Bead Chat Magazine Spring 2015 | Page 98

h, ad stas r be ing you what? I ganiz or hen or nI . W y color Q p it b em tha syst grou do you better a end? to have ecomm n eed r n Ja ckso do you s at u mm e r do. wh Cathy Organizing be S A. Cathy, I think it depends on how you design. Do you pick a color and design that way, or you do you look for a particular bead type, and then pick a color? Liz Stewart A. My seed beads are separated by type (shape) then by size. I don't sort them by color. The rest of my supplies are sorted by type: Crystal (by shape/size), Pearl, Gemstone, Czech Glass, Metal, Vintage, Artisan Amy Blevins A. I group seed beads by color. Pearls together, crystals in one basket, shaped beads like triangle, super duos and hex beads in another. My walls are draped with fire polished stands by size. Jo Fleming Butcher A. I separate mine by what goes together. If I've made 1 or more designs with multiple beads then I put them all in one bead caddy (however not in the same compartment) and then I put all new beads that I have not yet made into a design into a another bead caddy. And in this process I only put beads if the same color, size, shape, and type in that one.compartment of the caddy together. Cherry Chola Hydock A. Currently reorganizing my beads so now I'm doing it by type then color. It sucks trying to re-do all these beads but it's cool I found tons of gorgeousness that I had forgotten all about and got rid of tons of old acrylic "my beginner bead stash" lol pics to come soon! Shantelle Carpenter