How do YOU organize your beads?

sadmaachine 12/1/2012 06:22 pm 3805

I don't organize my beads at the moment, but I reeeeally want to. I want to do it by color, sizes and types (perlers, pony beads, seed beads, etc). How do you organize your beads? Also, I want to know with what. My friend uses egg cartons to organize hers by colors ^u^ I was thinking of using bags, but there would be so many little Ziploc baggies xD

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Feb 5, 2025 8:49 pm

i put em in a 3 teir storage thing big grin

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Jan 29, 2025 8:01 pm

Big ol set of drawers sorted by colour

Jan 29, 2025 7:07 pm

ancient thread, but people are replying 2 it in the modern day so i figure i might as well yap about my current setup.

it's a bit complicated at the moment. the majority of my pony beads are organized by color, my symbol beads are organized by letter/number/symbol, and my shape beads are largely organized by specific shape and size (unless i have very few of a select color/shape/size, then that gets grouped with other beads of smaller quantities). i have them in a bunch of plastic bins with compartments (the larger "simply tidy" compartment bins one can find at michael's for pony beads, various other containers for symbol & shape beads). i store any excess in whatever leftover resealable plastic bags i have on hand. i just did some reorganization 2day (got a beadtin order i had made a few days prior in the mail), but i will certainly do more in the future (especially since my reds and oranges are currently in the same box as each other, which i do not like)

Jan 29, 2025 6:13 pm

i have mine in tackle boxes i have my pony beads together, most of my letters are in a small one, and i have one tub of all my fuse beads.

dancedance

Jan 29, 2025 11:23 am

i keep them in the bags they come in and i have a little cart i have them on :] but i have so many beads, theres piles of colors on the floor because i think im going to make stuff more often than i do (the piles have been there for like 3 months and i keep getting them back out) and theres a few little containers i put them in

Jan 29, 2025 11:20 am

I just finished reorganizing my beads! The pony beads are sorted by size/shape then color and put in plastic boxes from the hardware store. Shaped beads are in this little drawer shelf. And perler beads are in small baggies all in one big bag. Its working for me so far.

Jan 29, 2025 11:04 am

they r all mixed up in a bucket exapt for the pre sorted ones crying

Jan 29, 2025 10:59 am

type, color, shape, exact order

Jan 29, 2025 10:57 am

i get my beads in bags, so i keep them in the bags and just shove em all into a box xp need to get another one though bc the one i have is already full-


-eve

Jan 29, 2025 10:48 am

I have different cases that I get for a dollar and sort my beads by color, material, and if they're charms or not dance