Studio Group – Customized Storage For My Jewellery-Making Provides

My answer? 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 objects to the tray so you possibly can see how completely it suits the drawer. The perimeters 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 wish 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 packing containers of these 2-ounce clear jars (affiliate hyperlink). After which I saved them the other way up on the tray that I made for this drawer. For this drawer, I sized the tray to the jars slightly than making it to the precise dimension 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, in order that they’re nonetheless intact from the shop.

This tray additionally makes it very simple to convey all of my beads over to the desk, and since my desk is fairly massive, each trays match on the desk very simply, with loads of room left within the center for precise work house.

These trays had been really easy to make, and so they price me nothing as a result of I used scrap plywood and lumber leftover from previous initiatives, and I already had every thing else available. I began by reducing 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 minimize come scrap 1″ x 2″ lumber that I had already ripped on the desk noticed (once more, from a earlier undertaking) in order that the precise measurements had 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 aspect.

After which I minimize items for the back and front to cowl not solely the sting of the plywood, but in addition the ends of the aspect body items. In different phrases, I didn’t trouble to miter the corners. I simply minimize 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 every thing easy with my sander and 150-grit sanding discs. I went again over every thing by hand and really rapidly with 220-grit sandpaper earlier than priming and portray the trays.

I had some leftover cupboard handles, so I used these as tray handles. And right here’s how the tray regarded when it was completed.

I nonetheless wish to get some felt pads to placed on the bottoms of the trays in order that I gained’t have the arduous 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 objects 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 time and again on a number of necklaces. These are extra specialty beads that I don’t actually wish to reuse as a result of I have already got a necklace made with them, and I don’t want one other. I’m unsure 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 principle provide and gear tray that I don’t use usually, so I might really transfer them to this drawer and provides my predominant tray somewhat extra respiration 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 undertaking turned out!