Olen pikalt pead murdnud, kuidas saaks kogu oma "pärlimajandusest" paremat ülevaadet. Klaashelmed on kummutis, kus sahtli esipaneel kõrge, küljed madalad (teate ju küll!), kristall-klaasist helmed koos ehtekividega metall-kapis, pool-vääriskividest helmed "tornides", käsitsi tehtud helmed kummutisse enam ei mahu ning klaaspärlitel polegi nagu kohta olnudki... Ahjaa, ja seemne-helmed ka veel. Sama asi ehetega. Ei ole harv juhus see, kui läheb müügiks üks kõrvarõnga paar ning ma ei leia seda lihtsalt üles! Vähemalt mitte enne, kui olen uue paari teinud...
Ma PIDIN midagi ette võtma. Kinnisideena on mul olnud tahtmine helmed mahutada arhitekti kappi. Selle plussiks on madalad sahtlid ja võimalus paigutada helmed üksteise kõrvale minigrip-kottides nii, et oleks ülevaade. Sain ühe eaka kapi, mis Soomes valmistatud. Kohe näha, et pikalt teeninud - kapi peal rant ülekastetud lillepotist ja mitmel pool kriimud. Kõigepealt sildihoidjad ära ning kapp sai natuke lihvi. Kriimud ära ei kadunud, ent vähemalt ei ajanud sahtliääred enam (palju) pinde. Ja värvisin valgeks.
Siia panin kõik klaashelmed, imitatsioon pärlid, kristallhelmed (Swarovksi, Preciosa), pool-vääriskividest helmed, vintage helmed, käsitöö-helmed ja seemnehelmed. Ehete koha pealt on idee olemas, osad vajalikud asjad käes, teised teel ning lihvimine-värvimine ootamas...
I've been wondering about how to get a (better) overview of my beading stash. Glass beads are in dresser drawers, where the panel of a drawer is high and sides low (don't you hate that!), crystal glass beads are in metal cabinet along with rhinestones, semi-precious stones are in little "tower" cabinet, handmade beads don't fit anywhere anymore and glass pearls didn't have a place at all... Oh yes, seed beads too. Same thing with jewellery. It's not the rarest case when I sell a pair of earrings and I just can't find it! At least not before I've made another pair...
I HAD TO do something about it. I always thought that an architect drawers will pull it off. Lots of shallow drawers give opportunity to put beads in mini-grip bags side-by-side and enable me to see easily what's in it. I got one elderly second-hand cabinet made in Finland. Obviously served a long time - there's a mark of a flower pot that's been watered too often. First label holders off and a bit of sanding. And then I painted it white.
This drawer contains all of my glass beads, imitation pearls, semi-precious beads, crystal glass beads (Swarovski, Preciosa), handmade beads, vintage beads and seed-beads. I have an idea of what to do with organizing my jewellery. I already bought some necessary materials, some are on their way and sanding-painting to be done...
