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Karen3066 · 2010-09-10T05:44:02-07:00

Do you take your eyelets out of the little containers they come in? If so, what do you do with the original containers? I just hate wasting and I know they could be awesome for something, just not eye lets because I tend to spill them all of the time!! Arg. frustrating!

Sep '10 Karen3066

Do you take your eyelets out of the little containers they come in?

If so, what do you do with the original containers?

I just hate wasting and I know they could be awesome for something, just not eye lets because I tend to spill them all of the time!! Arg. frustrating!
Sep '10 Fatwhippet

RE: Karen3066: Do you take your eyelets out of the little containers they come in? If so, what do you do with the original containers? I just hate wasting and I know they could be awesome for something, just not eye lets because I tend to spill them all of the time!! Arg. frustrating!

Are you referring to the little round containers? If so, I use a fishing fly storage box. They are flat, kind of clear plastic, and come in all different sizes. Some are about 4" deep and you can arrange the dividers to fit your needs. Check out the fishing section @ Walmart or a sporting goods store. They are no expensive and are very versatile.

I keep the eyeletes in the round containers, or if they are packaged in a blister pack, I dump them into there own little section.
Sep '10 Scraperfect

RE: Fatwhippet: Are you referring to the little round containers? If so, I use a fishing fly storage box. They are flat, kind of clear plastic, and come in all different sizes. Some are about 4" deep and you can arrange the dividers to fit your needs. Check out the fishing section @ Walmart or a sporting goods store. They are no expensive and are very versatile. I keep the eyeletes in the round containers...

Yeah, dumped my eyelets into tubes. The MM's are cute but don't fit in my storage boxes. I've kept them in a tub of my storage stuff b/c I too hate to throw them away...
Sep '10 Rosita

RE: Scraperfect: Yeah, dumped my eyelets into tubes. The MM's are cute but don't fit in my storage boxes. I've kept them in a tub of my storage stuff b/c I too hate to throw them away...

I got a tackle box from Wal-Mart and put them in there.
Sep '10 Bxr-Linda

RE: Rosita: I got a tackle box from Wal-Mart and put them in there.

I HATE those MM containers!!! They do NOT travel well, it's too easy to open upside down and spill them. I LOVE making memories and its products (especially the eyelets), but NOT these containers.

I had empty ones on my desk forever, and finally just tossed them.

I really like the flip top (tic-tac style) boxes. They hold a LOT, travel well, see-through. There's no way to accidentally open and spill them.
The only problem is that these are too small to hold really large brads.
Sep '10 Meezerpleaser

RE: Bxr-Linda: I HATE those MM containers!!! They do NOT travel well, it's too easy to open upside down and spill them. I LOVE making memories and its products (especially the eyelets), but NOT these containers. I had empty ones on my desk forever, and finally just tossed them. I really like the flip top (tic-tac style) boxes. They hold a LOT, travel well, see-through. There's no way to accidentally ...

I use the "tic-tac boxes" for a lot of small pieces -- brads, eyelets, tiny buttons, teeny embellies. The little containers work well in their plastic case -- or stacked in a tackle box by color.
Sep '10 The Goodish Witch

RE: Meezerpleaser: I use the "tic-tac boxes" for a lot of small pieces -- brads, eyelets, tiny buttons, teeny embellies. The little containers work well in their plastic case -- or stacked in a tackle box by color.

i use a small lure tacklebox from walmart and separate my brads and eyelets by color.

The original containers aren't good for much
Sep '10 Elombardo19

RE: Karen3066: Do you take your eyelets out of the little containers they come in? If so, what do you do with the original containers? I just hate wasting and I know they could be awesome for something, just not eye lets because I tend to spill them all of the time!! Arg. frustrating!

I'm not a super scrapper or anything, and I do not have a truly big scrap space, so I found this spice rack at thrift store, painted and dumped all my eyelets, brads and tiny embellies in by color. So now, when I would like a little red do-dad, I pull out the "red" little jar and fish around and find lots of little treasures to use on a LO. Just an idea...
Thrift store storage finds By Elombardo19
Sep '10 Bxr-Linda

RE: Elombardo19: I'm not a super scrapper or anything, and I do not have a truly big scrap space, so I found this spice rack at thrift store, painted and dumped all my eyelets, brads and tiny embellies in by color. So now, when I would like a little red do-dad, I pull out the "red" little jar and fish around and find lots of little treasures to use on a LO. Just an idea... Thrift store storage finds By Elombardo...

What works best for someone completely depends on how and where you scrap.
If you have a desk or table you work at, the spice rack or jars or baskets would be great.

I crop 99% of the time AWAY from home, so the flip top storage boxes are PERFECT for me, because they tuck nicely in my tote bag.
Sep '10 Dotfree

RE: Bxr-Linda: What works best for someone completely depends on how and where you scrap. If you have a desk or table you work at, the spice rack or jars or baskets would be great. I crop 99% of the time AWAY from home, so the flip top storage boxes are PERFECT for me, because they tuck nicely in my tote bag.

I recently bought a set of snap cover boxes that come in a carrying bag by Craft Mates to store all my brads, eyelets and other small pieces.
Sep '10 Cheball

RE: Elombardo19: I'm not a super scrapper or anything, and I do not have a truly big scrap space, so I found this spice rack at thrift store, painted and dumped all my eyelets, brads and tiny embellies in by color. So now, when I would like a little red do-dad, I pull out the "red" little jar and fish around and find lots of little treasures to use on a LO. Just an idea... Thrift store storage finds By Elombardo...

What a cute idea with the spice rack! I love it.
My brads and eyelets are always spilling out of the little containers. Messy.
Sep '10 Karen3066

RE: Cheball: What a cute idea with the spice rack! I love it. My brads and eyelets are always spilling out of the little containers. Messy.

Thanks ladies for all the suggestions!
Sep '10 _pink_glitter_hearts_

RE: Karen3066: Thanks ladies for all the suggestions!

i store eyelets, brads, buttons, and small primas in jewelry making dividers i found at m's and j's for $2-$3. i love them. they have 16 small dividers, perfect size for little things. i have 5 and just stack them on top of one another on a shelf.
Sep '10 KellyCali

RE: _pink_glitter_hearts_: i store eyelets, brads, buttons, and small primas in jewelry making dividers i found at m's and j's for $2-$3. i love them. they have 16 small dividers, perfect size for little things. i have 5 and just stack them on top of one another on a shelf.

Another vote for the spice rack jars.

For those without counter space, the jars still do the trick minus the rack.

Hope That Helps!
Sep '10 CJSBABYCAKES

RE: Dotfree: I recently bought a set of snap cover boxes that come in a carrying bag by Craft Mates to store all my brads, eyelets and other small pieces.
I use these too. I love them

dotfree Said:
I recently bought a set of snap cover boxes that come in a carrying bag by Craft Mates to store all my brads, eyelets and other small pieces.
Sep '10 Ihacodb

RE: CJSBABYCAKES: I use these too. I love them dotfree Said: I recently bought a set of snap cover boxes that come in a carrying bag by Craft Mates to store all my brads, eyelets and other small pieces.

I got rid of mine. I first had the eyelets in tackle boxes but got tired of them mixing with each other. They are now in either 12 or 24 container storage boxes that I got from Harbor Freight. They are in their own snappable box and then those fit into a snappable box. The boxes are reg $5 but I get them when they are on sale for $2.
Sep '10 Cindyckj

RE: Karen3066: Do you take your eyelets out of the little containers they come in? If so, what do you do with the original containers? I just hate wasting and I know they could be awesome for something, just not eye lets because I tend to spill them all of the time!! Arg. frustrating!

I use these little contain its by Deja Views. So wish I had more of them cause as you can see I still have to use some of those mm containers!!! I got those many years ago at my lss.

Then I put them in this neat little storage drawer set by sterilite from walmart for $5 buck after back to college/school was done.