Gurkis DIY Ink pad storage

Gurkiss has design and made this spinner storage unit that stores her Alcohol Markers, Sizzix Bigz dies, Paints, Glitter glues and inkpads.

To see her blog in English click here.

There are plenty of photos on Gurkis blog.

Here for fotos of the Bigz dies.

Click here for the step by step photo tutorial for regular ink pads, but you can easily see how to alter to suit any others.

Here for more photos the Distress ink pad storage.

Torie Jayne's ideas

I have recently discovered Torie's blog and she has some good ideas on how to store crafty stuff. Like large beads:

And:

 And:

And, finally:

I thoroughly recommend her blog! All pretty and pastel and many more organising ideas.

Crafters Companion's pen storage

Could this be the ultimate pen storage?

It is made by Crafters Companion (UK craft company but available in the USA too) and  they say it will accommodate any pen type available right now in the craft market. It certainly looks great and has all the interlocking and arranging ways that a crafter would want.

For more info, click here.

Ps, this is NOT a sponsored post! I haven't tried the system myself (yet) so I can't really comment on it just yet.

Tutorial: Promarkers storage

Sally has done a tutorial on how to create this:

Click here for the blog post where you can download a pdf file with instructions.

Sharon's Promarker storage

I will let Sharon do the talking:

I finally have my custom made Promarker storage unit, and I'm really pleased with it. We're just getting a small initial order made up first, until we see how much interest there is, but I know that lots of the ladies that come to my classes will want one as we use Promarkers in the class a lot. 

If this is successful then I have plans to get him designing storage for lots of other crafty products!

You can find more info on Sharon's blog here.

Dianne's Promarker idea

I just love this Promarkers storage idea.
Dianne has plenty more ideas to offer on her blog. Click here for them.

Sharon's Promarkers storage idea

Saron uses an acrylic desk pot with partitions from Muji, the great japanese store with shops in Europe, USA, Japan and, of course, available online. A similar option is what I have been using for a while, although mine is a bit wider so it has some restrictions, check it here.

Click here for more photos.

Paula's craft room

Paula's craft room is 12ft x 12ft approx. 

Click here for more photos and ideas!

And click here to know more about her Promarker storage.

Shirley's Promarker/Copic idea

Shirley's idea is superb. Funnily enough I always glanced over this Ikea DVD storage rack, but never quite figured what they could be useful for apart from the obvious DVDs. 
Shirle's husband made her this Promarker/Copic cabinet. He cut the trays into 3 and this is what he made. It measures 14" wide and 11" high.

Suzanne's Stamping room

Love it! I will let Suzanne explain it.


All my cabinets except those on the right wall are built on casters and actually roll into different configurations so that I can change the floor plan when I have friends over for classes.  The walls are a pale yellow and the floor is a dark black hardwood.  All trim and cabinets are white. The tile on the cabinet tops are 16 inch floor tile and are not fastened down so that I can change the configuration of the cabinets as I like.  The words on the walls are vision, art, dream, and imagination. I hope you enjoy looking at my space - I have enjoyed showing it off.
Suzanne


Looking in from the door:

My main work area:

That tall stack you see in the first photo:

On the walls to the right of the door:

Further down the wall to the right of the door:

Closeup of the Caboodle wall to the right of the door:

More detail about the Caboodle wall items and a different viewpoint:

To the left of the door, behind my chair:

Close up view of the left wall:

Closer view of the window wall with some labels:

Even more detail of window wall:

Wendy studio ideas

I will let Wendy explain:

This is the view looking at the craft room from the window, I could not decide what colour to paint, greens, pinks, lilac were all on my mind but went for plain old white, it does make the room a lot brighter.

I will give you a detail photo and description of each area as we go around the room.

I these little drawers I keep all my promarkers, I have labels on with the colours in each drawer

Click here for more photos and explanation about it click here.

Promarker storage

Finding suitable storage for the pens which are popular at the moment can prove to be a tricky task. The storage which is purpose built is often not quite what you're after, and is often expensive too.

Gina from the Promarker Workshops blog has made her own storage, using an idea originally by Camilla. A cheap DVD unit is the starting point, plus some empty DVD cases. Storing promarkers like this is better for the pens, they should always be stored horizontally, not vertically. You can also adapt the size of the storage to suit the number of pens you have, maybe choosing a smaller DVD unit if you have yet to increase your pen collection.

Gina used a colour chart created by her friend Debbi, and on the promarker blog she is happy to email out copies, so I am sure that offer is still open. Click on the link on her blog for more details.
I think this storage looks great, and at £7.99 for the DVD rack, plus 14 empty DVD cases, it is hardly breaking the bank!