Frugal beading tips for organizing and sellingUse what you have and get creative with freebies.
by Cathy Jakicic
Published: July 1, 2011 No one loves new organizational tools and containers more than I do, but I also get satisfaction from finding new uses for things I already have. Here are two organizational tricks to try with items that may already be in your bead room or office. Plus, a free source of professional-looking price tags.
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Inspiration and free time seldom come simultaneously. I use cheap clipboards to keep some-day-project materials together. I re-use plastic bags in different sizes so I can see all of the elements. I usually add a note to remind my future self what I had in mind when the inspiration hit.
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I needed a few of these cool vessels for message-in-a-bottle necklaces. They're sold by the dozen, so I use the rest to keeps small amounts of tiny beads organized and visible. If I make more necklaces later, I always know where the extra bottles are. PS: I got these at Rings & Things.
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When I do a craft or trunk show, I like to have number of lower-cost "impulse buys" ready — usually at the same price. A quick way to make small professional-looking tags in quantity can by found in the template/clip art section of Martha Stewart's Web site. Try the Date Clip Art. When you fill in the price on one tag, it is automatically copied to the rest. What a time saver!
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