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7 Aug

I guess these would be called tips…these are a couple things I use and love in my studio anyway.

Metalic bowl for framelits - Bloomeriefabrics

This is a little metal bowl with a strong magnet on the bottom this is what I use to keep my dies in when I am using them at class or working on a swap, as soon as I remove the die from my cardstock it immediately goes in the dish, this way I don't lose a die in between cardstock, or getting dropped on the floor as the magnet holds it firm. Once we are done at class or my prep they go back in their storage envelope but this saves them from getting lost in between times. My sweet friend Leslie got me this cute one. I had originally bought one off of Amazon, a silver one and it reeked so bad (like rubber tires or gas or something), I gave it to Jeff for his shop .

Another little diddy I use in my studio is called a Coconut Salt Cellar and I got it off of Amazon and it did not reek at all…ha!

Coconut Salt Cellar to hold absorber

Are you saying what the heck is that for? Do you eat french fries in your studio and need to salt them? Do you have some cool salt technique we need to know about?

Absorber inside coconut

Nope, it holds my absorber shammy thing.

Lydia Fiedler told me about the absorber (also off of amazon…although you can get similar things at Home Depot..etc.) and what it is is a shammy style rag.

Absorber

It is big so you cut it to the size you want.  The one in the pic looks different as I have several different brands.  They are like those things you wet and ring out and wrap around your neck to keep cool.

You wet it and wring it out but it holds the dampness and it is perfect for washing your photopolymer stamps.  Baby wipes break down and get lint everywhere, we don't have a cat and I can only imagine a house that has a cat the lint and cat hair that would cling to your photopolymer stamps.  No more, just wipe them clean with this and no lint…love it! At class everyone gets their own to use…minus the salt cellar.

Now Lydia had this other kinda salt cellar with a rubber closing mouth thing and I can not find it anywhere. I think they are from the planet mars or something…so I looked on Amazon and googled salt cellar and this came up and people even had commented that they used it for their shammy so I got it and I love it.  It keeps it moist for days, it has a little gap so it won't get moldy.  Just wring it out and clean it once in a while (you can even toss it in the washing machine…just don't put it in the dryer).

So there ya have it a couple little tips today. What do you love to use in your studio…that not necessarily was made for crafting?

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  1. Claire says

    August 7, 2017 at 6:07 am

    Ok, that was fun – love your tips!! Just went and bought them!

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  2. Diana Gibbs says

    August 7, 2017 at 8:19 am

    Hi Claire, Awesome, I hope you love them as much as me! I love to repurpose stuff! Hugs, Di

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  3. Kayla Ware says

    August 7, 2017 at 10:52 am

    Great tips I hate loosing tiny dies or finding one with no idea which set it goes with. I use the magnetic metal bowls from Harbor Freight (They are not as pretty as yours.) on the side of my filing cabinet to hold paperclips and safety pins. I'm going to look for some pretty ones.

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  4. Diana Gibbs says

    August 7, 2017 at 11:08 am

    Hi Kayla, I don't know if the harbor freight are the same as Amazon or not but I could not get over the smell. I do love the pretty color of the my new one. Did you know that you can search the code printed on the die and it will tell you what set it goes to? Hugs, Di

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  5. Denise says

    August 7, 2017 at 11:09 am

    Just tried finding the bowl on Bloomeriefabrics.com and didn't have any luck. What do I type in the search box? I typed in metal bowl but came up with nothing. Thanks!

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  6. Diana Gibbs says

    August 7, 2017 at 11:19 am

    Hi Denise, I searched for the word magnet and it came right up. https://www.bloomeriefabrics.com/search?type=product&q=magnet

    Hugs, Di

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  7. mudmaven says

    August 7, 2017 at 12:42 pm

    I just got one one Amazon! Thanks for the great tips. I have started putting my chamois in a clear stamp case with a spritzer full of water and then put that inside a plastic bag if I am traveling to a camp or class as it keeps it from evaporating all the moisture.

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  8. Diana Gibbs says

    August 7, 2017 at 12:46 pm

    How are you doing?
    Just make sure it gets some air…or it might get moldy, that is why I love the little coconut. Hugs, Di

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  9. Susan says

    August 7, 2017 at 1:39 pm

    You can also buy those magnetic bowls at Harbor Freight for something like $3. They are plain silver but work great!

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  10. Bonny Ost says

    August 7, 2017 at 8:44 pm

    Great tips Diana, I'm going to go look for these 😎

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  11. Diana Gibbs says

    August 7, 2017 at 8:59 pm

    Hi Susan, Just smell it first, I swear this thing smelled bad. Hugs, Di

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  12. Diana Gibbs says

    August 7, 2017 at 8:59 pm

    Hi Bonny, Awesome, I love finding things like this. Hugs, Di

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  13. Jacqui Lines says

    August 8, 2017 at 3:20 am

    Cool tips sister dear!!!
    Luv ya
    Jax

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  14. Diana Gibbs says

    August 8, 2017 at 7:16 am

    Hey Jax…I love you too, miss you ~Di

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  15. Tallulah says

    August 11, 2017 at 10:45 am

    Very cool ideas. Just ordered the magnet dish.

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  16. Diana Gibbs says

    August 11, 2017 at 10:58 am

    Hi Tallulah, Awesome, let me know how you like it. What color did you get? Hugs, Di

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  17. Tallulah says

    August 11, 2017 at 6:15 pm

    Aqua! My fav!

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