I have what most people would think is a ton of ribbon. I love ribbon and all the things I can possibly make, enhance or decorate with it. My problem was always that I couldn't keep my box of ribbon spools organized to save my life. I had attempted to make a ribbon organzer in the past using wood, saws, drills and other heavy machinery and gave up. Why was I trying to make things so difficult? Then one day I was at my local Michael's Craft store and found some photo boxes on sale at 6 for $10.... this is a steal since they are usually like $5 each. Needless to say I brought a bunch home. After re-organizing my craft area I had a few left over and still hadn't tackled my ribbon issue. Then the idea hit me like a ton of ribbon (yuk yuk).... here it is. And again, I apologize that this project was finished before I thought of making a tutorial. I will do things in the proper order one of these days.
Things you will need:
Photo boxes
Wooden dowels
Exacto knife
Rubber bands
First thing to do is to figure out where to make your holes so that two rows of spools will fit in each box. I measured and then made a cardboard template so that all my boxes were even. After you have marked where your holes will go, use an exacto knife to cut a small X on each mark.... you will have 4 X's per box, 2 on each end. Cut your wooden dowels so that they are about an inch longer than the length of your box. Press the dowels through one end of the box and out the other. It will take a little force the first time you do this. Pull the dowels back out of the second hole and load up your spools. Reinsert the dowel into the second hole and fasten each end with a rubberband to keep the dowels in place. Marvel at what you have done and never have to search for that one spool of ribbon ever again.
I love this so much because not only are they organized and stackable, they are portable and I can load them up with the ribbon I am using for certain projects and take my crafting on the road.
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