Storage!
I’ve been wanting to start a blog for a long time but the thought was a bit overwhelming. Then today I was so excited I just had to say something somewhere, so here I am. Finding a cool way to store all those great delica colours has always been a challenge and a few years ago I managed to score an incredible display case – and free – and prevented it going to the dump! Well, this thing weighs a ton and after lugging it from my truck into my old studio/shop then into my rv for storage when the shop went up for sale, then moving it to my new place and storing it in the basement for almost a year, I finally decided to figure out how to hang this massive beast up. Well, here it is -
A Wall of Delicas - Every Beader's Dream
Propped it up on a couple of 2×4′s (they need painting, but actually putting all the delicas in there took precedence) and securely bolted it to the wall in 8 or 10 places.
Close-up of Delicas Storage
I get all tingly every time I go in there…
May 1st, 2009 at 3:54 pm
That’s great. Any idea what it was before you rescued it? Are those just little cubby holes?
May 1st, 2009 at 5:49 pm
Yes, they are little cubby holes. I was told it was a message centre in a real estate office, but I find it hard to believe a real estate office needs 200+ message slots lol.
Renate
May 2nd, 2009 at 9:16 pm
I own over 427 colors of Delica beads, and store them for use, meaning I don’t store them in their own purchased tubes. I do have to say that this is a fantastic storage system and works out perfect for the stored tubes! Thanks so much for sharing!
Erin
May 2nd, 2009 at 10:15 pm
Oh that is a cool storage for your delicas.
May 3rd, 2009 at 2:20 pm
I haven’t such a good system but have also gotten all my Delicas lined up by number only to find in the end that everytime I need a certain color, that’s the one I’m missing!
May 7th, 2009 at 12:31 am
what a wonderful find.