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Post by mom on Jun 5, 2022 2:35:56 GMT
Can we discuss how you store your smaller than Thickers alphabets? I am mainly thinking of how you would store you Ali Edwards and Studio Calico type smaller alphabets. Right now I have them all in an old style 6x8 ring album but I dont love them stored that way but I am not sure how else to tackle them. So tell me what you use. Baskets? Drawers? Some other weird solution that is genius? Help me out! I am talking about the 4x6 and 5x7 (and maybe even 6x8) size alphabets. Edited: Thanks for all of your help. With about 30 minuets, I had them all sorted and organized using bits and pieces of the solutions y'all gave. I ended up sorting my small alphabet stickers by color and putting them in the original Ali Edwards plastic pouches. Then they went into a wire basket I already had. Then I took the weird sizes alphas that I had from Studio Calico and put those in behind the pockets by color. Looks good and should work well. This is the basket I used in the small size: www.target.com/p/stackable-storage-wire-bin-pillowfort/-/A-80857330?preselect=79992363#lnk=sametab |
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Post by FurryP on Jun 5, 2022 3:37:32 GMT
Are you talking about the 4x6-ish size? Like KP alpha stickers? I keep mine in a clear bin like the ones used for storing stamps in the clear pockets. I mainly keep them together by color and just flip through them as needed, but occasionally I do have to put them back in order.
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Post by cbscrapper on Jun 5, 2022 3:37:57 GMT
I have mine in the old SC 6x8 clear plastic drawstring bags that they used to send product in. Probably 2-3 bags. It works for me, and the bag is easy to grab and go as well.
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 5, 2022 3:39:52 GMT
Large ones are in the Scrapbook.com tall sticker stadiums and the smaller ones are on their sides in baskets in an Alex drawer. They are arranged by color.
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Post by mom on Jun 5, 2022 3:40:58 GMT
Are you talking about the 4x6-ish size? Like KP alpha stickers? I keep mine in a clear bin like the ones used for storing stamps in the clear pockets. I mainly keep them together by color and just flip through them as needed, but occasionally I do have to put them back in order. Yes, 4x6 and 5x7 size. Ill update my post! |
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 5, 2022 3:45:51 GMT
One of my drawers for bling has the wooden drawer divider in it that could work if you had a ton of letter stickers. That way you wouldn't need a basket if you didn't want one. These are just simple drawer dividers that fit in different sizes of drawers. You can get then at Walmart or Amazon. I also use them in drawers in my kitchen. They are pretty sturdy. .  |
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Jun 5, 2022 3:58:19 GMT
I do multiple things.
I sort my alphabets by color, each color goes in a 13 x 13 plastic envelope thingy. Small letters all go in a sheet protector first, then into the 13 x 13.
Premade words go in mini baggies. If the word fits into a category (travel, night out, outdoors, kids, etc...) then that baggie goes into that categories 13 x 13 envelope.
If the premade words don't fit a category, then that baggie hangs on a jewelry tree with curtain clips.
I am currently still working on making words, from partially used alphabet sheets.
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Jun 5, 2022 4:40:21 GMT
I store mine in the SC DK pouches. The newer pouches are better because they're a little bit bigger but I have a mix of the older and newer and they're both fine. I have them sorted by rainbow order and have them split across three pouches: yellow/orange/red/pink, green/blue/purple, and neuturals. Gold or copper are sorted in with the closest colour (so yellow or at the beginning of orange). I also have various other small alphas in with them, the EP sets that used to come on the sticker sheets, and some small Jillibean Soup and MME ones as well, so the pouch works well to corral all the different sizes without anything getting damaged or lost.
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Post by Skellinton on Jun 5, 2022 4:40:57 GMT
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Post by joblackford on Jun 5, 2022 4:45:47 GMT
I never had very many, just a few colors, so I kept them in a 4x6 clasp container like this.  |
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Post by marg on Jun 5, 2022 12:27:26 GMT
I keep them in a plastic envelope.
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Post by mikklynn on Jun 5, 2022 14:04:01 GMT
I have a metal forms cabinet with 8.5x11 drawers. I keep my mini letter stickers there.
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Post by aj2hall on Jun 5, 2022 15:20:11 GMT
I used to keep them in a 6x8 binder but when the binder was full with no more room, I switched them to a little crate, sorted by color. I find them easier to flip through now. And I can see each color all at once instead of flipping back and forth. I cut my October Afternoon mini market stickers in half and added them to the crate, too. I like having all of them in one place instead of searching 2 different places. I put the alphabets in stamp sleeves.
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Post by caangel on Jun 5, 2022 15:28:35 GMT
I have a jet max cube with 4 drawers, each is about 6 in wide and 12in deep. I have all small letters, especially tile style letters in one. They are on their sides and I made dividers with cardstock to sort them by color.
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Post by mom on Jun 5, 2022 15:33:41 GMT
I used to keep them in a 6x8 binder but when the binder was full with no more room, I switched them to a little crate, sorted by color. I find them easier to flip through now. And I can see each color all at once instead of flipping back and forth. I cut my October Afternoon mini market stickers in half and added them to the crate, too. I like having all of them in one place instead of searching 2 different places. I put the alphabets in stamp sleeves. This is the exact problem Im having The album is too full and I don't want to start a second one. Edited: stamp sleeves, like Avery Elle? |
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Post by Patter on Jun 5, 2022 15:34:46 GMT
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Post by aj2hall on Jun 5, 2022 17:25:20 GMT
I used to keep them in a 6x8 binder but when the binder was full with no more room, I switched them to a little crate, sorted by color. I find them easier to flip through now. And I can see each color all at once instead of flipping back and forth. I cut my October Afternoon mini market stickers in half and added them to the crate, too. I like having all of them in one place instead of searching 2 different places. I put the alphabets in stamp sleeves. This is the exact problem Im having The album is too full and I don't want to start a second one. Edited: stamp sleeves, like Avery Elle? Yes, its not necessary but the resealable plastic makes me twitchy and I wanted the stickers in something in case the stickers fell off. |
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Post by bethquiroz on Jun 5, 2022 17:33:50 GMT
I use one of the larger wooden Dragan boxes from Ikea. They fit perfectly in there.
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Post by jediannie on Jun 5, 2022 17:47:17 GMT
Thanks for all of your help. With about 30 minuets, I had them all sorted and organized using bits and pieces of the solutions y'all gave. Would you mind sharing a photo of your storage? |
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Post by mom on Jun 5, 2022 18:19:00 GMT
Thanks for all of your help. With about 30 minuets, I had them all sorted and organized using bits and pieces of the solutions y'all gave. Would you mind sharing a photo of your storage? Here’s some quick photos. I will probably go back and make some dividers to separate the colors even more.    |
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Post by jediannie on Jun 5, 2022 18:47:57 GMT
mom - Thanks! Looks great! Dividers would be a great addition as well so you don't have to flip through them all to get to the color you're looking for.
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Post by mom on Jun 5, 2022 18:50:34 GMT
mom - Thanks! Looks great! Dividers would be a great addition as well so you don't have to flip through them all to get to the color you're looking for. Yeah, I am thinking of getting some of those cheap clear plastic folders and cut them down to make a divider. Or maybe a white folder if I can find one. |
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Post by groovy on Jun 6, 2022 1:06:04 GMT
Looks great!
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