Is this a messy/cluttered hobby/addiction or what?

[Michele]

I don't know how you ladies have your stuff set up, but let me tell you about mine....

I love to bead, so I have numerous trays and storage boxes for beads and findings that I have on a 6' table in my living room off to the side. My house has a great room and so I can see my kids, the tv, the kitchen, and the dining room all at the same time. I've used this table for my craft projects for a few years and it works out fine for me. My mother-in-law takes many medications and gives me her used up medicine bottles for this and that.

Since this whole e-cig thing started, my once well organized table is covered with little medicine bottles of fluval, attys, bottles of e-juice, batteries, used fluval, carts, cart caps, bottles of e-juice, tweezers, scissors, tape, passthrough, chargers, and did I mention bottles of e-juice?

Dear God I'm not the biggest clean freak in the world, but all this crap all over my table is making me nuts!! 8-o8-o

What do you ladies do with your stuff???

 

[Kelly79]

I have two of those foldable fabric boxes for mine, they fit great in my wire modular shelves.

note-My older girl knows better than to touch my stuff so I don't have to worry about her getting into it, and the baby is always in a chair, swing, stroller, or playpen unless closely supervised cause my house is not baby safe as I am not unpacking anything I won't need before we move next year. However once she gets a little older I'm buying something lockable.

 

[Moonbeat]

LOL
I've had the same dilemma here. I started with just a small tiny cardboard box that held everything. Then, after a few purchases, I switched to a larger wooden jewelry type box. That did great for a while until I decided to get into DIY juices. Wowzers. No my whole desk seems dedicated to this!

So yesterday, I decided to go with what some of the other more dedicated mixers use...a tacklebox! I found one at walmart with 3 folding trays for around 12 bucks.

I haven't "moved in" to it yet. Plan to do that today, but there's more then enough space for what I have and plenty of room to grow.

 

[LittleMissVapor]

I have a few old cigar boxes, but have outgrown them. A small tackle box sounds like a good idea. I might just have to go shopping!

 

[Mary Kay]

I am going to get another cosmetic case for my nail stuff..I want the one I am using now for e-cif stuff! It's purple!

 

[Moonbeat]

I looked at some cosmetic cases too. They had everything I would of needed, but they're were triple the price of the darn tackle box. I know beauty isn't cheap but sheesh! LOL

 

[mbolack]

Well, I bought a 3-drawer locking file cabinet. desk high, but two short drawers in place of the top large one. Figure I can get it all in there, and substitute it for the one my scanner sits on now that is really mostly full of junk.
Office Depot Brand Bainbridge 3 Drawer Mobile File 15 3 4 W Field Maple by Office Depot

 

[Michele]

I looked at some cosmetic cases too. They had everything I would of needed, but they're were triple the price of the darn tackle box. I know beauty isn't cheap but sheesh! LOL

Apparently beauty and e-cigs.....


I'm worried that if I purchase a tackle-box or cosmetic case I'll just run out of room again. I'm trying to stock-pile supplies and e-juice and I think I can fill a tackle-box right now.... I don't know what's the next step up in size...LOL

 

[Mary Kay]

Did you look at the train cases in the other thread? They would be a step up for sure!

 

[Moonbeat]

I just got moved in my box. Things are sort of spread out right now but as time goes by I'll adjust. I like it though. My desk is almost mine again! (almost)

 

[Moonbeat]

Oh by the way that one cigarette there? It's the last cig I didn't smoke. It's my souvenir, my victory dance and my reminder all in one.

 

[SudokuGal]

LOL..."junkie"

 

[beckah54]

I really like the tackle box. I have a plastic, three drawer thingy on my table. One drawer has LorAnn's flavorings, one drawer has syringes, bottles, attys, batteries (you know, all the other stuff) and the third drawer is in the frig with liquid. But I'm really not satisfied with it. I might have to try the tackle box.

 

[Moonbeat]

rofl...it does look like a dedicated junkie box doesn't it?

 

[beckah54]

Moonbeat, do you keep your liquids in the refrigerator or leave them out?

 

[Moonbeat]

I know it looks like I have a lot of juice there but I really don't. Most those little white bottles are from a sampler pack.

Mostly I'm going by this rule...whatever I'm currently using...is in the box. Anything more that I get, will go in the fridge, prob in a box to keep that cold and dark thing going.

 

[beckah54]

I have read some that say keep in refrigerator, some say don't keep in refrigerator. I keep taking mine out then putting it back in. I'm so confused!! hehe It's very easy to confuse me.

 

[Moonbeat]

You know, before I actually do it, I will probably do some more reading on it myself. I'm not 100% certain of doing that.

 

[beckah54]

Please let me know if you find out anything definite. Refrigerator would make more sense to me but I'm not sure of facts.

 

[mbolack]

Well, the manufacturer says cool, dark and dry. My refrigerator certainly isn't dry, so I haven't done that. Right now they are in black cd storage boxes from Office Depot, and as soon as I manage to put the drawer unit together they'll go in it. I especially wanted one that locks, because I have a new grandbaby who is just walking, and I want to be able to lock them up now and then.