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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Lack of motivation...

Hi there,

All day I was so excited to get home and start creating.  I have a couple cards and projects swimming around in my head and need to start creating them before I forget them.  I thought about which carts I would use, the paper, how everything would be pieced together and then it came time for work to be over. As I stepped in my apartment, I saw my couch and TV calling my  name.  After looking through email and other websites, I didn't get any crafting done.  However, hope is not lost.  I ended up ordering 42 Stickles and 30 Liquid Pearls!  I've had my eyes on these for quite some time.  The price was right and I needed to jump on it.  So, my credit card will have a little bit extra on it to pay off.

You may be asking, where did you get such a great deal?!  Well, I have been scouring the internet for deals on Stickles and Liquid Pearls.  I looked at many websites before deciding that I should not look any further.  Scrapbook Pal is where it's at!  They had each bottle of Stickles separate or you could get the bundle of all 42 for one low price.  I chose the bundle rather than adding 42 separate items in my cart.  What really made me buy now rather than wait is that they only had one set left.  I thought, if I don't buy these, someone else will and then I'll need to wait even longer.  I really think all of my projects were missing that little extra sparkle and think this was one of my greatest purchases.  For 42 bottles of Stickles and 30 bottles of Liquid Pearls (which includes the 15 new colors released at Winter CHA, I was able to walk away with all of these for $126.90! Whaaaaaaa?!?  That's practically $1.76 per bottle.  Talk about a deal!

Now that I have all of these Stickles and Liquid Pearls, I am going to need something to store them in.  I have done a lot of research that says the bottles should be inverted and stored upside down to eliminate air bubbles so your projects aren't ruined.  I've looked at a lot of storage options and have come up with the three best solutions I found.  Comment below and help me decide!  Here are the options:


This option holds 48 bottles.  I could purchase two and have one designated for Stickles and one for Liquid Pearls.  2 of these for $59.98 with free shipping.  


This is 5.5" wide and 3.25" tall, (a converted case of blank CDs).  The center area pops up when the top is off (as shown) but all are the same level when the clear plastic is on.  The lid twists to hold everything in place and is stackable.  This holds 18 bottles for $13.99.  I would need 4 of these to hold the 72 bottles and that would be $55.96 plus shipping and handling.  


This last solution holds 36 bottles in the same type of holder as the middle one, although it's a bit taller.  This retails for $21.99, so two of these would be $43.98 plus shipping and handling.  

It gets a little stickier.  I am constantly moving for my job.  I would say that I move every year without fail.  I don't have a "scrap room" that I can set my roots in as I have to be mobile at the end of the academic year.  I'm a little jealous of you that live in homes where you have your scrap space that you know isn't going anywhere as you won't be moving anytime soon.  :)  I think all of these are wonderful solutions but what would you suggest for me knowing that I move often.  As far as my scrap room, I have a desk that my E2 sits on and my Imagine is on a dresser in the second bedroom.  When I move, those two items (desk and dresser) will not go with me and I'll need to find another make shift area to hold my craft supplies.  I do have 3 of the Iris 6 drawer storage units (seen below - although mine is black from Joann's) that these could be set on top of.


So with all of that knowledge, what are your suggestions?!  I'd love to hear them.  Thanks in advance!

Craft on,
Ian

10 comments:

  1. First I have to say, You have definitely caught the crafting bug that a lot of us have, it is contagious, you get it from Message boards and blogs I think. I do the same thing when I want to craft I go online and then waste all the time I had to craft, and end up shopping online for crafts instead of actually doing it.

    Here is some advice- Don't tell your friends, that do not craft, that you just spent $126.90 on glitter glue! I understand but they won't.

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    1. lolololol. You are completely right, Melody. If my friends find out I spent that much on glitter glue they will probably either tilt their head with a puzzled look on their face or disown me. haha! The good thing is that my family understands (and I come from a mother who decorates and cooks like she's Martha Stewart, but no other family members are crafty). So I'm glad they understand but my friends would probably think I'm crazy. Crafters get it, but others just can't. :)

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  2. I do not have any of these yet. I think I like the last one, where is that at? I think I want it. I like it because you can see it well, and can sit on a desk and see all the colors. If you can see it you don't always forget to use it, like I do. Seams like it takes up less room.

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    1. Thanks, Melody! The last one is from scrapbook.com which is great because I need a sponge dauber case from them as well that has been sitting there. I wasn't about to purchase the case for 4.99 and have to pay out the nose for shipping and handling, so having that little extra will be lessen the S&H. You are correct that it does take up less room. I just hope that the case fits securely on top of the Iris 6-drawer that I have. If not I can always put a piece of wood or cardboard down to even it out.

      Also - you are up very late! Couldn't sleep?

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    2. I don't remember when I wrote this, I remember, just not the time, my dog might have gotten me up.

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    3. Yeah, I realized after I replied that the time is all messed up and it says it's 3 hours earlier than when you originally posted. I'll have to figure out how to change that, or just remember that it's 3 hours later than what it says. haha. :)

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  3. Hey I went to look at the stickles storage I think I really want that last one. Thanks for enabling me, but it is out of stock. I added it to my wish list.

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    1. Yes, unfortunately it is. :( I put in my info to be contacted so hopefully it will come in stock soon. My stickles/liquid pearls will be here this week! Eeek! So excited. Look for the video sometime soon. :)

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  4. I'm guilty of spending $187.56 on All of Tim Holtz ink pads, all of the liquid pearls and all the disstress embossing powders. #forshame. I totally understand you. I bought the craft organizer when they had it on sale at the craft channel. I love it. It's very easy to store and stack. When I go to crops, it is so easy to move around and it also acts as a drying surface!

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    1. Ali that's so great about the craft organizer! I'll have to check that out. I'm also glad that someone else can feel my pain in regards to spending money on the ink pads, and liquid pearls. :) Definitely #forshame, but a good one. haha. :) Thanks for stopping by and joining!

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