Little Storage Ideas

Have you ever grabbed your earbuds only to find them in a tangle? Have you ever fished in your purse for a cough drop, mint or nail clippers only to find they had settled in the bottomless pit of "stuff" you carry around? Maybe you need a small sturdy case to house these items. 🤔 If you or your friends like the mints sold in little tins, such as Altoids, hang on to the empty cases. 

I decided to decorate mine. There are lots of possibilities, but I just used some washi tape I had in my craft room. If you are familiar with this thin decorative tape,  you realize some of it is transparent. That wouldn't work well in this application. This particular roll that I have is thick and adequately covers the name on the tin.

You just need your scissors and I used a small X-ACTO to trim the edges.

I only needed three strips of tape to cover the face of the tin. In case you're curious why I didn't align the stripes on the tape, it was because of the run. To match all of the stripe colors would have wasted too much product, so I thought this was adequate when considering its use.

I have an alternative storage idea which was shared with me. Dollar stores sell soft-sided sunglass cases which work perfectly for mini-cosmetic bags in your purse. I now prefer using two of these because they are slimmer than the cosmetic bag I was toting and they fit into my purse much more easily. 

What little storage ideas do you use?