Pen storage?

[Marie]

Actually this is something I'd like to buy rather than have already bought! Over this past year I've built up quite a collection of Sakura pens. At the minute they are all in their little boxes that they arrived in, but I'd love to have somehting like a proper pen caddy with holders so that I can slot them all for ease of use. A bit like an artist's brush holder. I've had a look on teh various sites on line for storage stuff but can't find anything. Anybody have any ideas?
:confused:

[LorraineJ]

The Works do a brush case and initially the holders are quite tight, sp could be used for pens. Believe that good art shops do pencil rolls that would be good for Sakura pens too, (Derwent make one for about £6).

[Wellington]

I use a large pencil case that was reduced in price from Tesco :eek: But then, I don't have a dedicated craft space to have a nice desk top type thing - or infact the storage space for a nice pen roll (no it's OK, put the violins away :D )

[Jeanette]

I like to keep mine accessible otherwise I wont use them. ATM I have them stored in one of these (http://scrappinwithsweetnothings.com/catalog.php?category=1) (better image than below)

and you can buy them reduced here (http://yourtouchofcraft.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=30&osCsid=fcc7f2fc632f5611f47e1217f09e8217)

[DianaDreads]

I use some of those mini sets of plastic drawers, Poundland do them.
I've got one just for Sakura so the stardust, glaze, souffle etc are all kept separately.

[Marie]

I've got one just for Sakura so the stardust, glaze, souffle etc are all kept separately.
Yes that's what I want to do, I'm thinking a pencil roll might be a good idea as I don't actually have any desktop space, everything is stored in my craft bags. I could get 3 separate pencil rolls for the different pen. I like the store'n'spin and plastic drawer ideas as well but might not be so easy to store away.

[Phree]

Diana I think you have the same storage I have - you must have been posting while I was taking pics!

Marie I think these are the same set of plastic draws Diana has - as they came from Poundland and are what I use to store my Sakura pens. The cost £1 for the set of 3, but the lid comes off and you can stack another set on top. Or you can break down the stacks, but if you do that you would not have enough lids. My stacks are actually double hight - 6 draws per stack and I have 3 stacks this tall - so 6 sets of Draws in each stack. They are really useful for all kinds of for Craft Storage. For the photos I broke one of my double high stacks down to it's original 3 draw tall size to you can see it as you would in the shop.

I like them because I keep one draw for each type of Sakura pen - in this photo I think you see Glaze, Souffle and the Metallics. When I want to use those pens I simply pull the draw containing the type of pen that I want right out of the stack and sit it on my desk like a pen tray. It's perhaps not quite as neat as having them all individually stored in individual slots in a tray or pen roll but as there are not that many colours to choose from (unlike the huge numbers of colours you get in ranges like the Prismacolour Pencils) it's easy enough to find the colours you want and very fast and easy to pull it out and then pop it away back in the draw unit when done.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/Phree_/StorageforSakuraPens.jpg

[DianaDreads]

Yes, that's just like mine Phree.
Glad to see someone else has a Sakura addiction :D

[sugarplum]

got my roll case from asda Think it was about £3 and comes in a choice of pink or blue from the kids stationary section/ It holds my souffle pens in one section Startdust in another then gllaze in the 3rd and the 4th section has my decoupage scissors waterbrush quickie glue pen and clear glaze pen. It is probably the most organised part of my stash. No I tell a lie its the ONLY organised bit lol

[sugarplum]

Diana I think you have the same storage I have - you must have been posting while I was taking pics!

Marie I think these are the same set of plastic draws Diana has - as they came from Poundland and are what I use to store my Sakura pens. The cost £1 for the set of 3, but the lid comes off and you can stack another set on top. Or you can break down the stacks, but if you do that you would not have enough lids. My stacks are actually double hight - 6 draws per stack and I have 3 stacks this tall - so 6 sets of Draws in each stack. They are really useful for all kinds of for Craft Storage. For the photos I broke one of my double high stacks down to it's original 3 draw tall size to you can see it as you would in the shop.

I like them because I keep one draw for each type of Sakura pen - in this photo I think you see Glaze, Souffle and the Metallics. When I want to use those pens I simply pull the draw containing the type of pen that I want right out of the stack and sit it on my desk like a pen tray. It's perhaps not quite as neat as having them all individually stored in individual slots in a tray or pen roll but as there are not that many colours to choose from (unlike the huge numbers of colours you get in ranges like the Prismacolour Pencils) it's easy enough to find the colours you want and very fast and easy to pull it out and then pop it away back in the draw unit when done.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/Phree_/StorageforSakuraPens.jpg

I;ve got 6 sets of drawers very similar to these and a set of 20 smaller drawers but I am still so disorganised I can never find anything.Mind you dh reckons he is going to fit a tracking device to my reading glasses as I "lose" them. on average 10 times a day

[Pam]

I've got two of these stackers that I store mine in. Got them from Lakeland a long time ago - don't think they do them any more though.

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k158/PamE24/P1020859.jpg

[Marie]

Oh I'm glad others have sakura addictions, it was buying these pens earlier this year that got me on the slippery slope of becoming a crafter! They are SO NICE to play with!
Now those little drawer sets might fit into my file drawers.. could I ask nicely if someone could measure them??

[Marie]

I've got two of these stackers that I store mine in. Got them from Lakeland a long time ago - don't think they do them any more though.
Blimey Pam, I think you're showing off there with all those pens!! What a collection!! Makes me feel a lot less guilty about the 40 or so I own

[blarf]

My sakura's are in a clear really useful box (I think it's a 1.6l one) and I alternate which way the ends are facing depending on the type of sakura pen. To be honest it's still a bit of a fiddle but sitting sorting through them every now and then pacifies my "sorting" addiction.

I'm looking for a decent holder for my derwent coloursoft pencis at the moment, I bought the tin of 24 but I've bought about the same again of individual colours since and I would like them all in the same place - any suggestions?

[Pam]

I've got two of these stackers that I store mine in. Got them from Lakeland a long time ago - don't think they do them any more though.
Blimey Pam, I think you're showing off there with all those pens!! What a collection!! Makes me feel a lot less guilty about the 40 or so I own

lol Not that many Sakura ones though. They are the best IMO.

Going off track a bit does anyone know how to get them going again if they stop working but have plenty of ink in them please?

[Anne]

Blimey Pam, I think you're showing off there with all those pens!! What a collection!! Makes me feel a lot less guilty about the 40 or so I own

Pam has a massive collection of everything!

Go on Pam, put your photos of your old craft room on here again. Always love seeing them. :)

[Phree]

LOL I am going to add my vote to the request that Pam show the pics of her craft room because Marie certainly won't have seen them and infact there may be quite a few of our newer members who never saw them. Pam has a very impressive stash!

[Julie]

Yessssssssss Pam, show us your stash !!!!! Was so careful not to typo there :eek:

[Pam]

Do you really want to see them or are you winding me up? lol

[Phree]

We REALLY REALLY want to see them Pam, and sure we are kinda light hearted too, but heck your stash is well worth showing off!

[Anne]

Really really REALLY want to see the photos again. I think it's fabulous!

[Marie]

Please pam, please post your piccies!

[Pam]

Right, here we go again. lol

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k158/PamE24/craftroom001.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k158/PamE24/craftroom003.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k158/PamE24/craftroom006.jpg

[Pam]

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k158/PamE24/craftroom011.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k158/PamE24/craftroom015.jpg

My hubby converted a double garage into a craft room because he got fed up with the untidy look in the bungalow. lol Perhaps he'll build me some cupboards and drawers in this place. lol

[Julie]

Pams piccies always make me smile. :)

She employs Dawn Bibby as a shelf stacker on Saturdays :D

[Anne]

Just love it! Actually, I'm really envious. Great photos - thanks for posting them again, Pam.

[LorraineJ]

Are you still going to have a grand opening Pam of your crafting emphorium when the extension is finished? lol

[DianaDreads]

Again I humbly bow down to the queen of stash!

[DianaDreads]

Going off track a bit does anyone know how to get them going again if they stop working but have plenty of ink in them please?

I store mine horizontally and find that they don't dry up.

[gill71]

OMG Pam, am definitely going to show your photos to my family - it will put my stash in proportion!! Well done!

[Phree]

Thank you Pam! Once again I bow down before the magnificence of your stash. How aspirational are those pics!

[sugarplum]

Wow Pam thats really impressive I am ashamed to say mine is more of a chaos mountain that once used to be my kitchen table and dishevelled living room corner that constantly spills over into the rest of the room not matter how much I tidy it up.

[Wellington]

Thanks Pam :) I love looking at those pics. It's that thing where were we all really want to have a good old nosey through each other's stash :D

I had a bit of a sakura disaster yesterday - I went to use my quickie glue pen & found it had leaked :eek: Luckily it appears that the cap is definitely air tight cos it hadn't leaked into my tool box, just all inside the lid & it was still runny - I know this cos DS (who's calendar I was trying to stick back together) tipped it onto the dining table, just to check :rolleyes: After I cleaned it up I was able to see it was leaking from the 'neck' so I had to bin it.

[Marie]

Well Pam, that has just cheered me up no end, I'm sitting here laughing out loud! I looked at the first piccie, then scrolled down, then scrolled down again, and again......lol!!
Makes my little tote bags look like child's play!
And all I asked for was suggestions about pen storage!! he he he!!!!!:D:D:D

[Joanne]

I store mine in a pen caddy it is full:D



http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/bevfabriccrafts_2033_377290702

[Anne]

I like that a lot, Joanne. Will have to keep my eyes peeled for one. Thanks for posting it. :)

[Pam]

I think my Marvy Le Plume pens came in a case like that. Can't remember what I've done with the case though.

[Marie]

Ooh that's what I want Anne, a pen caddy! Can you remember where you got it from???

[Anne]

I think my Marvy Le Plume pens came in a case like that. Can't remember what I've done with the case though.

The Whispers ones deffo came in a similar case to that, Pam. Is that the pens you're thinking of?


Ooh that's what I want Anne, a pen caddy! Can you remember where you got it from???

Twasn't me that posted the caddy, it was Joanne. Similar names to mine, but definitely a different person. :)

[Joanne]

Mine came from ebay USA but you can get them in the UK now on ebay £9.99 it's by crop in style

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PEN-CADDY-FROM-CROP-IN-STYLE-STORES-75-PENS-RRP-21-99_W0QQitemZ260327488752QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home _Garden_PensPencils_WritingEquipment_SM?hash=item2 60327488752&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318

[Pam]

[QUOTE=Anne;19192]The Whispers ones deffo came in a similar case to that, Pam. Is that the pens you're thinking of?



lol Probably Anne, I can't remember if I've taken the pens out of the case or not - thought they might be Le Plume because I've got them in one of the Lakeland boxes - I do get in a muddle:rolleyes:

[Marie]

Thanks Joanne, just purchased one off ebay! Just what I was after, i can put my pens on the table when I'm working but fold the caddy away when I'm not!
Actually I'm more excited about teh fact that I've got a new pen caddy coming than craft day.....well I'm sure the feeling will pass, but I'm chuffed that I've got it, lol!

[Anne]

lol Probably Anne, I can't remember if I've taken the pens out of the case or not - thought they might be Le Plume because I've got them in one of the Lakeland boxes - I do get in a muddle:rolleyes:

I think you possibly have too much stuff Pam! ;)

[Marie]

hehe got my pen caddy today and I've just arranged all my pens in colour order, I feel like an 8 year old school girl with a new pencil case! It's a neat caddy though, comes in a massive clear plastic case so the pens won't fall out of the caddy and get lost!
Isn't it funny how something so simple can make us feel SO satisfied? lol!:D

[lolathelamb]

Really glad you fund the right thing fr you, Marie. Quite coincidentally I ordered something to help me with the same storage issue. They came today from Storage 4 Crafts. They are the Really Useful Boxes inner trays:
http://www.storage4crafts.com/shopx/product.php?productid=664&cat=129&page=2

I have lined two of these along the back of my craft table. I've just got to finish playing with everything..sad, so sad.

[Marie]

Oh yes they look useful Lola, funny how something so simple can make us feel so good, lol!

[Marie]

Just been looking on that storage site Lola, some great stuff. I LOVE these "WorkBoxes" that are here http://www.storage4crafts.com/shopx/home.php?cat=141
The mini one would fit perfectly into my spare room........
Oh well, something else for the wish list!

[lolathelamb]

I know Marie. If I knew then what I know now, while I was still working as a freelance writer, I'd have kitted this office out with custom made craft storage...as it is, the whole thing has evolved, is smart and tidy but not as wonderful as purpose built stuff.

[Mrs D]

Lola - I could spend a fortune on that website you linked to - I really wish I hadn't looked now. Lol

[Marie]

I love the fact that it opens out and has a work top!!!!!! Ideal for limited space!
Just as well I don't have any spare pennies to spend at the minute, but when I do......boy is my credit card going to take a beating!
I'm in love with a storage unit!
Oh lordie, i need to get out more....:D:D

[Serena]

Great idea Phree. Got 3 ot these at home, but never thought of using them for Sakura pens :)

[Phree]

They are the perfect size for Sakura pens Serena, unfortunately they are not quite long enough for most brush marker pens - Marveys, Tombows, Whispers etc.

And they are great for all kinds of other stuff - little packets of bling etc.