If you know me at all, you know I love to keep my canes organized. Well I found this photo storage box on sale and stood there for a long time trying to figure out just how I could use it for my canes.
Well it’s better than that. It makes a perfect portable project container. I used it for the first time last Tuesday for my beginners class, placing each step of each project in separate boxes. It made the presentation so much easier.
Yesterday I loaded it up with the steps and components for my Profile Face Cane class that I’m teaching tomorrow in Leesburg for the Orlando Area Polymer Clay Guild. Everything is laid out and in proper order. I can’t believe myself! Kind of scary I guess.
I still use the plastic drawers that I’ve featured in my video “How to Store Polymer Clay Canes“, I’ve just added another wonderful way to carry my canes with me.
Here is another thing I found on sale about 3 months ago and really couldn’t live without now. In fact, they were on sale again when I bought the photo boxes and I bought another set.
The little party favor boxes are perfect for holding the smallest of my smallest canes. It keeps them from getting lost and sticking to all the other canes. I use them for other things too.
It’s been a busy week but I was so glad to spend the day on Wednesday with a friend from high school, Nancy Bryant. She and I came across each other on Facebook and when she knew she was coming home for a few days, we met for lunch. She ‘s an artist and she enjoyed spending time in my studio and I enjoyed seeing some of her work when we finished up the day at her mother’s house.
I do want to thank her for taking so many of my pieces home with her. I always makes me feel wonderful when friends like what you create.
To all who are taking my class tomorrow, get ready, we’re going to have a great time.
Wishing I could be close.. Waaahhhhh
Do you know, I’ve looked at those boxes countless times, too. Great use! My canes are stacked and I hate it. I need to work on a new way to store them. Wonder where I could make this fit in my area??
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Me too Donna…we’re going to have a great day and it would be fun to have you there.
Cindy, I took the top off of the outside box so that it would stand up on my table. I put the top back on to carry it to my class then remove the top again. I also use tons of the plastic storage draws in different sizes. Here is a short video showing how I store my canes. http://polymerclayetc.com/?p=99
I really need to update it now.
Ok, I’ll come out of blogger lurkdom now, lol. What a great idea. I’ve seen similar storage boxes but never could figure out how I could use them. I too wish I were closer to take your class, have always loved your work. So colorful and vibrant!
Yea….Valerie, I’m so glad you did come out of your lurkdom. I got to go to your blog and see your absolutely adorable mice and bat and things. And to think it took a plastic box to do it. lol. with you could have been there today too, we had a blast. Great give-a-way too.
Does the plastic containers have a #5 on the bottom? I think I read somewhere that plastic with #5 on the bottom is safe for polymer clay. Meaning the clay would not eat the plastic or melt it I should have said. Is that true ?
Don’t know about the #5 Lynn, I just know that you have to have the flexible plastic, not the hard plastic like shoe boxes used to be made out of. Most of these storage draws are the right kind. Many of the cabinets that hold nuts and bolts have the hard plastic drawers and don’t mix well with clay, or I would have a bunch of those …..
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I would likw ro know more about the plastic container you use. Name brand or store you bought from.
I too, am always on the lookout for storage options.
Hi dawn, I bought the ones in the video at Walmart. They come in all sizes. I also use a photo holder case I bought at Micheal’s to transport my clay to classes or workshops.
Would you mind providing the dimensions on these boxes. I have been all over the net and cannot find these. They look like they would be shallow.
I’m not inmy studio right now, I bought these at Walmart!
I love these containers. I first purchased them to store my plastic canvas and even delicate yarns. Once I started purchasing globs of clay I had to buy more of these, of course, I always buy them when their on sale. Need to build a cabinet to store them in.
Monica, one can never have enough plastic containers for our clay. *g*