Adding a Tornado of Ribbons with Straightforward Storage Suggestions
October 17, 2018
Whether you are a crafter, scrapbooker or merely have gift-wrapping ribbons these organizational tips on keeping ribbons can keep your house less cluttered. And the best part is that they are easy and inexpensive ideas that anyone can deal with. You might even be so proud of your ribbon storage which you’re going to want to keep it out on screen!
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Danielle of the Minimoz blog used a plastic storage basket with holes that she can slide wooden dowels through the sides to maintain spools. The holes even acted like a dispenser!
Supplies
Plastic container with holes wide enough to carry two rows of ribbon spoolsSawWood dowels (measure the holes on your basket to detect the correct diameter for the dowels)Instructions
Measure the side of your basket. Cut two dowels at least two inches longer.Push the initial dowel through a hole at 1 end of the basket.Start threading the ribbons on. When you receive the previous one, stick the dowel through a hole on the opposite end of the basket.Pull the ribbons in the broad side.Repeat with the second dowel.
This idea came to us in the Wrapping Room at the 2011 San Francisco Decorator Showcase. A shower caddy not only organizes but leaves a great screen for your own ribbons and gift tags.
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Shannon posted this fantastic idea of utilizing straw holders to store decoration spools on her website, The Wight Family.
She discovered them available for $5 at Bed Bath and Beyond. She trimmed a number of the bigger cardboard reels so as to make them fit from the dispenser.
Etsy
Painted Large Ribbon Storage Rack – $47
This slender caddy is a superb option to keep ribbons at a cupboard or shelf and then can be readily pulled out when working on your job.
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Sue of Creative “try” als came up with this smart way of organizing ribbon after seeing a similar thought done with yarn.
Instructions
1. Start with a clothespin (it’s possible to find a bag of 50 at a dollar store). Open the clothespin and close it on the end of the ribbon.
2. Loosely wrap ribbon around the clothespin, checking once in a while to be sure you can still open it since you end the ribbon round. Clasp the end of the ribbon at the trap.
3. You are able to save the bunches of ribbon at a box, or for additional cuteness make among those mini hangers to pin the ribbon on so you can hang them near your craft materials. Based upon the size you make the hanger you can fit 4 or 6 inches per hanger.
Peg board is a fantastic idea for organizing ribbons along with all sorts of crafting, wrap and office equipment.
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Put ribbons on screen utilizing glass urns, pedestal bowls or any other present containers you’ve got around the house.
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A paper-roll holder is a superb way to store larger spools. I discovered this idea obscured by Vera Ciria on a story she’d about a quaint little sewing store named Costura.
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Karen in the Buzy Bug Blog shares her recipe for organizing ribbons:
Ribbons (obviously)Mat board (cut into 3 x 2.5″)Rubber bandsJust wrap the ribbon around each matte board and then wrap a rubber band around it to keep the ribbon in place.
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Becca of Amazing Paper Grace blog used the same above technique and branded the outside of her drawers with swatches of the colour each area retains.
Becca says “It’s an amazing the amount of decoration one three drawer unit will save! In the picture, 1 drawer can hold 140 rolls of ribbon; this particular unit is storing more than 400 rolls of ribbon! I love this storage since I can pull a drawer or the entire unit and put it on the border of my workspace”
Etsy
MDF storage Ribbon Reels – $6.79
These mdf boards can be used as an alternative to cutting matte boards for the storage system I discussed above. They have the option to be included on rings.
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Another great idea from Amazing Paper Grace. Should you have numerous ribbons that you keep purchasing duplicates, a ribbon swatch book just may be your solution. Becca discusses how this swatch novel goes back and forth from her car to her studio on her website.
More: 39 Ways to Organize Your Materials