Next to losing weight, my most common resolution is always a determination to organize the "things" that have multiplied in my life over the last year. This year I've determined that in addition to organizing I will also simplify. If you think that I'm trying to qualify for some type of quiet life award be assured that I've promised to simplify every year for the last five. But as we've moved "on", (I like that better then moved "out"), the second of our three children, it will be easier to weed out some of the excess and provide space for the things we do keep. I'm sure I'm not the only person who wrestles with this every year, so before I wrote this article I did a little surfing to find some sites that might help rubber stampers in their organizing efforts.
At http://www.drstamping.com there is a clever section called drs.hmos...that stands for here's my offering. Several of the organization suggestions were wonderful, as were many of the other tips and techniques. If you've not visited this site it would be worth your while to take a look.
http://www.rubberstampsclub.com/tips/rub... provides several valuable links to storage sites on the web. If you are looking for an appropriate container or piece of furniture this would be a good place to start. The other site I would definitely suggest if you are in the market for storage is http://www.concentric.net/~Fo2945/parchc... They definitely made my job writing this article easy. They've really done their homework where storage is concerned. Many sites simply give you options for stamps, but this site provides sources for brush containers, wooden holders for Radiant Pearls, storage for paper, embossing powder and even stylish containers for rolled paper. I spent quite awhile searching the site and was very pleased that sites that were not active were referenced as such, so that I didn't click on an inactive area and waste precious surfing time!
I have a particular soft spot for any site and/or product that develops out of an active stamper's desire to improve their stamping experience. http://www.stampin-pad.com/inktons.htm is a cabinet created for ink pads by stampers who needed such a system. It is reasonably priced and looks to be a sturdy, efficient solution to where to keep the ink pads.
If you happen to be a member of the have stamp will travel set, then you should visit http://www.studiopack.com/stampstar.htm for their assorted styles of totes made especially for stampers. There are many types of totes available these days, but they are primarily aimed at scrapbookers, so it was nice to see something that kept stampers in mind.
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