Expandable Way To Organize Beads

This was a very easy project that took a small amount of effort with maximum return and it was fun. First collect as many of those little liquor bottles they give on airplanes or in the mini-bars in hotel rooms. Get your friends to help you. They are usually glad to help when you tell them it is for a special project. Other types of containers could be substituted.

Next I purchased those vertical (potato) chip holders made by nearly every chip manufacturer. Mine were made by Pepperidge Farms. They are easy to find. I got mine at a swap meet. They have little alligator clips welded down the front of them.

Strip the stickers off the little bottles. Place your beads into the little bottles and poke a hole in the aluminum lid on the bottles. I did mine according to color.

Next I took a shower curtain rod and hung it on my craft room wall. I used a double bracket so I could hang more racks - staggered. Place each bottle in one of the alligator clips and hang the chip holder on the curtain rod. That's it! You can add to the collection anytime and with ease.