How do I keep craft items organized? I have extra silk flowers from other projects that are just laying around and nowhere to put them. I tried keeping them in empty coffee cans but I keep adding more to the cans.
Try just tying them in bundles with string, leaving a loops for hanging and hang with tacks or small brads from the ceiling. Just be sure they hang low enough to reach them! If you have a worry about dust collection, enclose in a brown paper bag then wrap string around the neck, closing it then hang. This is a traditional way to hang flowers for drying, but why not store silks this way?
I purchased a large plastic box from Walmart with a lid. When I'm through with an arrangement of silk flowers I shake the dust off them and store them in the box until the next time. This keeps them clean and I also save on buying new flowers for each season of the year. I have saved a variety of flowers for several years so I just pick what I need and make a new arrangement for current use.
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Request: Organizing Silk Flowers
Archived on 02/27/2009
I make silk flower arrangements. I am looking for a way to organize my flowers above my craft table for easy access. Does anyone have an idea of what type of holder/organizer system I could make?
Thank you.
Tracie from Texas
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RE: Organizing Silk Flowers
Buy a tabletop wine rack at a thrift store. You can fill all the holes with the different types of flowers. A friend of mine uses those hanging show holders and fills each pocket with different kinds of flowers. CJ from Dallas (05/31/2005)
