6 Clever ways to organise your Jewellery-Making Supplies, Beads, and Tools

If you have ever had everything mixed up or if you couldn’t locate a piece during your jewellery making process, then you understand the importance of organisation. Organisation not only makes your work easier but also gives you the much-needed peace of mind.

When you have been in the jewellery making business for a while, it’s likely that you’ve built up a collection of supplies including beads, findings, stringing materials and tools. Organising them helps to ease your work, as you won’t need to start looking for where you kept what. It also saves you money, because you won’t need to buy something you thought you had lost, only to find it later on.

If you are just getting started, or if you have been in the business for a while but still don’t know how to organise your jewellery making supplies Toronto, here are some six clever ways to have everything in order.

What you’ll need

• Resealable zipper bags
• Ribbon organiser
• Clear storage bins with several compartments
• Small clear containers
• Drawer rolling storage cart

Organise your beads

If you have beads in varying colours and sizes, then a good idea would be to sort them according to colour, type, and size. For instance, you can take your pearl beads and put each size and colour in a different container. So you can have one container filled with 6mm of pink pearls, the other with 4mm or 8mm of pink pearls etc. Do the same for all kinds of beads that you have.

Then once you have all of the beads sorted out in their respective container, you can then arrange all your 6mm pearls together in one place, and all your 8mm pearls in another. This way, it becomes easy to grab what you need.

Organise your findings

Organise your findings the same way you do your beads. Sort them out according to metal type or finish. For instance, it can be a great idea to put all your earring findings in one container and the gold/silver ear wire hooks in another. Then store the clip-on earring findings in separate containers, but in one drawer. So when you want some findings, you know where to look. Do the same for other findings such as different kinds of bead caps, clasps and so on.

Organise tools

Try to keep your tools as close to you as possible. It can be frustrating when you’re beading and you have to pause and look for a specific tool. Before you start your process, try to think about what you’ll need so that you can have them within reach. The best place to store your tools is your crafting surface or up front in your storage.

Use clear containers

It’s easy to overlook this fact, but containers play a crucial role in your organisation. Go for transparent containers with tight-fitting lids. The fact that you can see through them makes it easy for you to identify what’s inside. And the tight lids will help prevent spills.

Storing stringing materials

Storing ribbon, chain and other stringing materials can prove to be a challenge. Put the stringing materials in a wooden dowel or ribbon organiser. Better yet, put small ribbon and chains in a resealable zipper bags and hang them on a hook.

With these tips, you should be able to store your jewellery making supplies Toronto, and never have to worry about where you stored you place them.