How do you organize your buttons, sequins, etc?

I am an "out-of-sight, out-of-mind" type person so I try, if at all possible, not to store anything in a drawer, or otherwise tucked away because if I do, then it doesn't get used.  For a long time I've had clear jars full of bits, bobbles, and doodads on the shelf above my scrapping table.  I organize by color because when I'm scrapping I don't necessarily think "I need a button here", what I think is "I need a splash of yellow here", whether that be a button, a sequin, or some other yellow embellishment.  

I also love clear plastic shoe-box sized boxes to store bigger items like wooden embellishments, chipboard, etc.  These are all on a bookshelf next to my scrapping table so easily seen/accessed.  I use my label maker to the front of the box for easy reference (but really, the label is not really needed... the boxes are clear so I can see quickly what's in each one).

My favorite, favorite, FAVORITE organization tool is my Raskog cart from Ikea (Raskog Cart ).  I have several small baskets in the top bin that hold lots of bling, bits, bobbles and doodads.  The second shelf has all my card making supplies (I don't make a lot of cards so don't need a lot of space to hold them) and the bottom has mini albums in various stages of completion.  I love this cart because I scrap at a tall table, usually standing up, and this cart gets pulled wherever I am.

I'm loving the Raskog cart so much more than my clear jars and clear boxes because I can just toss items back in to the baskets as opposed to unscrewing jar lids or opening up boxes.  If I had room, I'd get another cart and get rid of the jars and boxes but I have a cozy scrapbook room so no space for two!

Edited to add:  Hmmmm, apparently I don't know how to create a link because the "Raskog Cart" link just goes back to this page.  Anyway, google Ikea Raskog Cart and you'll see my aqua cart!  

My buttons are all in an old vintage lidded jar which sits on my desk. They are all jumbled in together so if I'm looking for a particular type or size of button I usually have to tip them out to sort through them. I don't use buttons often although I'm not sure if this is the main reason.

Sequins are in a small container that I keep stashed in a drawer. Again I don't use these often (and I don't have a big stash of them) but it's easy enough to tip out if I'm looking for a particular colour.

My wood veneer is half sorted in mini pie tins. So I keep all my hearts in one tin, all my stars in another, and a third tin holds lots of random bits (cameras, arrows, word bits). They are stored in the same drawer as my brads and enamel dots.

Brads are sorted by colour in small plastic containers. Enamel dots are still in the packaging thrown in the same drawer. I don't have many packs (maybe half a dozen) so it's easier to just grab the whole pile to find the colour I want. Rhinestones and pearls are stored the same way.

I keep my buttons is jars sorted by colors. The most popular colors are on their own (like white or tan), but the rest are sorted green/orange, pink/purple, red/yellow. I make sure the two colors are contrasting enough to find the other color easily.

Sequins are in little zip bags in a small apothecary chest. I have them all in one drawer--the sequin drawer!

I don't have many wooden embellishments, so those are with my other 3-D embellishments in a couple of Jetmaxx drawers, sorted by theme.

I sort buttons by color and size

My buttons are by color in small, clear containers. I only have a tiny ziploc bag of sequins. I never know what to do with them!

My enamel dots stand up in a basket that I can just grab and flip through. I may have a package of every enamel dot every made...

My wood veneer pieces are just jumbled together in a small basket that I dig through. My flair is the same way.

I think you need to figure out if you must see your stuff in order to use it, or if you can put it away and remember it's there. A couple of peas have alluded to that in the past and it worked for me.

Buttons, brads, small clips, and "hard" items are together in one large Mason jar by color. Sequins are in their own container because they are fragile. Wooden embellishments are in tiny drawers in an old unit I bought at a secondhand store, but I use those a lot so I have a lot. Bling and charms are also in their own drawers. Enamel dots are in a box still attached on their packaging.

I know it took awhile for me to figure it all out, but it was worth it. Good luck!

I keep loose buttons of every color in a big Mason jar. Ones still on the card or in their own baggie are organized by color in a plastic Sterilite container.

I don't have any sequins (gasp)!

I only have a small collection of wood veneers so I sort them by theme with like embellishments/papers in Iris boxes.

Enamel dots stay in their packages and go in my "bling" box.

Brads, eyelets and small metal embellies are in a large snap case, separated in their own little square wells (this case has a name, I wish I could remember it).

For me organization and storage are an ongoing challenge. I shift things around and change containers whenever a new idea strikes (frequently!). Good luck with your reorg!

Congratulations! 

I use several of those embroidery floss organizers. They are about 8x10x2 or so. The dividers are fixed. I sort my brads, buttons, anything small like that. Then I adhere a piece of bubble wrap on the inside of the lid to keep things from getting mixed up when I store it on it's side in a drawer. If you don't do something like that, the lid doesn't come far enough down to keep things put, unless you store them lid up.