Okay, it's time for a "do-over." When something isn't working anymore it needs to be changed. Many of you may remember my two methods for storing die cuts. If not, you can see them here:
*Binder Die Storage
*Spellbinder Storage in Quickutz Binders
I love the binder method. It is cheap and easy to find what I am looking for; however, the binder is getting SO heavy as it has filled up. I am only going to use it now for my grand dies and my long border dies. My current die storage system needed a re-do a long time ago but I did not have time because of our move across the country. So, I collected dies, and they were just sitting in piles which made it VERY hard to find things when I wanted to use them. So, this week I took the time to get them put away and organized in a new way that I hope will last for many, many years.
I found this organizational idea on Pinterest. I loved it, and I happened to have an extra CM Mini Power Sort Box that I could use. This box measures 7 3/4" w x 6 3/4" d x 5 1/8" h.
There were a few things I didn't like about the system on Pinterest so I changed it a bit to work for me. Here is what I have come up with. First, the original idea uses magnetic sheets. Those can get expensive, and I would have needed a lot of them. Second, the magnetic sheets were glued to the Power Sort Dividers. Only 9 dividers come with a Power Sort Box so I would have needed to purchase a lot of extra dividers. I didn't want to do that. So, I used the dividers as they were intended--as dividers. Then I cut cardstock into 7 1/8" x 4 1/2" pieces, doubled up the cardstock, and placed several dies on each sheet. I cut a small piece of magnet from a roll to put behind each die. It is much cheaper to uses small pieces of magnet than sheets. This works perfectly for me. Here you can see several Memory Box dies on one sheet and then the small pieces of magnet that are behind each die.
This particular box holds my Memory Box, Poppystamps, Our Daily Bread Designs, Cheery Lynn Designs, and PTI dies thus far. There are:
*14 dividers
*38 cardstock pages
*107 dies
And this box is not full! I still have room to grow! Actually I am still putting more away but wanted to get this post up. LOL! The dividers I have right now include:
*Alphas and Nos.
*Banners
*Birds
*Borders
*Butterflies
*Christian
*Circles
*Frames
*Garden and Floral
*Hobbies
*Holidays
*Home
*Labels and Pockets
*Wreaths
I am eventually going to do this with all of my other dies too so that I have one system not 3. This does take some time to do but in the end it is totally worth it, and this little box holds SO much! I hope you have enjoyed this. Let me know if you have any questions. I will answer them in the comment section. Thanks for stopping by! Blessings to you.
6 comments:
this is really a wonderful idea! Thank you for sharing how you are doing it.
GOOD IDEA!!!!!! I am STILL at the stage of keeping the few dies I have in a box! I'll get there eventually! :)
I've been wanting to do this with my dies...thanks for the inspiration to get me going! Yours looks so nice and organized!
what a great idea, Patter! :)
What a wonderful idea? I currently have mine hanging on magnetic sheets glued to the inside of a cabinet but I find they sometimes fall off when I open the doors. I may just copy your system to see if I like it! Thanks for the inspiration!
Thanks for sharing this article, it has really been a very interesting read. I'm so excited to learn a few more things about how all of this works. I've thought about it but haven't really done much about it. The die cutting services seems like a really fun thing. I should give it a try.
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