I had a quick project to finish using ribbons, so of course, I reached for my ribbon bin. I didn’t have to do much to open the lid; it practically popped open by itself… like one of those trick cans with the springy snake! And here’s why:

Umm... can we say mess?

Boing! You’re laughing, right? Tell me you are… please. Well, it bugged me enough that I felt compelled to do something about it. I know lots of crafters use ribbon racks, boxes with grommets for their ribbons, or even curtain rings as ribbon holders. Instead, I had visions of mini fabric bolts in mind.

Turning ribbons into mini fabric bolts

I thought I’d cut pieces of cardstock, or try to find little scraps to use as my “bolt center”, but I grabbed a box of tags. Perfect. With a little adhesive on a tag, I tacked down one end of ribbon and just kept turning.

Ribbons stash is tamed

Voila! Much nicer. I also wound up some leftover fabric strips that can be used for projects or gift wrapping. (I know I’ll never make that crazy quilt.) And, underneath all that stuff, I found some more ribbon and fibers still on their packaging. Used, I’ll have you know… not still with the tags and taped up.

Got a storage idea to share? I’d love to hear from you.