My DIY Stickles Storage

For awhile I have been trying to figure out a way to store my Stickles upside down. I know this is the preferred way of storing them so that way they are ready to go when you need them. 
Yesterday, I was in my scrap room cleaning it up and reorganizing some things, when my lightbulb went off! I finally thought of what would work for me. So then of course, I stopped organizing and started making my new Stickles storage. 
After much trial and error, it finally ended up like this:

And I love it! 

This is basically what I used to make it. My Cricut, Gypsy, and a left over plastic divider from my Cropper Hopper paper holders. The baskets hanging on the wall are from Ikea. What I designed is a plastic holder to be placed in the middle of the basket to hold my Stickles upside down. 

I designed this on my Gypsy. I made a rectangle shape to fit snugly inside the basket. Then I placed nine circle holes that fit the Stickles. This is the part that took some trial and error. I kept thinking I had the measurements right on the rectangle, but then after I cut them, they would be slightly too small or slightly too large. 

This is what the plastic insert looks like. It fits perfectly in the basket right on top of the middle bar. I cut two for each basket and glued them together to make it sturdier. 

And here are a couple of close-ups. Since I have 3 baskets hung, that gives me room to store 27 bottles. I have 5 open spots right now, so I have a little room to grow.  

I realize this won't work for everyone, but it was the perfect solution for me! Those baskets and rails from Ikea are super cheap and since the plastic inserts are something I don't use for their intended purpose, this was a very economical way for me to store my Stickles upside down! 


If this is something you think you might want to make, here are the measurements I came up with. 

Rectangle:

Width - 4.81

Height - 3.61

Circle

Width - .84

Height - .75

I set my Cricut blade on 6 with Pressure on Max and the Speed on Medium. I did a multi-cut of 7 times on the plastic. 


It took a while to cut them, but I just set it and went onto to do other things while it was working. It didn't cut them all of the way through, but it was enough for me to punch the shapes out of the plastic. I do not have a deep-cut blade for my Cricut, so I did this with just a regular blade. It would probably work a lot easier with a deep cut blade. 


I'm so happy with my new storage! I love the way it looks!


Thanks again for visiting me! Have a great day!

My New Scrap Room....

Here it is.....my new scrap room!
For the most part I am done with the room. I want to do something with that blank spot next to the big clock there, but I'm not sure what yet. I have more of the Ikea rails I can put up or I might hang some layouts. Just not sure yet. And I know I will probably move some things around as I actually get in there and start creating some stuff.
Just some different angles of the room. It was hard to take pictures with those windows. I tried with the blinds open and shut, but it didn't really make a difference in the pictures. I do love having natural light to work in now!
These are the Expedit shelves I got from Ikea when we went over Memorial Day. Love these! Right now they are holding my paper, punches, stamps, and lots of misc. things.
The next two pictures are of the closet. I love the shelves I have in here!
This particular side is right behind my desk chair.
This is my cricut table. I got that table from Ikea last year and it fits perfectly between those two windows. I cut the vinyl on the wall with my Cricut. I thought that saying could have a couple of different meanings. KWIM?? ;-)
And I think my favorite part of this table is the little shelf/drawer things that hook right onto the legs. I put my Cricut carts in them. You just swing them out to get what you need, and then they swing back under the table out of the way.
And here is my vintage wall that I previewed a week or so ago. I got those dress forms at Marshalls. I love hanging my ribbon on them. And the shelf I got from Home Decorators Collections. I like hanging my mini books from it.

And this area is my cozy little nook! I got the chair from Ikea. I wasn't planning on getting a chair for the room, but when I saw it I just knew it would fit perfectly. And I made the ribbon flowers that are on the wall. I love how they turned out! I got them to stick using Elmer's Tack. That stuff is great! I got it at Michael's. I also used it to help keep the scissors and big clock on the wall.
Here is a close up of the ribbon flowers. The watering can I got a long time ago at Hobby Lobby. I just put it up on the wall with a couple of nails.
So there it is! My new scrap room! If you have any questions about anything in my room, just leave me a comment. I will be happy to answer!

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