I love that you are making separate videos for each type of craft supply. I think that we are all guilty of the "I've got to have that" and then not using it syndrome. I get up every morning, grab my coffee and get on my computer/you tube to see if you have a new video posted. Watching you always starts my day off with a smile. Thanks for all your time spent making them for us!!
Nostalgia!!! When I first started stamping 50 years ago there were only wood mounted stamps and I actually built my own shelf just like the one on your wall for my stamps.
My daughter in law got me a BUNCH of wood mounted stamps at a yard sale!!! My husband put little narrow shelves up high in my craft room. I store them up there in full view and I can pick what I want. I keep a little step stool in there to grab them. They look really cute up there, too. The only draw back is that once in a while, you have to get up there and dust the shelf! lol I love all your wonderful ideas and I love your craft room, and enthusiasm.
Ho Lindsay, I know this is an older video but I'm so glad that you have offered up so many options to store stamps. I have unmounted about 90% of my stamps to save space. There are some foam sets and wood mount stamps I just can't part with but, your binder idea is what I'm following. Thank you for sharing your wonderful ideas. ~So Cal Barbara
I store my clear stamps the same as you - in binders. I am not brave enough to cut or break up the set. I keep up with my stamps by saving the image to my computer and taging them with keywords - it really helps me to keep up with them and easily see similar stamps. I love all your videos. Tfs.
I would LOVE that big shelf you got for 5 bucks. Right now I'm depressed because I want something for my stamps but have no wall space :( I don't have a lot anyway but the ones I do, I want them out and displayed. But also within reach because I'm short. I don't have one little shelf, it's narrow and long, but the shelves are too far apart for storing most anything i have. I don't know what to use it for, also can't put anything my kids will get to since I craft in the living room and they are 1 & 2. Ps. I love watching you because you are always happy and also very willing to give so many tips and advice. Even on one topic, you give different suggestions. And alternatives if we don't have some of the supplies you are using.thanks so much
Thank you for sharing your ideas. At one point I thought I was going to get rid of all of my roller stamps, but I'd love to see you do a video on creative ideas for those. Pretty please with glitter on top?
For my small alphabet sets like those you build the origami boxes for, I run a medium strength double-stick tape in rows across the bottom of the box and that way it grips the stamp enough to keep them in the box.
hey Lindsey, I am addicted to Artois and go through a tin per day. I use them far Postits, projects I am working on, ect. I would love if you could find a way to cover them. As you know I've watched a large variety of your post. you remind me of my daughter. she moved to NC. Thanks for post!
These storage videos are great, Lindsay. I'd love to see videos of you using products you've never used before. That would be fun and maybe motivate me and other viewers to use our untouched products too. lol Could your hubby build you a shelf for your larger sentiment stamps?
I use pringle cans to store the round roller stamps. Also I have a binder of just pictures of the stamps. The unmounted stamps are in file folders in a file cabinet. I am planning on taking the stamps off the wood blocks. I will take a plastic shoe container and file the unmounted stamps in CD cases. Now I have to find the wide CD cases. I plan to do just the HB, thanks, get well stamps like that until I decide if I like it. I took over our master bedroom for a stamp room. Thank for all the hints. Anita
Great video Lindsay! The lighting was fine. I want to redo my craft room. I want to find shelves and such at garage sales but my husband wants to make me everything. That could be years from now. Lol Thank you
Jeanie Gregory If you can find it at a yard sale it will be cheaper than building it if it is what you want;) Draw up a plan and see if he is serious, if he has not started by summer hit the garage sales!
I love your videos ❤️ I am just starting to make my own stuff to sell at markets. So far I make cards and jewellery.... I don't even have one stamp yet lol. Keep up the great work!! Love the new series!
I love watching these organizing videos. I can really relate to your style of storage...although I have a lot that I have to get organized still. Your videos are inspiring me....because I know when I'm organized I will create more often!!! Yay!
You have way more mounted rubber stamps than most stores do these days! Lol we can go shopping at Lindsay's! Lol I would love to see how you did the handmade stamps...the ones that you only have 5 cd cases of! Or the roller stamps, I've never seen them before. TFS! Great ideas!
all my stampin up sets I number and stamp the images in a notebook and store them in my bookcase. when looking for something I go to notebook and find stamp images and the numbered case.
All such great ideas! Love the printer trays but expensive to get in my neck of the woods...also, I don't have wall space (very open area). I love seeing all your wood-mounted stamps...I love wood mount stamps and have quite a collection, mostly PSX! I live where they were made, so come across them quite often at thrift stores and flea markets. I didn't live here when it was all the rage in the mid-90's (I think). Thanks for all the storage tip videos!
These are great ideas! I am currently trying to get my craft room reorganized. My friend and I work together at my house and we have acquired a lot of items and everything has gotten to be a mess! So I am sorting things out and putting them in photo boxes and plan to sort by type of item and then sort them by theme. We have more Christmas stamps than anything else so all of that is going into a storage container for now and I will organize it before starting to make Christmas cards again. I really like your videos and I stay up at night and watch and make notes. I need my computer in my craft room, but there is no room for it. It is in my office, which is just across the hall. I may have to move some of my crafts back into my office space, but I really want all my crafting products in one room. I have tole painting, oil painting, water coloring, card making, etc. in there. I had everything sorted and in containers, but we decided to empty those boxes and put that stuff elsewhere in the craft room. Now I can's get to my acrylics, oils, etc. So I am reorganizing the reorganization. It is just not working for me. I will keep checking your videos for more help as I tackle my messy craft room. Happy New Year and Happy Crafting!!!
I have stamps shelves also and then I took revolving shoe racks and bought clips and made stamp racks out of those to hang the clear stamps, plus rolly carts for the boxed sets, etc. I really enjoyed this video. Your hair is adorable and the quality of your video is great! I think I need better lighting on mine or something :) Happy Stamping!
Lindsay, I am a new subbie, have just done a video of my very small craft area, and i do exactly that, i mix my stamps up and i find they fit more than storing them for company or whatever, love your videos hun xx
this is a good idea, dividing up stamp sets. I have Gorjuss girl stamps, and I need to divide up the little girls and then all the little element/animal stamps, it takes forever going through 40 little packs of stamps looking for a 'moon'. Using the binder would make it so much easier also. Thanks for the tour, I love your basement setup.
Wow all those stamps. It looks like Hobbycraft. X mine are in boxes. Might do a themed display..... brilliant video. Have loads of great ideas. Just need to get the decorating finished. X
Oh yeah, I know about buyer's remorse :P But that's ok. Just ask your husband to build a similar one of those wall mount stamp racks. Boy I love that thing. I have a small space too, so I use the Binder method for my acrylic stamps and have some wood mounted stamps in plastic drawer containers. Sentiments I use often like 'to/from' 'happy birthday' 'thank you' and 'handmade by' I have on a tiny shelf in front of me. The large wood mounted stamps I have on other small shelves throughout my room because - for me - they are beautiful pieces of art in themselves. This also makes them easily accessible. You know what they say - 'out of sight, out of mind,' so they have to be where I can see them or i'll forget I have them and won't use them. I love creating my own background papers with my own stamps. Thanks for sharing, Lindsay! God bless you and yours always.
My craft area is in my basement too...I use a space heater to warm the area I'm in...I also wear a scarf and hat and sweater too...lol. It was 57 down there this morning!! Yikes! But I love being down there and creating. So I don't seem to care. Do you use the rolling inkers for cards or canvas ??? Maybe you can do a tutorial on the use of them! Happy crafting!
What wonderful ideas for storing stamps. I, too, have struggled with keeping the verses with the various stamp sets. I am definitely going to put all the "Happy Birthdays" together now. Why didn't I think of this?
I have solid floors so no basement and have started to use my spare room as a craft room. I took the doors off my airing cupboard and placed them on two drawer units and my computer, printer and home made paper storage are on the top with my sewing machine and craft magazines in the space underneath. I also have a wooden shelf unit that is a total jumble (still trying to work out the best way to store everything cheaply). I store a lot of my stamps in empty CD cases and then put them in a shoe box that my sister donated. I then have a wooden dressing table which is under the window acting as a desk that holds my die cutting machine. Oh, I also have to share my space with a large bookcase and my chest freezer lol.
I was going to store my wooden stamps similar to your method cuze I wanted to look at them for inspiration. But...last year when developing my craft room we had a minor (3.5) earthquake and .... So my neighbor but out a 6' cabinet out with "Free" sign. I was out in minutes. Only had 2 adjustable shelves so I found free wood from lumber store scraps perfect sized. Then painted it. Separated stamps into categories best for me and started saving plastic containers from Costco that I bought lettuce, tomatoes, fruit, etc in. I do store mounted and u mounted/acrylic together but I have about 1/4 what u have. Stampin ip sets R stored in their original containers. House Mouse stored separately. Now am looking for something small--maybe 24" wide 2-3 shelfs that can be mounted on wall just to put my House Mouse stamps on so I actually have some pretty stamps to decorate my room by not many so not a mess to clean after a quake. U r so lucky to find great yard sale items!!
Hi Lindsay, Can you tell me how you removed the stamps from the wooden block to re-position them. Loving all the storage ideas, I'm going to start re-organising my room tomorrow. Watching the videos have got me hooked on crafting again. Thank you so much for posting so many ideas.
and I thought I had a lot of stamps! :D --- Love that your storage is dependent on what the stamps are. I need to sort mine a bit more but I generally keep the sets in theme order which is fine until I go through and pull and then don't put them back right away etc... I still have a mountain of stamps on my desk!
Hello Lindsay, I just love watching your videos, and love your positive, kind spirit. I was wondering if you have ever had problems with the stamps you leave out going dry and cracking. I am just starting a huge re-organization of my craft room and am putting my stamps in theme order too instead of organizing my manufacturer which they are now. I found a couple of cling stamps that are on acetate and both had been left outside any kind of packaging and both stamps have dried out and are starting to crack which concern me, because I have LOTS of stamps!!! Any suggestions? My crafting space is in my den off my living room/dining room in a 2-bedroom condo. My stamps are either in binders or containers or some kind and a lot are still in their original packaging, hmmm.... My goal is to put all of my clear and cling stamps (except those already in a binder system--I totally agree that some don't need to be moved if what they are in works, will have to reorganize by theme though) in binders by theme, but I am having trouble finding clear sheets with pockets that have a covered protector tab. Bought some years ago by Martha Stewart, but those aren't made anymore and they could have been sturdier for this purpose. I purchased magnetic sheets from a magnetic sheet manufacturer with the help of a good friend--much cheaper and the quality of these magnetic sheets is superior for sure!!! So that will be for my metal dies, have some on those same sheets already, and I plan to keep the dies that go with those stamps together... But again I want to have these dies covered if possible, although if I had to choose it would be my stamps over my dies, but this way there's no dust on my dies. Any suggestions for a good and reasonably priced source for clear sheets to put my stamps in 3-ring binders? I saw you have some cling rubber stamps on sheets that are not covered and after my experience with my 2 cling rubber stamps, I am concerned about just leaving these out in the air. I have some now on laminated sheets that are too large to fit into regular-sized cover sheets, so they are in storage boxes I bought at Joann Fabric, but I'd rather find another solution but don't want to waste these great laminated sheets!!! I know this is long and I'm asking several questions and I apologize, but clearly you have a ton of expertise and I do not!!! Especially in organizing, I LOVE things to be organized, but after a car accident that left m disabled, I find it very tough to organize, hmmm... Anyway I need a good system for sure!!! And I am always looking outside the box for reasonable priced solutions that will be sturdy and work well!!! CAN'T WAIT to have an organized space again, I do remember what that was like--a few years ago!!! :) I'd appreciate any help/advice you can give to me, Lindsay. Also I have a good friend who is new to stamping and cardmaking but who has painted in the past, and she discovered you and has really gotten back into painting and is having a blast, all because of you, and I thank you!!! Like me, she is disabled (we've known each other since we were tiny, family friends), and painting is giving her such joy, and that makes me SO happy for her--so thanks for the joy you bring to her life and to so many. I am fairly new to your channel, can't wait to watch lots more!!! When I can't do much due to intense pain, I watch crafting TH-cams to distract me from the pain, so I will watch yours... :) Sorry again this is SO long!!! I am SO keen to get my craft room very organized!!! Thanks so much, Joanne
Nice Lindsay! I'm just finishing up splitting up my stamps by theme....boy it's a tedious job but worth it! I have the smallest stuff in cd cases, medium sets in dvd cases and largest themes on cling sheets, put into these cool file folders that are like a sleeve so none of my stamps will fall off and get lost. Didn't like the binder idea as all the sheets stuck together n stamps would fall off and get lost. Thanks for sharing!
Idea for storing larger sentiment stamps with your other sentiments in the printer boxes. Pull the boxes apart and make very narrow but taller shelves in between. Same depth but more space. Not sure how to mount since I don't know what your wall is made of. Or store them in box near big alphabets and stamp samples and put with other sentiments to remind and inspire. Love your craft space!!!
Love! Love! Loved this video, I'm finally in the stages of creating a craft area, and stamp organization. As I would watch your videos I'd try to emulate what I see. Going to watch the next one on the clear stamp organization. But I too like the stamp wheel, but my problem seems to be creating the idea. Can you again tell me who you've gotten you wheels from as Stampin' Up no longer carries them. I so enjoy your energy, teaching videos, and Ask a Crafter.
Sherri W really? No more wheels? The Stampin Around wheels were made by Rollagraph, let me see if I can find any...www.clearsnap.com/rollagraph the SU wheels will fit the rollagraph handles and vice versa
For some heat in your basement try a Mr. Heater portable propane heater. Small, portable and warms up quickly. Great when lights go out. I love mine, what a difference. Can't have our favorite crafter freezing .
I sorted mine by theme too. It was too confusing any other way...and I don't have any where near the number of stamps you have! Love your storage ideas.
Hi Lindsay, I have been thinking about moving my craft space down into my cellar but was worried about lighting as obviously there is no natural light also I really need the space and would be nice to give the dining room back to my family lol as that is where I craft right now. I am also worried that I would be less inclined to spend much time down there. It seems to work for you really well though so will definitely give it a go I think.. Love the stamp trays off I go to ebay in search for some lol xxx
Kelsprettys I got a bunch of cheap aluminum clamp lights from Home Depot and put the daylight 100 watt equivalent CFLs in them and I get the long daylight fluorescent ballast lights for my other fixture. It is not bad and worth it to keep the mess all in one place. The onlythink I don't care for is the cold but all in all it is a small price to pay:)
thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich I have 4 long fluorescent lights over each of my tables and they're very bright. And have a vent-less gas heater in the basement that keeps it warm and toasty. We have carpet on the floors and paneling on the walls, plus a Bose CD player and a TV if I'm doing something and want to watch TV a little. My husband uses the upstairs TV for sports and more sports, so I spend a lot of time in the basement and love it. When I'm done, can just turn off the heater and lights and shut the door. Edna
One more thing- taking your advice in this video and have a suggestion for a video! Flocking powder, please.... if possible! :-) maybe calendar stamps by purple onion designs too...?? Thank you!!
Lindsay you are so much fun. I am using a small bedroom to craft in but maybe I should use part of my basement...hmmm. I am fortunate to have a finished space. My only concern is nit much natural light down there. I know a weird requedt but can you show us your lighting system?
Did you know that Stampin'Up has discontinued their Stampin wheels? Just when I was going to buy a couple! Yep, non-buyers remorse. So Lindsey, how do you ever decide what to play with? IE: stamps, paints, or drawing...etc. If I ever come to Maine again, can I come over and play in your studio? I used to live in northern NH, and went to a friend's ME camp once or twice a summer. I miss that place. Such beautiful sunrises on the lake! OK, enough rambling. Thanks for sharing, hugs, Jess
For my unmounted stamps I using a revolving CD holder. I pulled out the guts from CD cases so all that's there is the front and back covers. I can place anywhere from 1 to 10 stamps in them depending on sizes, and pop the cases into the unit.
Hi Love your stamps especially the wood ones they are beautiful just to look at. I dont have much room but cant bear to unmount mine even if it would save so much space you have the perfect display. I was wondering when you put your unmounted or clear stamps in the binders how do you mark them or remember which company they came from. I know most angel policies ask that you put were the stamp came from on anything that you sell...without the original packaging I would never remember. Also I seem to be getting more lately that have matching dies do you store yours with the stamp set? .. Thanks for all the great ideas.
Deanna Maxwell many times I slide the whole set in it's package in the page protector so the info is there. I don't have too many oddballs and many companies keep their stamps constant or a different color rubber so it is easy to tell them apart. Here is a video where I made a stoage binder using the packaging and laminating over it so I could see the stamps and packaging: th-cam.com/video/vXkedEYb78k/w-d-xo.html
thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich thanks love that! I dont know how I missed that video I would have sworn I had seen all of yours. I am off to get supplies and hope not to many dog and cat hairs get sealed with the stamps lol
I was looking at one of those Misti stamp magnetic helper thingy's and thought I am sure a person could make that have you seen it. and what do you think. I used to sell Stamp Exchange , still have the catalogues I loved them too!!!
I thought so I could get my hubby to do one with plexiglass and hinges I think that would work. Thanks for getting back to me . I was singing your praises to my sister today so hopefully she signs up
You should do a video on making a homemade stamp with your UV stamp maker. I really don't get how those things work and would love to see how that's done.
I have tried but the lighting I use for filming starts to develop the stamps before I am ready to cure them. Check the imagepac website, they might have a tutorial
Hi Lindsey!😊 I’m still organizing my stamps and dies basically like Jennifer McGuire and a lot of others. But I have a question I know u could answer!! I’m looking for cheap acetate paper/plastic to mount some of my smaller clear cling stamps on. I’m hoping to be able to put a bunch on a 5x6 ish acetate plastic, then put in Avery Elle pockets and store in bins. I know u’ve been doing this to in newer videos, just need ur awesome professional advice! Thanks Lindsey😊❤️👍🏼
ssdrn1 not too often but I often use up a bunch of stuff (esp around holidays and craft fair season" so I reorganize the emptied space. Also I teach classes so I will put supplies I want to use up in a classroom craft. I am not good at purging.
Thank you for all the ideas! I was wondering about the stamps you made that I believe you used a UV light with? Or maybe I misunderstood...I've never heard of that before so you've got me curious. Many thanks! Staci
icatstaci77 it is a stampmaker box by imagepac, you get packets of gel and you make a transparent negative and put it on the gel pack and "bake" it under the UV light box and it hardens the image part of the stamp and you wash the rest away:)
Gee, I thought I had lots of stamps, but you've got me beat. What is on the backs of the stamps that you put in folders? Are they mounted, or do that have that tack it over on them? I have some in folders, but a lot in containers too. And I put Halloween in a big tub, valentines in a big tub, and Christmas and Easter. Anyway, like your set up. Great job and good video. Edna Burgess
How do you keep red rubber stamps from getting hard? Whenever I find older ones they’re really hard and I want to keep mine from getting like that. How do I prevent it?
@@thefrugalcrafter I just went to viva Las Vegas and bought literally ALL their lb of rubber packs and ontop of what I already have from them I’m REALLY worried about long term storage being they’re unmounted
@@nokiot9 I would trim them and put aleens tack it over and over on the back and store them in binders away from sunlight. Take an old embossing ink pad and fill with glycerin and ink them all up. I dont tnink you will need to do it often but it shouldn't hurt anything if you do.
ThisIsJaclyn oh gosh, I really use my large unmounted backgrounds more because they stamp better on my curved stamp mount, I have even pulled the stamps off the wood for stamping on the curved block. When I use the large wood ones I have ti ink them up and press the paper to the stamp. I hate to admit that I do not use them that often but I enjoy looking at them each day, they are a collection as well as a supply:)
thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich Lindsay, my sister sent me this stamping pad several months ago and I love it. Any stamped image comes out perfect when I use this stamping pad, even stamps I struggled with for years. I'm not affiliated with the company - just very happy with the product. www.stephaniebarnardstamps.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=9&products_id=503
I really like how your stamps are visible - mine are all in drawers and I tend to forget what I have. I have thought about a storage system like this but my question is... do your stamps get dusty and how often do you have to wipe them all down? Thank you!
So excited to adhere my sentiment stamps to my Jenga blocks today!!!! Lol! Can I adhere clear stamps to them or should I only do unmounted rubber? Any strong adhesive or do you have one you prefer? Thank you soooo much Lindsay! ~Meg
OK Lindsay, how do you keep your stamps from getting all dusty ?? I haven't been in too many basements before, so I don't know ! How do store your stamp pads ? I've been trying to figure out the best way to store my stamp pads !! Thanks for sharing, and please stay warm !!! Doris P.
HOWDY from Washington State --- you said you got blank jenga style wood blocks cheap from a toy store...Ive not found anything reasonable anywhere...do you have alink? THANKS for the storage video.
Hi Lindsay, go on line & watch the video for the info on the Mr. Heater. You can get it at Aubuchon's or the big box stores. Mine cost $79 . I use a 20 lb tank or the little grill tanks. Hope this helps to keep you warmer & your Ask a Crafter girls.
Hi Lindsay, I'm a new viewer of your videos when I was searching for Ink Info. I haven't gotten to look back at all of your videos yet, so sorry if Im just asking a repeat question but do you keep an inventory of all your stamps? I have just started buying mine and I had a list of things I wanted off of ebay but Ive already forgotten what Ive bought and what I still need. You have a library full of everything , how do you keep track? I like to keep the sellers names with the stamps and cost, which honestly has gotten out of hand for me . Thanks for the view of your craft room.
eveny119 I do not inventory, I did once and it took days and it dd not work for me because I had to look in my inventory book for the image then track it down. Sorting by subject in binders is ike having an inventory, I grab the book I want (by theme) and the stamps are all there. Hope it helps, it works for me!
Hey Lindsey, do you have idea's on how to keep your pencils (watercolor, plain), chalks, markers, paints all handy but yet stored so you can see the colors. Its very hard to store them, they fall over if the container is too big, hard to see if container is too tight, Im at a loss of how to keep them table ready handy and yet organized not all over the place.
Hi Lindsey, thanks for the very helpful video - I have collected a lot of unmounted stamps and am struggling to store the sentiments. I tend to separate the images and store them in themes and then collect all the sentiments together as most can be used with a variety of themes. But all my unmounted ones are stuck in small boxes and I cant sort through them easily. It can take me ages to find an appropriate word or sentiment. :( If I mount them on little wooden blocks, do I need to put them on a foam backing of some sort first or can I just stick them straight on the wood?
Shelly Hinkle For words, I stamp them on a piece of paper, then store my stamps in the same order that I've stamped on the paper. So much easier to find.
Hey Lindsay, great video. But I do have a question, about 10 yrs ago I got some stamp sets, that were rubber but mounted on thick foam. I always kept my stamps in a tote with a lid, but it wasn't air tight. This year, thanks to your great tutorials, I got out my stamps and found that some of the thick foam mounted ones had completely dried out and had cracked. :( . The rubber wood mounted stamps were fine. But....I have very little room for alot of the wood mounted stamps, and I could never get them lined up, so I didn't use them all that much. When I learned about removing the stamp from the wood block and used them with the clear blocks I was hooked. My question is that I am keeping them stored in zip lock freezer bags, it's a little awkward, but I can deal with that. Will my stamps be sealed enough to not dry out, and could I just have gotten a bad quality stamp set? Sorry this is so long, looking forward to your excellent stamping advice. Thanks Alice
Alice Clark hmmm, it could be a bad quality stamp but I have not had this problem. If you have a hard dry stamp you can coat it is glycerin and it will soften up, you don't even need to wash it off before use. Infact anytime I use glycerin/clear embossing ink, I leave it on the stamp, it helps keep the rubber soft:)
All my art/crafting supplies are stored in my room at school, including the rubber stamps. I recently added some rolling carts with wire basket drawers for the stamps and stamp pads. The school is very dry in the winter, great for my nose but bad for rubber, so I was glad to learn about glycerin from your gly101 video; it saves me from keeping all the stamps in a zipped plastic bag. What do you suggest for unmounted rubber in a dry area? I had a little fun shopping at artneko. I really don't want to increase my classroom's humidity level since winter is the only time I'm comfortable, but I can't let the rubber suffer. Should I mount the rubber on foam, stamp a little glycerin, and just put them away? Should I continue using the plastic bags? Your binder solution isn't something I can copy since my bookshelves are all occupied.
Mostly lining it up so my images are straight. I bought about 20 of them and ink for $5.00 at a thrift store about 5 years ago and tried using them and gave up. But hung on to them . LOL And no i dont have a thick ruler. Thanks
Kim Miller Ahhhh, OK I want you to keep your eyes peeled for something to use as a guide, it should be 1/4"-1/2" thick, transparent would be good but it does not have to be. Look in the junk drawer, toy box, hubbys workshop etc. You need a guide to line up and stamp strait. If you quilt a couple quilter's rulers would work too!
Hello Lindsay! I love your channel! Just curious if you store your clear stamps same way you did in this video or switched it to Jennifer McGuire storage system ? Thank you! Happy crafting!
Thanks so much for a fun organizing video. I love seeing how others organize. I get the ideas and run with what works best for me. Right now though, I have had to move all of my stuff to our garage , because my room was added on under our deck and we had water leakage problems and had to tear the whole room out. UGH! Anyway, your ideas are great and I will definitely be using some of the ideas. :) Now on to a silly question, probably, I saw a book/magazine? on your paper cutter that seemed to be (from what I could see clearly titled) Cheap and Easy? Can you share more about that? Thanks!! Lisa :)
Kristine Barr dust? What's that LOL! I use a microfiber wand thingie and it never got dusty til hubby started woodworking but I have dropcloths hung around the perimeter of my area to keep the dist down:)
Hey Lindsay - thanks so much for the vids - LOVE THEM. Question: is it cold enough in your basement to freeze? if so, aren't you concerned about some products getting too cold? Also could you do a vid on how to store your punches. Thanks! kim in Texas. :)
minimemorymaker I will do the punches in my "Everything else" video because I don't have many. My basement usually do not get under 50 and never freezing so I am good that way.
How do you remember what stamps you have ? (esp. unmounted where they're not on view?) I have to stamp mine in a book so I don't forget, and I have no where near as many as you!!!
Okay I have a big question last year of the yard sale I must have gotten over 400 rubber stamps on blocks of wood basically older generation of the rubber stamps I have a very small space for crafting currently I have a 3 small totes full of rubber stamps I have tried putting in large Ziploc food storage bags breaking them down into subjects that is not working and takes me way too long to find the stamps I'm looking for for the project if I can't see it or reach it easily I give up I can't afford it I have never found those storage trays that are above your desk don't have the wall space for that help suggestions ideas please please did I mention I got all those stamps for about $20😂 and I got stampin Up ink pads brand new still sealed in plastic I bet at least 20 different colors that was also included in the purchase price plus a bunch of embossing powders in different colors but I cannot figure out how to display storage these items so they're easily accessible. I have the modern rubber stamps that you put on a acrylic block to stamp and I've kind of figured a solution for now to store those in like a file display I don't have as many of those. People have laughed at me because I've so many darn rubber stamps and ink but yet I've yet to do really any projects with them any help would be appreciated very tight budget and the very small space
I love that you are making separate videos for each type of craft supply. I think that we are all guilty of the "I've got to have that" and then not using it syndrome. I get up every morning, grab my coffee and get on my computer/you tube to see if you have a new video posted. Watching you always starts my day off with a smile. Thanks for all your time spent making them for us!!
Cathy Whitney thanks! I hope these videos help people:)
Nostalgia!!! When I first started stamping 50 years ago there were only wood mounted stamps and I actually built my own shelf just like the one on your wall for my stamps.
Sweet!
My daughter in law got me a BUNCH of wood mounted stamps at a yard sale!!! My husband put little narrow shelves up high in my craft room. I store them up there in full view and I can pick what I want. I keep a little step stool in there to grab them. They look really cute up there, too. The only draw back is that once in a while, you have to get up there and dust the shelf! lol I love all your wonderful ideas and I love your craft room, and enthusiasm.
Ho Lindsay, I know this is an older video but I'm so glad that you have offered up so many options to store stamps. I have unmounted about 90% of my stamps to save space. There are some foam sets and wood mount stamps I just can't part with but, your binder idea is what I'm following. Thank you for sharing your wonderful ideas.
~So Cal Barbara
I am overwhelmed you have a lot smiles
Wow!! Can I come play in your craft room for a few hours???? How fun!!!
I store my clear stamps the same as you - in binders. I am not brave enough to cut or break up the set. I keep up with my stamps by saving the image to my computer and taging them with keywords - it really helps me to keep up with them and easily see similar stamps.
I love all your videos. Tfs.
Tracy Martin looks like a great idea 💡 gets tough to store all craft stuff after a whilrE
I would LOVE that big shelf you got for 5 bucks. Right now I'm depressed because I want something for my stamps but have no wall space :( I don't have a lot anyway but the ones I do, I want them out and displayed. But also within reach because I'm short. I don't have one little shelf, it's narrow and long, but the shelves are too far apart for storing most anything i have. I don't know what to use it for, also can't put anything my kids will get to since I craft in the living room and they are 1 & 2. Ps. I love watching you because you are always happy and also very willing to give so many tips and advice. Even on one topic, you give different suggestions. And alternatives if we don't have some of the supplies you are using.thanks so much
Thank you for sharing your ideas. At one point I thought I was going to get rid of all of my roller stamps, but I'd love to see you do a video on creative ideas for those. Pretty please with glitter on top?
For my small alphabet sets like those you build the origami boxes for, I run a medium strength double-stick tape in rows across the bottom of the box and that way it grips the stamp enough to keep them in the box.
Danee Kaplan great tip, thanks!
hey Lindsey, I am addicted to Artois and go through a tin per day. I use them far Postits, projects I am working on, ect.
I would love if you could find a way to cover them. As you know I've watched a large variety of your post. you remind me of my daughter. she moved to NC. Thanks for post!
These storage videos are great, Lindsay. I'd love to see videos of you using products you've never used before. That would be fun and maybe motivate me and other viewers to use our untouched products too. lol Could your hubby build you a shelf for your larger sentiment stamps?
Shelly Hinkle good ideas, I'll add it to the "honey-do" list;)
I use pringle cans to store the round roller stamps. Also I have a binder of just pictures of the stamps. The unmounted stamps are in file folders in a file cabinet. I am planning on taking the stamps off the wood blocks. I will take a plastic shoe container and file the unmounted stamps in CD cases. Now I have to find the wide CD cases. I plan to do just the HB, thanks, get well stamps like that until I decide if I like it. I took over our master bedroom for a stamp room. Thank for all the hints. Anita
Love to see videos how people store their crafting supplies I'm working on organizing my room a little more
Jennifer Snellen I have a lot more on the way! Tomorrow: Inkpads, embossing powder, flock and reinkers!
Great video Lindsay! The lighting was fine. I want to redo my craft room. I want to find shelves and such at garage sales but my husband wants to make me everything. That could be years from now. Lol Thank you
Jeanie Gregory If you can find it at a yard sale it will be cheaper than building it if it is what you want;) Draw up a plan and see if he is serious, if he has not started by summer hit the garage sales!
He is working on the bathroom remodel so who knows how long that will take. Lol
I guess I need to just go look at garage sales.
I love your videos ❤️
I am just starting to make my own stuff to sell at markets. So far I make cards and jewellery.... I don't even have one stamp yet lol.
Keep up the great work!! Love the new series!
How is that working out for you? Are you still selling at markets?
I love watching these organizing videos. I can really relate to your style of storage...although I have a lot that I have to get organized still. Your videos are inspiring me....because I know when I'm organized I will create more often!!! Yay!
You have way more mounted rubber stamps than most stores do these days! Lol we can go shopping at Lindsay's! Lol
I would love to see how you did the handmade stamps...the ones that you only have 5 cd cases of! Or the roller stamps, I've never seen them before. TFS! Great ideas!
Jenga Blocks!!!! BRILLIANT!!! TY!!!
Your craft room is so awesome! Thanks for the ideas on storage. :)
Thanks for sharing! Your collection of crafting materials is amazing!
I STORE MY BLOCK STAMPS IN PLASTIC SHOE BOXS THAT I HAVE MARKED LIKE BIRTHDAY, CHRISTMAS, BABY, EVERYDAY ETC.
Id love to see a video on the wheels.I have quite a few and have trouble using them. Thanks
Kim Miller what do you have trouble with? Lining them up or getting a good image? Also do you have the thick ruler to guide it?
all my stampin up sets I number and stamp the images in a notebook and store them in my bookcase. when looking for something I go to notebook and find stamp images and the numbered case.
All such great ideas! Love the printer trays but expensive to get in my neck of the woods...also, I don't have wall space (very open area). I love seeing all your wood-mounted stamps...I love wood mount stamps and have quite a collection, mostly PSX! I live where they were made, so come across them quite often at thrift stores and flea markets. I didn't live here when it was all the rage in the mid-90's (I think). Thanks for all the storage tip videos!
Thank you for bringing stamping to my attention I don't have that much but thank you again
These are great ideas! I am currently trying to get my craft room reorganized. My friend and I work together at my house and we have acquired a lot of items and everything has gotten to be a mess! So I am sorting things out and putting them in photo boxes and plan to sort by type of item and then sort them by theme. We have more Christmas stamps than anything else so all of that is going into a storage container for now and I will organize it before starting to make Christmas cards again. I really like your videos and I stay up at night and watch and make notes. I need my computer in my craft room, but there is no room for it. It is in my office, which is just across the hall. I may have to move some of my crafts back into my office space, but I really want all my crafting products in one room. I have tole painting, oil painting, water coloring, card making, etc. in there. I had everything sorted and in containers, but we decided to empty those boxes and put that stuff elsewhere in the craft room. Now I can's get to my acrylics, oils, etc. So I am reorganizing the reorganization. It is just not working for me. I will keep checking your videos for more help as I tackle my messy craft room.
Happy New Year and Happy Crafting!!!
I have stamps shelves also and then I took revolving shoe racks and bought clips and made stamp racks out of those to hang the clear stamps, plus rolly carts for the boxed sets, etc. I really enjoyed this video. Your hair is adorable and the quality of your video is great! I think I need better lighting on mine or something :) Happy Stamping!
Lindsay, I am a new subbie, have just done a video of my very small craft area, and i do exactly that, i mix my stamps up
and i find they fit more than storing them for company or whatever, love your videos hun xx
Diana does it thanks! I checked out your room tour, cute!
thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich thanks gorgeous! x
this is a good idea, dividing up stamp sets. I have Gorjuss girl stamps, and I need to divide up the little girls and then all the little element/animal stamps, it takes forever going through 40 little packs of stamps looking for a 'moon'. Using the binder would make it so much easier also. Thanks for the tour, I love your basement setup.
Wow all those stamps. It looks like Hobbycraft. X mine are in boxes. Might do a themed display..... brilliant video. Have loads of great ideas. Just need to get the decorating finished. X
Oh yeah, I know about buyer's remorse :P But that's ok. Just ask your husband to build a similar one of those wall mount stamp racks. Boy I love that thing. I have a small space too, so I use the Binder method for my acrylic stamps and have some wood mounted stamps in plastic drawer containers. Sentiments I use often like 'to/from' 'happy birthday' 'thank you' and 'handmade by' I have on a tiny shelf in front of me. The large wood mounted stamps I have on other small shelves throughout my room because - for me - they are beautiful pieces of art in themselves. This also makes them easily accessible. You know what they say - 'out of sight, out of mind,' so they have to be where I can see them or i'll forget I have them and won't use them. I love creating my own background papers with my own stamps. Thanks for sharing, Lindsay! God bless you and yours always.
My craft area is in my basement too...I use a space heater to warm the area I'm in...I also wear a scarf and hat and sweater too...lol. It was 57 down there this morning!! Yikes! But I love being down there and creating. So I don't seem to care. Do you use the rolling inkers for cards or canvas ??? Maybe you can do a tutorial on the use of them! Happy crafting!
What wonderful ideas for storing stamps. I, too, have struggled with keeping the verses with the various stamp sets. I am definitely going to put all the "Happy Birthdays" together now. Why didn't I think of this?
I have solid floors so no basement and have started to use my spare room as a craft room. I took the doors off my airing cupboard and placed them on two drawer units and my computer, printer and home made paper storage are on the top with my sewing machine and craft magazines in the space underneath. I also have a wooden shelf unit that is a total jumble (still trying to work out the best way to store everything cheaply). I store a lot of my stamps in empty CD cases and then put them in a shoe box that my sister donated. I then have a wooden dressing table which is under the window acting as a desk that holds my die cutting machine. Oh, I also have to share my space with a large bookcase and my chest freezer lol.
I was going to store my wooden stamps similar to your method cuze I wanted to look at them for inspiration. But...last year when developing my craft room we had a minor (3.5) earthquake and .... So my neighbor but out a 6' cabinet out with "Free" sign. I was out in minutes. Only had 2 adjustable shelves so I found free wood from lumber store scraps perfect sized. Then painted it. Separated stamps into categories best for me and started saving plastic containers from Costco that I bought lettuce, tomatoes, fruit, etc in. I do store mounted and u mounted/acrylic together but I have about 1/4 what u have. Stampin ip sets R stored in their original containers. House Mouse stored separately. Now am looking for something small--maybe 24" wide 2-3 shelfs that can be mounted on wall just to put my House Mouse stamps on so I actually have some pretty stamps to decorate my room by not many so not a mess to clean after a quake. U r so lucky to find great yard sale items!!
what have you done with all the blocks after unmounting stamps? is that what you used for your sentiments that aren't on "jenga" blocks ?
Hi Lindsay, Can you tell me how you removed the stamps from the wooden block to re-position them.
Loving all the storage ideas, I'm going to start re-organising my room tomorrow. Watching the videos have got me hooked on crafting again. Thank you so much for posting so many ideas.
arieswomandi thanks for the reminder! I need to do a vid on that. Basically I heat the rubber with a heat tool and peel it off:)
and I thought I had a lot of stamps! :D --- Love that your storage is dependent on what the stamps are. I need to sort mine a bit more but I generally keep the sets in theme order which is fine until I go through and pull and then don't put them back right away etc... I still have a mountain of stamps on my desk!
oh and I would love to see a project with those Purple Onion month stamps!!!
Hello Lindsay, I just love watching your videos, and love your positive, kind spirit.
I was wondering if you have ever had problems with the stamps you leave out going dry and cracking. I am just starting a huge re-organization of my craft room and am putting my stamps in theme order too instead of organizing my manufacturer which they are now. I found a couple of cling stamps that are on acetate and both had been left outside any kind of packaging and both stamps have dried out and are starting to crack which concern me, because I have LOTS of stamps!!! Any suggestions? My crafting space is in my den off my living room/dining room in a 2-bedroom condo. My stamps are either in binders or containers or some kind and a lot are still in their original packaging, hmmm....
My goal is to put all of my clear and cling stamps (except those already in a binder system--I totally agree that some don't need to be moved if what they are in works, will have to reorganize by theme though) in binders by theme, but I am having trouble finding clear sheets with pockets that have a covered protector tab. Bought some years ago by Martha Stewart, but those aren't made anymore and they could have been sturdier for this purpose.
I purchased magnetic sheets from a magnetic sheet manufacturer with the help of a good friend--much cheaper and the quality of these magnetic sheets is superior for sure!!! So that will be for my metal dies, have some on those same sheets already, and I plan to keep the dies that go with those stamps together... But again I want to have these dies covered if possible, although if I had to choose it would be my stamps over my dies, but this way there's no dust on my dies.
Any suggestions for a good and reasonably priced source for clear sheets to put my stamps in 3-ring binders? I saw you have some cling rubber stamps on sheets that are not covered and after my experience with my 2 cling rubber stamps, I am concerned about just leaving these out in the air. I have some now on laminated sheets that are too large to fit into regular-sized cover sheets, so they are in storage boxes I bought at Joann Fabric, but I'd rather find another solution but don't want to waste these great laminated sheets!!!
I know this is long and I'm asking several questions and I apologize, but clearly you have a ton of expertise and I do not!!! Especially in organizing, I LOVE things to be organized, but after a car accident that left m disabled, I find it very tough to organize, hmmm... Anyway I need a good system for sure!!! And I am always looking outside the box for reasonable priced solutions that will be sturdy and work well!!!
CAN'T WAIT to have an organized space again, I do remember what that was like--a few years ago!!! :)
I'd appreciate any help/advice you can give to me, Lindsay. Also I have a good friend who is new to stamping and cardmaking but who has painted in the past, and she discovered you and has really gotten back into painting and is having a blast, all because of you, and I thank you!!! Like me, she is disabled (we've known each other since we were tiny, family friends), and painting is giving her such joy, and that makes me SO happy for her--so thanks for the joy you bring to her life and to so many. I am fairly new to your channel, can't wait to watch lots more!!! When I can't do much due to intense pain, I watch crafting TH-cams to distract me from the pain, so I will watch yours... :)
Sorry again this is SO long!!! I am SO keen to get my craft room very organized!!!
Thanks so much,
Joanne
Nice Lindsay! I'm just finishing up splitting up my stamps by theme....boy it's a tedious job but worth it! I have the smallest stuff in cd cases, medium sets in dvd cases and largest themes on cling sheets, put into these cool file folders that are like a sleeve so none of my stamps will fall off and get lost. Didn't like the binder idea as all the sheets stuck together n stamps would fall off and get lost. Thanks for sharing!
Your videos make me happy:) It seems are personalities are very similar but anywho I'm just happier after watching your vids😄
Vicki Phillips aww, thanks!
Idea for storing larger sentiment stamps with your other sentiments in the printer boxes. Pull the boxes apart and make very narrow but taller shelves in between. Same depth but more space. Not sure how to mount since I don't know what your wall is made of. Or store them in box near big alphabets and stamp samples and put with other sentiments to remind and inspire. Love your craft space!!!
Love! Love! Loved this video, I'm finally in the stages of creating a craft area, and stamp organization. As I would watch your videos I'd try to emulate what I see. Going to watch the next one on the clear stamp organization. But I too like the stamp wheel, but my problem seems to be creating the idea. Can you again tell me who you've gotten you wheels from as Stampin' Up no longer carries them. I so enjoy your energy, teaching videos, and Ask a Crafter.
Sherri W really? No more wheels? The Stampin Around wheels were made by Rollagraph, let me see if I can find any...www.clearsnap.com/rollagraph the SU wheels will fit the rollagraph handles and vice versa
For some heat in your basement try a Mr. Heater portable propane heater. Small, portable and warms up quickly. Great when lights go out. I love mine, what a difference. Can't have our favorite crafter freezing .
Arcia French Tell me more? Does it need ventilation?
thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich they are great and u dont need Ventilation .. you so need one ..
Brilliant as always.
I sorted mine by theme too. It was too confusing any other way...and I don't have any where near the number of stamps you have! Love your storage ideas.
Hi Lindsay, I have been thinking about moving my craft space down into my cellar but was worried about lighting as obviously there is no natural light also I really need the space and would be nice to give the dining room back to my family lol as that is where I craft right now. I am also worried that I would be less inclined to spend much time down there. It seems to work for you really well though so will definitely give it a go I think.. Love the stamp trays off I go to ebay in search for some lol xxx
Kelsprettys I got a bunch of cheap aluminum clamp lights from Home Depot and put the daylight 100 watt equivalent CFLs in them and I get the long daylight fluorescent ballast lights for my other fixture. It is not bad and worth it to keep the mess all in one place. The onlythink I don't care for is the cold but all in all it is a small price to pay:)
thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich I have 4 long fluorescent lights over each of my tables and they're very bright. And have a vent-less gas heater in the basement that keeps it warm and toasty. We have carpet on the floors and paneling on the walls, plus a Bose CD player and a TV if I'm doing something and want to watch TV a little. My husband uses the upstairs TV for sports and more sports, so I spend a lot of time in the basement and love it. When I'm done, can just turn off the heater and lights and shut the door. Edna
Thank you for sharing smiles
One more thing- taking your advice in this video and have a suggestion for a video! Flocking powder, please.... if possible! :-) maybe calendar stamps by purple onion designs too...?? Thank you!!
Meghan Shea Lots of people want to see the flocking powder, I must add it to the short list!
Lindsay you are so much fun. I am using a small bedroom to craft in but maybe I should use part of my basement...hmmm. I am fortunate to have a finished space. My only concern is nit much natural light down there. I know a weird requedt but can you show us your lighting system?
Fay Salkus sure, I need to replace a couple florescent ballasts but then I surely will:)
thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich My husband put up 4 florescent lights over each of my tables. It's almost like daylight.Love them.
I love this....
How do you use remounted rubber stamps? How do you make them cling to a stamping block?
Thanks for your great videos.
+Benedicte Hjalting you can use repositional glue like aleenes tack it glue or use cling foam
Did you know that Stampin'Up has discontinued their Stampin wheels? Just when I was going to buy a couple! Yep, non-buyers remorse. So Lindsey, how do you ever decide what to play with? IE: stamps, paints, or drawing...etc.
If I ever come to Maine again, can I come over and play in your studio? I used to live in northern NH, and went to a friend's ME camp once or twice a summer. I miss that place. Such beautiful sunrises on the lake! OK, enough rambling. Thanks for sharing, hugs, Jess
For my unmounted stamps I using a revolving CD holder. I pulled out the guts from CD cases so all that's there is the front and back covers. I can place anywhere from 1 to 10 stamps in them depending on sizes, and pop the cases into the unit.
Love love love your video's could you do one on how u store your stencils pls I never can find any good storeage. Thanks lia
lia perrone Here is my most recent version of stencil storeage, it is working great too: th-cam.com/video/voURwSkblOk/w-d-xo.html
Hi Lindsey, question the cabnet box that u have ur stamp pads in was wondering where did u get at love that sorage idea.
Monique Miller the wood one with 3 drawers? ACmoore in the unfinished wood section, I used a coupon and got it for $10 years ago:)
Hi
Love your stamps especially the wood ones they are beautiful just to look at. I dont have much room but cant bear to unmount mine even if it would save so much space you have the perfect display. I was wondering when you put your unmounted or clear stamps in the binders how do you mark them or remember which company they came from. I know most angel policies ask that you put were the stamp came from on anything that you sell...without the original packaging I would never remember. Also I seem to be getting more lately that have matching dies do you store yours with the stamp set? ..
Thanks for all the great ideas.
Deanna Maxwell many times I slide the whole set in it's package in the page protector so the info is there. I don't have too many oddballs and many companies keep their stamps constant or a different color rubber so it is easy to tell them apart. Here is a video where I made a stoage binder using the packaging and laminating over it so I could see the stamps and packaging: th-cam.com/video/vXkedEYb78k/w-d-xo.html
thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich thanks love that! I dont know how I missed that video I would have sworn I had seen all of yours. I am off to get supplies and hope not to many dog and cat hairs get sealed with the stamps lol
Love your storage! I have mine stored similarly. TFS ~ Hugs ~ Pat
I was looking at one of those Misti stamp magnetic helper thingy's and thought I am sure a person could make that have you seen it. and what do you think. I used to sell Stamp Exchange , still have the catalogues I loved them too!!!
Nola Harris oh sure, duct tape a couple acrylic cutting plates together as a hinge, it would work well i am sure:)
I thought so I could get my hubby to do one with plexiglass and hinges I think that would work. Thanks for getting back to me . I was singing your praises to my sister today so hopefully she signs up
Great video.
This is going into my favorites, it's packed with such practical and common sense (why didn't I think of it LOL) ideas. Thanks So much. DD
DDspaperworks I am so glad, thanks for the comment!
You should do a video on making a homemade stamp with your UV stamp maker. I really don't get how those things work and would love to see how that's done.
I have tried but the lighting I use for filming starts to develop the stamps before I am ready to cure them. Check the imagepac website, they might have a tutorial
Hi Lindsey!😊 I’m still organizing my stamps and dies basically like Jennifer McGuire and a lot of others. But I have a question I know u could answer!! I’m looking for cheap acetate paper/plastic to mount some of my smaller clear cling stamps on. I’m hoping to be able to put a bunch on a 5x6 ish acetate plastic, then put in Avery Elle pockets and store in bins. I know u’ve been doing this to in newer videos, just need ur awesome professional advice! Thanks Lindsey😊❤️👍🏼
I use the packaging the stamps came in but you could laminate cardstock.
From where did u buy all Christmas stamps ?????
+4 Direction many places
Bit how do you store them if they have wood on them? Same ?
Do you ever purge your items to make room for new stuff or do you tend to hold on to everything?
ssdrn1 not too often but I often use up a bunch of stuff (esp around holidays and craft fair season" so I reorganize the emptied space. Also I teach classes so I will put supplies I want to use up in a classroom craft. I am not good at purging.
Thank you for all the ideas! I was wondering about the stamps you made that I believe you used a UV light with? Or maybe I misunderstood...I've never heard of that before so you've got me curious. Many thanks! Staci
icatstaci77 it is a stampmaker box by imagepac, you get packets of gel and you make a transparent negative and put it on the gel pack and "bake" it under the UV light box and it hardens the image part of the stamp and you wash the rest away:)
Gee, I thought I had lots of stamps, but you've got me beat. What is on the backs of the stamps that you put in folders? Are they mounted, or do that have that tack it over on them? I have some in folders, but a lot in containers too. And I put Halloween in a big tub, valentines in a big tub, and Christmas and Easter. Anyway, like your set up. Great job and good video. Edna Burgess
Edna B some have cling foam, some have Tack It:)
How do you keep red rubber stamps from getting hard? Whenever I find older ones they’re really hard and I want to keep mine from getting like that. How do I prevent it?
Sponge glycerin on them and store that way. No need to wash them before using
@@thefrugalcrafter how often? Is once a year enough? I’m in Arizona and it’s really dry usually.
@@thefrugalcrafter I just went to viva Las Vegas and bought literally ALL their lb of rubber packs and ontop of what I already have from them I’m REALLY worried about long term storage being they’re unmounted
@@nokiot9 I would trim them and put aleens tack it over and over on the back and store them in binders away from sunlight. Take an old embossing ink pad and fill with glycerin and ink them all up. I dont tnink you will need to do it often but it shouldn't hurt anything if you do.
How often do you use those larger stamps that have really detailed scenes?
ThisIsJaclyn oh gosh, I really use my large unmounted backgrounds more because they stamp better on my curved stamp mount, I have even pulled the stamps off the wood for stamping on the curved block. When I use the large wood ones I have ti ink them up and press the paper to the stamp. I hate to admit that I do not use them that often but I enjoy looking at them each day, they are a collection as well as a supply:)
thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich Lindsay, my sister sent me this stamping pad several months ago and I love it. Any stamped image comes out perfect when I use this stamping pad, even stamps I struggled with for years. I'm not affiliated with the company - just very happy with the product. www.stephaniebarnardstamps.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=9&products_id=503
from where did u brought all the stamps 😯☺
I really like how your stamps are visible - mine are all in drawers and I tend to forget what I have. I have thought about a storage system like this but my question is... do your stamps get dusty and how often do you have to wipe them all down? Thank you!
Fit Kitty hahahaha, dust? What's that? I have not felt the need to dust them:)
So excited to adhere my sentiment stamps to my Jenga blocks today!!!! Lol! Can I adhere clear stamps to them or should I only do unmounted rubber? Any strong adhesive or do you have one you prefer? Thank you soooo much Lindsay! ~Meg
Meghan Shea rubber cemebt seems to work best and it is cheap, I get the Elmers with the brush on the cap. You can adhere the clear ones too, I do:)
OK Lindsay, how do you keep your stamps from getting all dusty ?? I haven't been in too many basements before, so I don't know ! How do store your stamp pads ? I've been trying to figure out the best way to store my stamp pads !! Thanks for sharing, and please stay warm !!! Doris P.
Doris Pettengill the inkpad video will be up tonight!
how do you store stencils and clay?
HOWDY from Washington State --- you said you got blank jenga style wood blocks cheap from a toy store...Ive not found anything reasonable anywhere...do you have alink? THANKS for the storage video.
+Stacy Medina it was at big lots but I think target had the too sold in a tin
Hi Lindsay! I would really love some ideas on how to store paper scraps leftover from cards and projects. HELP?
Hi Lindsay, go on line & watch the video for the info on the Mr. Heater. You can get it at Aubuchon's or the big box stores. Mine cost $79 . I use a 20 lb tank or the little grill tanks. Hope this helps to keep you warmer & your Ask a Crafter girls.
How much did you spend on your letter press drawer?
I have paid between $20 and $30 for them. I've seen them go for more tho!
thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich thank you!!! 😍
Hi Lindsay, I'm a new viewer of your videos when I was searching for Ink Info. I haven't gotten to look back at all of your videos yet, so sorry if Im just asking a repeat question but do you keep an inventory of all your stamps? I have just started buying mine and I had a list of things I wanted off of ebay but Ive already forgotten what Ive bought and what I still need. You have a library full of everything , how do you keep track? I like to keep the sellers names with the stamps and cost, which honestly has gotten out of hand for me . Thanks for the view of your craft room.
eveny119 I do not inventory, I did once and it took days and it dd not work for me because I had to look in my inventory book for the image then track it down. Sorting by subject in binders is ike having an inventory, I grab the book I want (by theme) and the stamps are all there. Hope it helps, it works for me!
Medam is this your own shop?
Hey Lindsey, do you have idea's on how to keep your pencils (watercolor, plain), chalks, markers, paints all handy but yet stored so you can see the colors. Its very hard to store them, they fall over if the container is too big, hard to see if container is too tight, Im at a loss of how to keep them table ready handy and yet organized not all over the place.
Tina Fisher I'll do a video on that, i have tried everything too!
Hi Lindsey, thanks for the very helpful video - I have collected a lot of unmounted stamps and am struggling to store the sentiments. I tend to separate the images and store them in themes and then collect all the sentiments together as most can be used with a variety of themes. But all my unmounted ones are stuck in small boxes and I cant sort through them easily. It can take me ages to find an appropriate word or sentiment. :( If I mount them on little wooden blocks, do I need to put them on a foam backing of some sort first or can I just stick them straight on the wood?
Diane Relf I have done both, most are fine on bare wood as long as they are not too large or detailed.
Diane, when I first started stamping I used fun foam sheets when I mounted my stamps on wood blocks. Rubber cement works well as an adhesive.
Shelly Hinkle For words, I stamp them on a piece of paper, then store my stamps in the same order that I've stamped on the paper. So much easier to find.
Edna B Good tip, thanks :)
Hey Lindsay, great video. But I do have a question, about 10 yrs ago I got some stamp sets, that were rubber but mounted on thick foam. I always kept my stamps in a tote with a lid, but it wasn't air tight. This year, thanks to your great tutorials, I got out my stamps and found that some of the thick foam mounted ones had completely dried out and had cracked. :( . The rubber wood mounted stamps were fine. But....I have very little room for alot of the wood mounted stamps, and I could never get them lined up, so I didn't use them all that much. When I learned about removing the stamp from the wood block and used them with the clear blocks I was hooked. My question is that I am keeping them stored in zip lock freezer bags, it's a little awkward, but I can deal with that. Will my stamps be sealed enough to not dry out, and could I just have gotten a bad quality stamp set? Sorry this is so long, looking forward to your excellent stamping advice. Thanks Alice
Alice Clark hmmm, it could be a bad quality stamp but I have not had this problem. If you have a hard dry stamp you can coat it is glycerin and it will soften up, you don't even need to wash it off before use. Infact anytime I use glycerin/clear embossing ink, I leave it on the stamp, it helps keep the rubber soft:)
All my art/crafting supplies are stored in my room at school, including the rubber stamps. I recently added some rolling carts with wire basket drawers for the stamps and stamp pads. The school is very dry in the winter, great for my nose but bad for rubber, so I was glad to learn about glycerin from your gly101 video; it saves me from keeping all the stamps in a zipped plastic bag. What do you suggest for unmounted rubber in a dry area? I had a little fun shopping at artneko. I really don't want to increase my classroom's humidity level since winter is the only time I'm comfortable, but I can't let the rubber suffer. Should I mount the rubber on foam, stamp a little glycerin, and just put them away? Should I continue using the plastic bags? Your binder solution isn't something I can copy since my bookshelves are all occupied.
angelhelp dab them with glycerin and store them however you like:)
thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich
I'll be dabbing on Monday morning, then. Thanks!
knock out some of the smaller dividers and make them bigger... if u do that make sure u video it i think it woudl b a great one!
Mostly lining it up so my images are straight. I bought about 20 of them and ink for $5.00 at a thrift store about 5 years ago and tried using them and gave up. But hung on to them . LOL And no i dont have a thick ruler. Thanks
Kim Miller Ahhhh, OK I want you to keep your eyes peeled for something to use as a guide, it should be 1/4"-1/2" thick, transparent would be good but it does not have to be. Look in the junk drawer, toy box, hubbys workshop etc. You need a guide to line up and stamp strait. If you quilt a couple quilter's rulers would work too!
thanks for sharing your tips!!!
Hello Lindsay!
I love your channel!
Just curious if you store your clear stamps same way you did in this video or switched it to Jennifer McGuire storage system ?
Thank you!
Happy crafting!
I still have them in binders
Thanks so much for a fun organizing video. I love seeing how others organize. I get the ideas and run with what works best for me. Right now though, I have had to move all of my stuff to our garage , because my room was added on under our deck and we had water leakage problems and had to tear the whole room out. UGH! Anyway, your ideas are great and I will definitely be using some of the ideas. :) Now on to a silly question, probably, I saw a book/magazine? on your paper cutter that seemed to be (from what I could see clearly titled) Cheap and Easy? Can you share more about that? Thanks!! Lisa :)
***** I just got it from fellow youtubers MakersKit check them out:)
Thank you, I will look for something here to use.
Can you show us how you store your yarn?
Mady Renoylds sure!
How do you dust all the things you have in your basement?
Kristine Barr dust? What's that LOL! I use a microfiber wand thingie and it never got dusty til hubby started woodworking but I have dropcloths hung around the perimeter of my area to keep the dist down:)
Hey Lindsay - thanks so much for the vids - LOVE THEM. Question: is it cold enough in your basement to freeze? if so, aren't you concerned about some products getting too cold? Also could you do a vid on how to store your punches. Thanks! kim in Texas. :)
minimemorymaker I will do the punches in my "Everything else" video because I don't have many. My basement usually do not get under 50 and never freezing so I am good that way.
How do you remember what stamps you have ? (esp. unmounted where they're not on view?)
I have to stamp mine in a book so I don't forget, and I have no where near as many as you!!!
Emma Young because they are stored by theme, If I want a flower I look in my nature binder and so on:)
You're awesome!
You didn't mention photopolymer stamps. What should one store those on? Thanks for your time, I know you're a busy mom
Peggy Garber they are in the binders too:) I consider them unmounted just like the rubber ones:)
Lindsey, Do ya think your hubby would make me one of those stamp holders you got for $5:00? And how much would it cost?😇 love ya, Georgia-Rose
Okay I have a big question last year of the yard sale I must have gotten over 400 rubber stamps on blocks of wood basically older generation of the rubber stamps I have a very small space for crafting currently I have a 3 small totes full of rubber stamps I have tried putting in large Ziploc food storage bags breaking them down into subjects that is not working and takes me way too long to find the stamps I'm looking for for the project if I can't see it or reach it easily I give up I can't afford it I have never found those storage trays that are above your desk don't have the wall space for that help suggestions ideas please please did I mention I got all those stamps for about $20😂 and I got stampin Up ink pads brand new still sealed in plastic I bet at least 20 different colors that was also included in the purchase price plus a bunch of embossing powders in different colors but I cannot figure out how to display storage these items so they're easily accessible. I have the modern rubber stamps that you put on a acrylic block to stamp and I've kind of figured a solution for now to store those in like a file display I don't have as many of those. People have laughed at me because I've so many darn rubber stamps and ink but yet I've yet to do really any projects with them any help would be appreciated very tight budget and the very small space
You can take the rubber off the block so you can use it on an acrylic mount. Here is a tutorial: th-cam.com/video/o0l5rxpB8RU/w-d-xo.html
@@thefrugalcrafter unfortunately I don't have the patience the energy or the desire to pull off over 400 and turn them into acrylic stamp