How to Organize your Ribbon Collection

Growing up, I was all girl. Purses, bows and ribbons have been a staple since my earliest years. I have always loved ribbon. Equally as exciting as a new gift, for me, is its beautiful wrapping, especially when adorned with a perfect bow. I have saved all of those ribbon pieces over the years, and I have grown my collection of cut ribbon. When they’re not on their spools it can be difficult to organize. For years, I have struggled to find the best solution for me. And, I think I’ve found it…

Let me show you what I’ve done:

OK, First Let’s talk supplies and what I’m working with.

CRAFTING TABLE:

I love this table, it was a gift to me, so I am not sure where it is from, but here is one that is very similar from Amazon. In fact I like it better, because when given the choice, I’d always pick white.

THE BINS:

I got these little white bins from IKEA. For $2.99 a piece, you can’t beat the price, and I’ve found that all of their plastic bins are thick and sturdy. I’ve had no problems with quality, and they fit the little cards I used to store the ribbon well.

FOR THE RIBBONS:

STEP ONE:

STEP TWO:

STEP THREE:

STEP FOUR:

After you have repeated these steps, sort your ribbon by color and stack them in the bins, so that you can see what you have.

I have found that this system is easy to maintain, of course it takes more work than shoving ribbons in a bin, but it is easier to find what you’re looking for and it looks so much nicer.

Let me know in the comments if you tried this and how it worked!

XO,

McElle