizer. I've got my eye on a large organizer for all my stamps. What's really nice about the organizer boxes is they all stack very nicely and save space on my table.

If you've been um-ing and ah-ing over an easy way to dip your toe into Close to my Heart's range of items, I suggest starting with an ink or two, a block or two, and the small organizer. It's sturdy, lightweight, and easily portable.

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Organizing Your Supplies

Now that I've been using and loving the scrapbooking and papercrafting ranges from Close To My Heart, I'm running out of space to store things. I've seen other sister consultants using the various sizes of organizer boxes at events and I've been drooling ove them.

Did you know that Close To My Heart has a range of organizers for your supplies? A marker tower, stamp pad tower, small/medium/large boxes, foam inserts? Well, we do!

Currently I have the entire range of mini pigment inks in the matching foam insert. (I need the small organizer box for these inks.) I have two of the stamp pad towers. I didn't get the marker tower as I already have a marker storage solution I love.

My old "other company" pens and pen cups.
They still work just fine after 6+ years!

Next up on my wishlist is the small and medium organizer boxes. Holy moly, these babies are ALL OVER the web!

Source: pinterest CTMH Small, Medium, Large organizers. Great storage!

I didn't think of using the small box for storing my washi tape. Now I really need to get one! :D

Pocket scrapbookers of all lines love the medium boxes for storing their 3x4 and 4x6 cards. I've got only 4 of our Picture My Life card kits and I'm storing them in plastic sandwich bags.

PML kits seen L to R: Surf's Up, Balloon Ride, Laughing Lola, Skylark.
I've got nothing else on hand at the moment that will keep them corralled! I need to fix this.

Are you looking for something to keep all your Picture My Life, project life, Becky Higgins or other brand of pocket scrapbooking cards in order? Consider the medium organizer from Close To My Heart. It's stackable, portable, only $25AUD + postage. You can purchase them directly from my website and have shipped straight to your door. Bargain! Once you have one in your hot little hands, you'll probably wish you'd gotten two.

Why not order an organizer box or two today and get all your crafting goodies safely organized and stored. Crafting is so much easier (and enjoyable) when you have everything you need at your fingertips. You'll be supporting a small business and getting a fantastic selection of exclusive products.

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