Quick Tip Tuesday: Clear Storage Tubes For Findings

Many times when you purchase seed beads, they come packaged in handy little clear storage tubes.  Beadaholique, for instance, sells our Miyuki and Toho beads this way.  I've come to love these clear storage tubes so much, that I even break up my hanks of Czech seed beads and carefully pour them into tubes for easy access and seed-bead-uniformity.

Yes, these tubes are well known as keepers of the seed beads, but did you know that they make excellent storage containers for findings as well?  I have found them indispensable when it comes to organizing my head pins, eye pins, jump rings, crimp beads... you name it!

jump rings and crimp tubes and head pins, oh my!

They provide great easy access storage, plus you always know what you are getting because of the fact that the tubes are clear.  I like to make it even easier on myself and neatly hand-write out little labels with the appropriate description or item number.  The best part about it is that the tubes fit neatly into these bead pavilion organizer shelves, so they can stand upright on their own and have a very uncluttered appearance. I keep them right on my desk so the findings can be right at my fingertips, right when I need them.

clearly labeled and ready to use

Do you have any organizational tips you'd like to share?  We would love to hear them!


-Andrea