mlcmom
Junior Member
Posts: 94 
|
Post by mlcmom on Jul 14, 2022 16:45:33 GMT
I have 35-40 border punches and currently have them stored in a revolving metal floor stand. They are somewhat difficult to see, esp if I’m looking for a certain one. Does anyone have a storage idea so that they are organized and more visible? Thanks!
|
|
|
|
Post by papersilly on Jul 14, 2022 16:48:00 GMT
i've seen people use thin towel or curtain rods screwed into a wall. the punches would hook/sit on top of the bar.
|
|
pantsonfire
Drama Llama
Take a step back, evaluate what is important, and enjoy your life with those who you love.
Posts: 6,241
|
Post by pantsonfire on Jul 14, 2022 16:48:12 GMT
Only thing I can think of is a wall peg board they hang on.
|
|
scrapnnana
Drama Llama
Posts: 6,449
|
Post by scrapnnana on Jul 15, 2022 5:06:24 GMT
I can tell you what NOT to use: a rotating shoe tree. I put some circular needlepoint canvas to create a floor and stored my punches there. I added clips for my embellishments around the outer lower ring of each level of the shoe tree, and clipped the embellshiments there. It works well for the embellishments, and I love that I can rotate the different levels, but the punches were too heavy.. Because of them, it was in danger of toppling over my rotating embellishment tree.
|
|
PaperAngel
Prolific Pea
Posts: 7,994
Jun 27, 2014 23:04:06 GMT
|
Post by PaperAngel on Jul 15, 2022 7:20:39 GMT
My relatively small inventory of (EK Success & Fiskars) border punches are stored together & easily accessible in the wide, shallow, lower drawer of my project table. Other storage options include a large serving tray with handles or a freestanding shoe rack displayed on a desktop, counter, or shelf; picture ledges, pegboard, kitchen rails, or curtain rods attached to a wall; an over-the-door shoe organizer with clear pockets; etc. HTH
|
|
caangel
Drama Llama
Posts: 5,730
Location: So Cal
|
Post by caangel on Jul 15, 2022 16:05:09 GMT
The fist thee steps of organizing are:
1. Purge
2. Purge
3. Purge
Do you still need, want, or are inspired by all of the punches? Are you keeping any just because you spent a lot of money, you feel guilty, or that give you bad/negative emotions when you see it? Are there ones that don't fit with they way you craft now? Purging can be hard at first but there is a lightness and freedom that comes with have less and just the things that really work for you.
I have mine in wooden trays that fit in my wide Alex drawers. I have shapes in one drawer and boarders in another. They also share the drawer with a few other things (like rulers). I don't have very many so the drawers aren't too heavy. I know some have had issues with the bottom of the drawers falling out due to the weight.
|
|
|
|
Post by don on Jul 15, 2022 20:03:40 GMT
A hang over the door shoe bag.
|
|
|
|
Post by Basket1lady on Jul 15, 2022 21:08:51 GMT
A hang over the door shoe bag. This is what I used when I had a bunch. Now they all store in a shallow drawer. I just didn’t use them enough to to justify keeping them. |
|
anaterra
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 4,132
Location: Texas
Jun 29, 2014 3:04:02 GMT
|
Post by anaterra on Jul 17, 2022 16:37:01 GMT
A hang over the door shoe bag. This is what I use... it hangs inside the back wall of my closet.. I have all my punches (boarders and shapes.. all) in a comp book so I can flip thru to see if there is a particular 1 that catches my eye... and then I go and scan my wall to find the 1 I want... it is also how I have dies stored... |
|
|
|
Post by 950nancy on Jul 17, 2022 17:35:53 GMT
Keep the punches! So worth the investment. I keep mine (well, most of them) on floating shelves. Other punches I keep on CD holders. When they are out and easy to see, you use them.  MS EK Storage by Nancy Tim, on Flickr |
|
