Happy Sunday! I normally try not to post pictures of my stamping area...mostly because it is very small and not all that pretty! LOL! However, I wanted to share with you pictures of how I am storing my Nestabilities.
The other day, while stamping (and talking on the phone...hehehee!), I was wanting to use my Nestabilities. Up until recently, I have been storing them in Nugget tins and ziploc bags (sooo bad, I know!!), with the intention to put them in CD cases soon. Since I was doing more talking than stamping (LOL!!), I thought that I could organize them while I finished my conversation. After I had the CD cases out, I started to think about where I would put them when I was done (my space really is that small...and everything has to have a place). It was then that I saw the inside of my cabinet (the doors were open still) and the light bulb went on!! LOL!
My cabinets are the "faux" wood kind...so I was not worried about the finish (if I had nice wood cabinets I would probably test the adhesive on a small corner or something). I just cut strips from a self adhesive magnet roll...added a bit more double stick tape for good measure...and placed them on the inside of my cabinet. At first, I was just using some magnet rolls that I already had (you know the kind that you can get in any craft store or even at Wal-Mart). I knew I wasn't going to have enough so I made sure to check for it the next time I went to town. Can you believe NO ONE had the magnet rolls anymore??!! I always see them....I guess that's just Murphey's Law or something like that! LOL! So, I ended up ordering THIS from JoAnn's online store. I have to tell you that it is WAAAAY better than the stuff I was using (the magnet is stronger)...and the rolls are HUGE! I ordered two of them and only used half of one roll for all four sets of my Nestabilities!! (I have more left for when I order all those INCREDIBLY gorgeous new sets that Spellbinder's in previewing right now!! LOL!)
It is working out great for me! My stamp desk is only about a foot away from the cabinet that holds these dies, so they are always within reach! I know that this is not the solution for everyone...but hopefully this helps someone! :-)
Have a great day!!
What a Fab idea. I have been wondering how to store my ever growing sets. Thank you for sharing.
Posted by: Carole | July 13, 2008 at 02:58 PM
What a brilliant idea.
Posted by: Yvonne | July 13, 2008 at 03:02 PM
I love your idea! I wasn't liking the CD idea since I heard that the long nesties wouldn't fit, and I couldn't find any metal CD tins locally. Vertical storage is always good! I like how neat it looks too!
Posted by: 2stampis2b | July 13, 2008 at 03:47 PM
You are NOT going to believe this! I was in the middle of writing you an email to ask how you store your Nestabilities (mine finally arrived after a two month backlog) and before I sent you my email, I thought I'd check the eBlogger Reader, and there was my answer! You must be prescient! Thank you for the excellent suggestion. Its perfect!
Posted by: Gabriela | July 13, 2008 at 04:43 PM
OK this is just fantastic. I store mine in CD case right under my cuttlebug which works great. However the new long nesties don't fit in a CD so I was just debating today when I opened them where to put them. Thanks for sharing a great idea. I wish I had enough room to store all them that away but it does work for the longer ones. :)
Posted by: Dottie K | July 13, 2008 at 05:09 PM
What a great idea, I don't have any of these but I will be sharing this with friends who use nestablities : ) Thanks Laurie!
Posted by: Tammy | July 13, 2008 at 05:10 PM
This is brilliant. I am an organizing fanatic and will be hitting enter and going to do this, seriously!
Posted by: Shelly | July 13, 2008 at 05:26 PM
Ok, I am so casing this idea!! Thank you so much for sharing because I was just kicking around ideas on how to store them. Keeping them in the boxes they came in is driving me insane!!
Posted by: Jen Ofiana | July 13, 2008 at 05:50 PM
I think this is an awesome idea! I don't have cabinets in my stamping area, but I do have the back of the door to the room free and I think that would work just great. I really like the idea of having it all out and easy to see.
Posted by: Ann C. | July 13, 2008 at 06:19 PM
i love this idea, completely brilliant
Posted by: Mary Dawn | July 13, 2008 at 06:45 PM
What a great idea. I can hardly wait to change my set up...cd cases but I hate them. I have the perfect cupboards to do this. Thanks for the great idea Ali.
Posted by: Heather Fullerton (Retired Heather) | July 13, 2008 at 08:14 PM
What a great idea!!!
Posted by: Libby | July 13, 2008 at 08:40 PM
Oooooh! I looooooooooooove how you stored your nesties. GREAT idea! :)
Posted by: Joy Kennedy (JoyOfStamping) | July 13, 2008 at 08:52 PM
I have mine in CD cases and don't have a cabinet like this, but your idea is brilliant none the less! This takes up no space, since the back of the door is the door (Now that is really profound, don't you think?) Any way, keep that light bulb burning, there are bound to be more gems like this in there. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Laurie Hunt | July 13, 2008 at 09:08 PM
Very Cool Idea!!
Posted by: Shelley Dupont | July 13, 2008 at 09:23 PM
wow that is a great idea!!
Posted by: Regan | July 13, 2008 at 09:32 PM
First of all i wanted to say that i love your blog and check it out everyday to see your wonderful creations. What a fantastic storage idea! I am dying to get my hands on some Nestabilities but unfortunately i live in Australia so they are not as easy to come by here. If i ever get them i will have to try this out. Thanks.
Posted by: Lisa Robb | July 13, 2008 at 09:41 PM
I don't use these yet, but would sure love to. I'm not very good at organizing. This was a great suggestion! Thanks, Kristi
Posted by: Kristi | July 13, 2008 at 11:04 PM
What a fantastic way to store nesties. I can hardly wait to change from the cd cases to this. I have the cupboard doors very close and I would actually know what I was grabbing for. Your brilliant Laura. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Heather Fullerton (Retired Heather) | July 14, 2008 at 02:44 AM
What a great idea...so clever!!
Posted by: CherylQuilts at SCS | July 14, 2008 at 04:49 AM
Awesome ... TFS! love this idea!!!
Posted by: mj | July 14, 2008 at 05:18 AM
Priceless! What a great idea! Mine are in cd cases and such a hassle! I'm going to do this! I happen to have the magnet rolls!
Thanks for a great idea!
hugz
Posted by: Deb | July 14, 2008 at 05:42 AM
This is the best idea yet, right at your finger tips and a great utilitzation of space!
Posted by: Nancy | July 14, 2008 at 05:59 AM
That is pretty awesome! I thought I had found the perfect storage (a Quickutz magnetic folder - holds 8 sets at a time) for nestabilities but this really keeps them handy. Wish I had a cabinet to do this with. Super! TFS
Cheryl
Posted by: cheryl Horton | July 14, 2008 at 06:39 AM
Laurie,
What a great idea, this could also work for embossing stencils. What is your preference on size of Nestabilities, the three sizes have me wondering if you can only have one would it be small, large, or Petite?
Thanks for your recommendations.
Roe
Posted by: Roseann | July 14, 2008 at 06:45 AM