How I Use My Sewing Box - Bead Weaving

I was given a sewing box from my boyfriend's mum for Christmas as she knows that I love to create and make things. Although I have recently purchased a sewing machine and am readily awaiting its arrival, I don't usually do an awful lot of sewing. I am one of these people who hate to see Christmas presents, or gifts of any kind, go unused. I don't mind if they're forgotten about after a couple of months, but at least show willing but using it!

I was given this gorgeous Cath Kidston sewing box:

I love the brightness and the print is lovely :) The contrast of red and light blue also makes me happy! Now onto the amazing insides.

Look at that lovely blue spotty lining! Anyway, you can see that each section in the top part has its own job. And yes, I am using a duster instead of a bead mat... My bad!

So this part has all my Miyuki Delica beads in! I know that if I get many more, I won't be able to store them in this section! Just above it, I store my tape measure and any pieces that are still WIPs. As well as my 4mm jump rings.

My tools are stored in the longer section of the top. You may notice tweezers! I use them to hold the jump ring as I use my chain nose pliers in my other hand to twist them open :) They're not for emergency eyebrow moments!!

I keep my needles in the pin cushion part, as you'd expect...

Finally the bottom part, after taking the upper tray out of the box. This is where I keep all my chain, my extra jump rings and my clasps. I also keep my travel sewing kit in there too, just in case I may need it :)

How do you store your craft supplies? I'd love to hear from you!

New Storage Space?

So my boyfriend and our housemate were starting to get annoyed with my yarn being everywhere, even if it was only in "Craft Corner", which was a small space between the arm of the sofa and the wall. I had no storage there, just an Asda bag with my yarn in!

So our housemate had a new cello delivered! It's very swanky and electric :) Anyway, it arrived in a massive box, that my boyfriend decided was good enough to play in:

If you follow me on Instagram (@TheCornerofCraft) then you would have already seen this photo.

We won't discuss the onesie... let's just leave it be. Yes. Anyway, after he was done with the box, and while I was at work on Saturday, he decided to fashion some shelves out of the box to store my yarn in! Ah we're such a creative couple. And lo, the makeshift shelving unit was born:

The top shelf is storing my current WIPs, like gloves, my crochet mood blanket. The middle and bottom shelves are for storing my yarn stash! It looks so small when it's crammed into shelves! I guess we're just too cheap to buy actual shelves... Or too thrifty!

Let me know if you have any makeshift storage ideas that you use!