tsabhira
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Post by tsabhira on Jan 2, 2018 18:09:41 GMT
A while back I got the bright idea to abandon my space-wasting storage for sequins. You know those little click-to-open boxes with seven compartments? I had a ton. When I downsized from a room to a desk, there was no way I could afford to keep a huge box of smaller boxes just for sequins. So I put them all into little 2x3 ziplocs and now they fill half a jar instead of a huge box. On top of that, I use them more! That got me thinking about other ways to do this. I have a huge box of embossing powers and glitters, most only half full, and I bet most of them would fit into these smaller bags and store much better than in their jars. But... is this a good idea? Is there something about the plastic jars (vs plastic bags) that protects these types of materials and keeps them from, I dunno, disintegrating or becoming unworkable? Has anyone tried it and found the zippy parts of mini-ziplocks get too gunked up to make it worth the trouble? (Or more gunked up than jars, since they also get messy?) Somebody talk me into or out of this.  |
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Post by teacherlisa on Jan 2, 2018 18:17:25 GMT
I participated in many swaps over the years and a lot of little things like embossing powders,mini beads etc were always swapped in those bags. I hate them. They are messy, stuff gets ruined, the bags get embossing dust in the closure and wont close right... I put everything into containers and got rid of the bags.
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Post by mom on Jan 2, 2018 18:33:45 GMT
Dont do it. I put all my embossing powders in these mini bags and every time I go to use them I tell myself this was a dumb, dumb mistake. Its hard getting the powder back in the bag, they never want to seal correctly. They are just a pain.
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Post by onecoppercent on Jan 2, 2018 18:35:50 GMT
Way back when I just started scrapping and had a smaller craft space, I stored my embossing powder this way, and put them all in a little drawer. I didn’t mind it, but I like it better in the little containers. I keep them all in the containers now. I think they stay more organized that way, and like said previously, less mess  |
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Post by BSideCrafter on Jan 2, 2018 18:41:52 GMT
that's too messy for me. And a huge pain to funnel powder back into a bag after using it.
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Post by tsabhira on Jan 2, 2018 18:56:23 GMT
Thank you everybody. I will heed your advice and keep the jars. Thanks for saving me from myself! |
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Post by gale w on Jan 2, 2018 19:08:20 GMT
I put almost all of my embossing powders into bags. But I couldn't bring myself to get rid of the jars just yet. I don't use them a lot but so far I have no problem with it. Glitter, however, is another story. I bought a big lot of art institute glitter on ebay and most of it was in little bags. That was way too messy so I bought little plastic vials and put it in them instead. I have one of those tidy trays and the vial openings are big enough to use the tray to put the excess glitter back in.
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Post by mamakoala on Jan 2, 2018 19:52:06 GMT
can you all share the boxes you use? My powder stash is growing.
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Post by teacherlisa on Jan 2, 2018 20:24:17 GMT
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Post by scrapperal on Jan 2, 2018 22:01:52 GMT
I use a system similar to teacherlisa, but I use the Sistema boxes. These boxes latch so are a tiny bit more secure than the boxes Lisa uses. Plus several scrappers I know use these boxes and enabled me. I don't emboss a lot so I don't have a good reason to have spent the extra $ on the boxes. |
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Post by GiantsFan on Jan 2, 2018 22:12:45 GMT
I emboss a lot. Almost every card I make has some embossing. I use the Sistema Sandwich Boxes (square ones) for my most used EP's - clear, white, black and gold. All other EP are in the original jars.
ETA: I got most of my Sistema pretty cheap at Ross, Marshalls and Tuesday Morning.
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Post by gale w on Jan 2, 2018 23:13:00 GMT
can you all share the boxes you use? My powder stash is growing. I only keep clear and white in boxes. I use systema klip-it sandwich boxes-they fit perfectly in my recollections cube drawers. I have clear, detail clear and white in them. I hardly ever use detail clear powder though. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0040QD9MG/ |
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Post by BSideCrafter on Jan 2, 2018 23:21:53 GMT
can you all share the boxes you use? My powder stash is growing. Most of mine are still in the jars I bought them in. Ones that I have a lot of go into the smaller sizes in this set from Ikea: www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60149673/The larger ones end up in the kitchen for use or Goodwill. |
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Post by Kerri W on Jan 2, 2018 23:53:51 GMT
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Post by artisticscrapper on Jan 3, 2018 3:33:32 GMT
A hard no on the baggies for all the reasons already stated I just keep mine in the small jars they came in. I don’t have all that many so I put the jars int one of my small plastic clear containers.
I really wish embossing powder came in square containers. Easier to poor, easier to store.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Jan 3, 2018 3:41:46 GMT
I got small boxes with latches (similar to the sistema boxes) at my local dollar store. They're not large enough to dip the entire card into, but I can get a spoonful of embossing powder and sprinkle it over the card while holding the card over the box.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jan 3, 2018 5:07:43 GMT
I participated in many swaps over the years and a lot of little things like embossing powders,mini beads etc were always swapped in those bags. I hate them. They are messy, stuff gets ruined, the bags get embossing dust in the closure and wont close right... I put everything into containers and got rid of the bags.  No! No! No! Don’t do it! They’re a huge PITA to use powders and glitters stored in little baggies. They’re horrid. For larger quantities I use smallish Rubbermaid containers that are about 3/4 the size of a sandwich container. For smaller quantities, there are similar small containers for dressing or sauce that you can get at the dollar store 3 or 4 for a dollar. Those are much, MUCH better and so much easier to use. Be sure to label the outside of the containers somehow though to make them easier to identify from the outside. |
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Post by Kerri W on Jan 3, 2018 12:55:42 GMT
That’s not what I thought it was. I remember a product like the round containers that stacked on top of each other and screwed together to make a column. A long time ago they were sold by the fishing tackle at places like Wal-Mart. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jan 3, 2018 15:09:44 GMT
That’s not what I thought it was. I remember a product like the round containers that stacked on top of each other and screwed together to make a column. A long time ago they were sold by the fishing tackle at places like Wal-Mart. I have some of these that I use for brads and stuff, and I wouldn’t recommend them for powders or glitter. In my experience they don’t have an airtight seal. The plastic is very brittle and they don’t stay together all that well especially if you haul them around to crops, etc. Over time the parts that screw together loosen up to the point where they don’t stay screwed together securely and they pop apart at the worst possible time. Ask me how I know this.  And then ask me how long it takes to sort something like 20,000 individual brads after a whole tote full got mixed together. I wouldn’t want to imagine what kind of a mess it would have been if they would have been full of powders! At least the brads were something that could be sorted again. Powder, not so much. |
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Post by GiantsFan on Jan 3, 2018 15:11:15 GMT
That’s not what I thought it was. I remember a product like the round containers that stacked on top of each other and screwed together to make a column. A long time ago they were sold by the fishing tackle at places like Wal-Mart. I had these for my brads and eyelets. Hated them. Yeah they looked pretty all stacked up, but if one or two "lids" weren't screwed on tightly and they got knocked over - oh,boy! - it was a mess. |
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Post by Kerri W on Jan 3, 2018 15:16:14 GMT
crazy4scraps and GiantsFan Eeek! Thanks for sharing. I'll nix that idea. Maybe the small systema boxes are the way to go.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jan 3, 2018 15:38:32 GMT
crazy4scraps and GiantsFan Eeek! Thanks for sharing. I'll nix that idea. Maybe the small systema boxes are the way to go. Those look to be bigger than you probably want or need for the most part. I only need the bigger sized ones for clear, black, silver and gold. Seriously, go look at the dollar store. The stores in my area have sets of these really small containers similar to Rubbermaid that are sized for taking a couple ounces of salad dressing or sauce in a packed lunch. The ones I bought were three or four for a dollar which is way cheaper than the Systema. They’re the perfect size for embossing powder or glitter, the lids snap on tight and they are low and wide which makes them much easier to functionally use than the screw top jars the stuff originally comes in. ETA: Something more like this Surefresh Containers |
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Post by caspad on Jan 3, 2018 16:37:37 GMT
Last year I switched to the Ziploc small rectangle containers for embossing powder. I used to have them in larger mismatched random rubbermaid containers. These little Ziploc take up less space in my cabinet and stack nicely. The price can't be beat either! I especially like that they were long enough that I can easily pour back powder from a card front. |
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Jan 3, 2018 16:52:11 GMT
that ziploc container IS a nice shape for embossing a card front! I may have to keep my eye out for those.
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Post by anniefb on Jan 3, 2018 18:24:04 GMT
I keep most of mine in the original jars but have clear powder in an old SU storage box because it’s one I use a lot. I like the jars though, because I can stack them up in the top shelf of my Raskig cart.
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Post by scrappinwithoutpeas on Jan 3, 2018 22:40:29 GMT
I also just keep mine in their original jars, and store all the jars in a 3-drawer Sterilite-type organizer. I always use a coffee filter underneath when pouring embossing powder onto a card surface. Then I can easily just bend the coffee filter to pour the powder back into the jar when I'm finished.
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No! No! No! Don’t do it! They’re a huge PITA to use powders and glitters stored in little baggies. They’re horrid. For larger quantities I use smallish Rubbermaid containers that are about 3/4 the size of a sandwich container. For smaller quantities, there are similar small containers for dressing or sauce that you can get at the dollar store 3 or 4 for a dollar. Those are much, MUCH better and so much easier to use. Be sure to label the outside of the containers somehow though to make them easier to identify from the outside.
