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Show Your Plastic Bead Boxes!
by plumbun Sun Jan 13, 2013 1:17 am
Show us your boxes!! Hey all! Just thought I'd share how I store my beads in plastic boxes. *Would love to see yours!!* Been using 2 old Plano tackle boxes (~9"x4.5") found at a thrift shop...liked this very much b/c it was inexpensive (way under $1), neat, compact, stackable, and portable...also has little adjustable slots w/in the 3 long sections, so its easy to change the size of the compartments. The beads have outgrown them though, so went looking for more and found the exact same model tackle box ("Plano 3500" on amazon.com, just under $4 ea w/free ship)... the new version has stronger grips (that now come in blue instead of original clear). Got 4 boxes and now have room to grow! (I had stickers all over the tops of the old boxes but will try to keep these clean so I can see the beads (well...minus a couple stickers) & use sturdy reed diffuser sticks and cheap leather cord to hold the beads not in use. 2 rows of beads can fit the width of each section...and another 2 rows can stack on top of those 2 if needed (which is what I did before getting extra boxes)). Please show us yours 
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Re: Show Your Plastic Bead Boxes!
by LindaJo Sun Jan 13, 2013 3:15 am
Excellent!
Get some silver tarnish strips and maybe a few of those little silica gel packs to put in the boxes, to retard tarnish.
I use the tackle boxes for most of my other silver jewelry, don't know why I haven't with my Troll!
Plastic tackle boxes also available in the fishing section at WalMart.
Get some silver tarnish strips and maybe a few of those little silica gel packs to put in the boxes, to retard tarnish.
I use the tackle boxes for most of my other silver jewelry, don't know why I haven't with my Troll!
Plastic tackle boxes also available in the fishing section at WalMart.
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Re: Show Your Plastic Bead Boxes!
by Hisae Sun Jan 13, 2013 10:33 am
I use the tackle boxes too!! The most important thing for me is portable.
You know I live in earthquaky Japan,so if I need to evacuate,they are really convenient.
You know I live in earthquaky Japan,so if I need to evacuate,they are really convenient.
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Re: Show Your Plastic Bead Boxes!
by aprilshack Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:32 pm
Good idea! Will have to keep that in mind for when i outgrow my TB box!
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Re: Show Your Plastic Bead Boxes!
by mdellanno Sun Jan 13, 2013 3:02 pm
I also use that type of box (bought in a craft store ). I then stack them in a sewing basket. I will try to add picture later. 
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Re: Show Your Plastic Bead Boxes!
by plumbun Sun Jan 13, 2013 9:00 pm
LindaJo wrote:Excellent!
Get some silver tarnish strips and maybe a few of those little silica gel packs to put in the boxes, to retard tarnish.
I use the tackle boxes for most of my other silver jewelry, don't know why I haven't with my Troll!
Plastic tackle boxes also available in the fishing section at WalMart.
Oh thanks for the reminders about the tarnish, LJ!! Totally forgot to put them in this one--just stuck the strips in!!
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Re: Show Your Plastic Bead Boxes!
by plumbun Sun Jan 13, 2013 9:01 pm
Earthquakes EEEk!!! Great plan--I hope you won't have to use it, Hisae!! Would you add your pictures here too whenever you have a chance?Hisae wrote:I use the tackle boxes too!! The most important thing for me is portable.
You know I live in earthquaky Japan,so if I need to evacuate,they are really convenient.
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Re: Show Your Plastic Bead Boxes!
by plumbun Sun Jan 13, 2013 9:03 pm
mdellanno wrote:I also use that type of box (bought in a craft store ). I then stack them in a sewing basket. I will try to add picture later.
Like the sewing box idea, mdel. I hadn't come up with a way to carry them all, and had been tossing them in whatever bag was closest...would love to see your pic...maybe this should become a show your plastic bead boxes thread...
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Re: Show Your Plastic Bead Boxes!
by aprilshack Sun Jan 13, 2013 9:06 pm
Hisae wrote:I use the tackle boxes too!! The most important thing for me is portable.
You know I live in earthquaky Japan,so if I need to evacuate,they are really convenient.
I like your priorities! Mine would be grabbing my tb bead box & signed foo fighters print! Husband can get himself out of the house!
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Re: Show Your Plastic Bead Boxes!
by plumbun Sun Jan 13, 2013 9:13 pm
aprilshack wrote:Hisae wrote:I use the tackle boxes too!! The most important thing for me is portable.
You know I live in earthquaky Japan,so if I need to evacuate,they are really convenient.
I like your priorities! Mine would be grabbing my tb bead box & signed foo fighters print! Husband can get himself out of the house!
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Re: Show Your Plastic Bead Boxes!
by aprilshack Sun Jan 13, 2013 9:35 pm
plumbun wrote:aprilshack wrote:Hisae wrote:I use the tackle boxes too!! The most important thing for me is portable.
You know I live in earthquaky Japan,so if I need to evacuate,they are really convenient.
I like your priorities! Mine would be grabbing my tb bead box & signed foo fighters print! Husband can get himself out of the house!
Well, he's got two legs! He can grab some of my other stuff on the way out while he's at it!
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Re: Show Your Plastic Bead Boxes!
by Hisae Mon Jan 14, 2013 3:25 am
Here are my tackle boxes! I found them at tool section in DIY shop. Keep glasses and stones in two of them, silvers in tower container. It can joint each other with screws on top and bottom, so easily seal the beads off. Pink paper in the tower is silver tarnish strip Linda Jo said 
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Re: Show Your Plastic Bead Boxes!
by aprilshack Mon Jan 14, 2013 8:40 am
Hisae wrote:Here are my tackle boxes! I found them at tool section in DIY shop. Keep glasses and stones in two of them, silvers in tower container. It can joint each other with screws on top and bottom, so easily seal the beads off. Pink paper in the tower is silver tarnish strip Linda Jo said
Oh my! That is a lot of beads!!
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Re: Show Your Plastic Bead Boxes!
by reltan Mon Jan 14, 2013 10:11 am
Don't the silvers get scatched all togher?? Congratulations fro the collection
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