I’ve lastly begun getting my studio organized, and I began with organizing the provides for my present favourite pastime — making jewellery. I didn’t understand what number of provides and beads I had accrued till I began planning out how I used to be going to prepare them. However I got here up with a technique to arrange all of it that I’m actually enthusiastic about. For somebody who doesn’t love the method of getting organized, I certain do love the outcomes after a corporation challenge is completed. 😀 I’ve gone again simply to take a look at and admire my newly organized storage closet many instances over the previous couple of days, and I’ve finished the identical factor with my jewelry-making provide drawers over the past 24 hours.
So let me present you what I did. Since jewelry-making provides are all fairly small, I made a decision to make use of three of the very shallow drawers on this center six-drawer cupboard.
And since I work on my jewellery initiatives at my desk, I wanted a technique to simply transport all of my provides and instruments to my desk, after which to simply carry them again to the drawers to retailer them after they’re not in use.
My resolution? Two very easy-to-make customized sized trays that match the drawers completely! Right here’s the drawer with the tray for all of my instruments and provides apart from the beads. Right here’s a view of it earlier than I added the entire gadgets to the tray so you may see how completely it matches the drawer. The edges of IKEA Sektion cupboard drawers are curved, which works out completely as a result of it leaves room for my fingers to wrap across the handles.
And right here’s what it appears like with the provides and instruments on it…
So once I need to work on some jewellery initiatives, I can simply seize the entire tray and take it over to my desk…
To retailer my beads, I purchased two 40-pack bins of these 2-ounce clear jars (affiliate hyperlink). After which I saved them the wrong way up on the tray that I made for this drawer. For this drawer, I sized the tray to the jars moderately than making it to the precise measurement of the drawer in order that the jars wouldn’t slide round. The beads on the again are ones that I haven’t used but, so that they’re nonetheless intact from the shop.
This tray additionally makes it very straightforward to carry all of my beads over to the desk, and since my desk is fairly huge, each trays match on the desk very simply, with loads of room left within the center for precise work house.
These trays have been really easy to make, they usually price me nothing as a result of I used scrap plywood and lumber leftover from previous initiatives, and I already had all the things else available. I began by chopping a chunk of 1/2-inch plywood to the size of the underside of the drawer, minus 1.5 inches for every measurement (size minus 1.5 inches, and width minus 1.5 inches). Then I lower come scrap 1″ x 2″ lumber that I had already ripped on the desk noticed (once more, from a earlier challenge) in order that the precise measurements have been 3/4 inch by 1 inch. I used my miter noticed to chop it to size in order that it match the precise dimension on the perimeters of the plywood, after which nailed it into place utilizing 16-gauge 1.5-inch nails. I repeated that on the opposite facet.
After which I lower items for the back and front to cowl not solely the sting of the plywood, but in addition the ends of the facet body items. In different phrases, I didn’t trouble to miter the corners. I simply lower all 4 items straight and nailed them on the sting of the plywood.
Then I used wooden filler on all 4 corners and the entire nail holes, after which sanded all the things easy with my sander and 150-grit sanding discs. I went again over all the things by hand and really shortly with 220-grit sandpaper earlier than priming and portray the trays.
I used Rust-Oleum spray primer, after which sanded once more by hand with 220-grit sandpaper earlier than portray the trays with a brush in Behr Polar Bear (my go-to white paint for trim). When that was dry, I brushed on two coats of General Finishes High Performance Topcoat in a matte finish (affiliate hyperlink). It’s my absolute favourite water-based topcoat, and regardless that it’s not beneficial to be used on white paint (for some cause, it will possibly yellow on white paint), I made a decision to likelihood it. That easy end is extra vital to me than the colour.
I had some leftover cupboard handles, so I used these as tray handles. And right here’s how the tray seemed when it was completed.
I nonetheless need to get some felt pads to placed on the bottoms of the trays in order that I gained’t have the laborious wooden bottoms of the trays sliding on my desk. However aside from that, these drawers are effectively organized and really helpful.
I discussed that I used three of the drawers for my jewelry-making provides, however the third drawer didn’t require a customized sized tray. Right here’s what it appears like for now…
I’m certain this drawer will finish holding extra gadgets sooner or later. However for now, it’s getting used to carry three issues. (1) I’ve a tray that holds my necklaces and earrings which are in course of however haven’t been completed but. (2) I’ve a container that holds leftover beads from necklaces and earrings that I’ve already made. These don’t get their very own jars as a result of these aren’t seed beads or different filler beads that can be utilized again and again on a number of necklaces. These are extra specialty beads that I don’t actually need to reuse as a result of I have already got a necklace made with them, and I don’t want one other. I’m undecided what I’ll find yourself doing with them. And (3) necklaces which are completed, however they want changes.
I’ve room to develop in that drawer. Actually, there are issues on the primary provide and gear tray that I don’t use typically, so I may truly transfer them to this drawer and provides my essential tray a bit extra respiratory room. However for now, these drawers are completed and effectively organized with customized trays that make carrying all of my provides to my desk a breeze. I’m fairly enthusiastic about how this group challenge turned out!
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and embellish the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do the vast majority of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
