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Organize Your Glitter And Glitter Glues

 



This idea uses soda straw containers on a shelf for a unique large display of glitter 


I love glitter. As a matter of fact, my husband often refers to me as the Glitter Queen. I have quite a little collection of glitter in different shades and colors. 

The question in this series is how to store them. Well, I started out with the containers that they came in in a box. Easy enough, right? Then somehow, and I do not remember when, I started migrating to small plastic bags. The problem with that situation was that unless the bags were tightly sealed, the glitter would leak to the bottom of the box. 

As you might remember, we have been talking about zoning (keeping all things alike in one space) throughout this series. So, the zone for me was this box. The challenge was to figure out how to organize all the glitter that I had.

Step One-Gather All Your Glitter

Gather all your glitter and place in on a workspace, a bed or even a floor.

Sort it out by primary colors-red, blue, green, pink, purple, orange and yellow.


Step Two-Check The Containers

Make sure that all the lids are on tight. Make sure that if you are using plastic bags that the seal is closed. Make sure all your containers are labeled and sealed.

One of the kinds of containers that has been very popular are saltshakers. You can find them in the dollar store or in any thrift store you may have in your area. They are usually very reasonable in price.
How about a collection of saltshakers to hold your glitter?

If you are thinking about using salt and pepper shakers, you need to consider how fine or coarse your glitter verses the size of the hole on the top of the shaker. So, if your glitter is coarse, you would want larger holes on the top of your shaker. If you have fine glitter, you will want smaller holes. Consider what you have and what you will need for your stash.

If you find that a container or bag is not working right for you, time to change to another option.
The option that was right for me was to use some prescription bottles that I had been keeping for a while. It felt good to recycle those plastic containers to store my glitter. I created labels for them, and I was good to go.






Step Three-Gather The Colors


What I decided I wanted to do is to keep all alike colors together. So once again, zip locks to the rescue. All my containers for a single color are now in one bag. I can lift the color that I want or need quickly. No more rummaging around to find the right color. Super quick and easy.


Then I labeled the bags, and I was good to go !





Other Options For Storing Glitter

Salt and pepper shakers are perfect for storing glitter.


  • Baskets and boxes of course are good ways to store your glitter.
  • Store them in their original containers in a large glass vase or bowl.
  • Store them lined up on a shelf.
  • Any plastic boxes with divided sections in it
  • Upright in drawers
  • Velcro magnets on a wall
  • Over the door organizer like a shoe organizer
  • Clear plastic boxes
  • Tiered spice racks
  • Tic Tac containers
  • Use glass sugar or salt and pepper shakers from the dollar store.




Glitter Glues

There are many different types of glitter glues that crafters use in paper crafts. Once you get addicted to these, you will find yourself with a large collection that you will need to keep organized.

The most popular brands are Stickles and Neuvo Glitter Drops.  The one thing ti know about any of these products is that they should always be stored upside down. 

My storage unit for the Stickles is the Art Bin Glitter Glue Storage Tote. It holds my stickles as well as my reinkers all in one space upside down and ready to go when I need them. I also have my Ranger Pearls in this box as well. It holds 64 bottles.
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For my Nuvo drops I have separate containers. The only reason that I do not use the art bin is that the lids in the Nuvo drops do not fit in the art bin.
My choice for the Nuvo drops is a container system from Scrapbook.com

I organize these by color. They are made so that they can be stored one on top of another. I have mine stored in a plastic bin. 


Using Spice Racks And Jars

You can use a spice rack with some recycled spice jars to create a rack for your glitter. 

The spice racks can often be found at one of your local thrift stores. You might also find one at a yard or estate sale. You can stand it up on a counter or hang it on some unused wall space. 

Paint it any color that you would like or decoupage some pretty paper on the wood.

Make sure to measure the width of the spice bottles to make sure that they will fit in the rack.

Using A Lazy Susan To Store Glitter

Just like the spice rack idea, if you see a lazy Susan in your travels, that is another way to get your glitter all organized. While you have to have a bit of real estate to put it on, it does solve the problem. on the size of the jars that you can use.  

More Glitter Glue Storage Ideas

  • Store them upside down using Velcro dots to the top of a bookshelf.
Most people do not have this much glitter.








We would love to hear your thoughts and ideas on storing glitter. Leave a comment or two in the comment section below.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Linda




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