Dear Blogger friends, today I intended to work on Tim Holtz 12 Tags of Christmas 2011. Instead I got side tracked when I went to pull out the distress stain that I needed for Tag #2. I decided to share my project with you and maybe it would help you, too.
Recently I had completed the line of Tim Holtz' Distress Stains, of which there are 37 different colors. I store all of them in a plastic container. I want to be able to pick them all up at once and my shelf space is limited so I am not able to store them so I can see the labels.
When I realized that I had to search thru each one to find the one I needed I decided I had to have a solution.
1. First I put all the stains in alphabetical order.
2. Using a sheet of address labels I briefly identified each stain color on the sheet of labels...2 colors per label.
3. Place a nickle size dot of each stain next to it's identification.
4. Use a 1/4" round punch to punch out each stain and place on top of corresponding bottle of stain.
Here are some pictures of my progress:
I think this will help me to identify the stain I need in the future. Let me know if this has helped you. I have other organizing tricks I could share if you would be interested. Leave me a comment if you would like more of posts like this.
Recently I had completed the line of Tim Holtz' Distress Stains, of which there are 37 different colors. I store all of them in a plastic container. I want to be able to pick them all up at once and my shelf space is limited so I am not able to store them so I can see the labels.
When I realized that I had to search thru each one to find the one I needed I decided I had to have a solution.
1. First I put all the stains in alphabetical order.
2. Using a sheet of address labels I briefly identified each stain color on the sheet of labels...2 colors per label.
3. Place a nickle size dot of each stain next to it's identification.
4. Use a 1/4" round punch to punch out each stain and place on top of corresponding bottle of stain.
Here are some pictures of my progress:
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| Creating a color sheet |
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| True stain colors on lids |
Cool idea! What do you use the stains on, Mary? I haven't bought any yet. Was wondering how I might use them.
ReplyDeleteI love the creativity of Tim Holtz and he has a video at this link using the distress stains. I have used it making tags but it is a stain and not ink or paint. Where ever you want to add color but be able to see thru it the stain is what you want. I have helped distress a screen door using multiple colors of stain. Here is the link: http://timholtz.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/08/distress-stain-video.html
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Clever idea! I need to do this. TFS
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