OK folks, what I am about to show you will literally STOP YOUR HEART. It is that exciting....OK, Maybe not, but I LOVE it! This rotating acrylic paint storage rack has made my crafty life much easier and CLEANER!
This "Cadillac" of acrylic paint storage systems is totally awesome. It will hold 80 bottles on one side...
Swing it around, and you can hold another 80 bottles on the other side!!!
Before this rack found me I was storing my paint in various plastic boxes. I could never tell what color I was grabbing. Now, I just look at the bottle, little paint-colored bum just hanging out there for me to see.
It occured to me a few years ago that I needed a rack to hold my growing number of paint bottles. About a week later, I went to Goodwill and, would you know it, there was a wire acrylic paint rack sitting in the isle. It was as if it saw me coming and hopped off the shelf in anticipation! And it was only $4!!!
I have searched and searched the internet to give you a source you can buy one from. All I came up with were a couple of forums that send people to Micheals to buy one of theirs. Apparently Micheals and Hobby Lobby both sell them and you can get yourself one at either location at a discount using the in-store coupon. Lfalduto from
Paper Fashions said she saw them at Micheals for $35. With her 50% off coupon it made it only $17.50. There you have it.
Now for your favorite part of ToolBox Tuesday, the part where I show you what this tool is good for. I have already shown you pictures of the rack in action...
Holding paint :0) So now I will show you a couple things I have made with this paint the rack is holding :0)
The wildly popular
Gratitude Trees made as centerpieces for Super Saturday 2011
Play Food, a project available for Super Saturday
More
Clippies than I would Like to Mention!!!
various
Baby Shower Supplies like the cake pop stand above, the baby blocks below, or the baby name sign below the blocks...
This
Snowman, need to make another one so I can have one!!!
Whatever
Cake Parts I might decide I need...like the handle of this violin.
I used my paint to decorate these wooden
Play Shoes cut on my Band Saw.
Hey, look! There is our Guest of Honor, Mrs. Paint Rack, next to Madison! How is that for a tool in ACTION!
and most important of ALL, our
Count Down to Edward!!! blocks. Hey, that reminds me! I need to get these back out. The movie will be out on DVD in...1.2...8.9..17 days!!! Yep, February 11th Ladies! Get your camp chairs ready :0)
So, now that I have my hand dandy paint rack I no longer guess what bottle is coming out of the box. I don't have to search through box after box to find the color i am looking for, and I can have my whole collection sitting next to me as I paint, making my painting sessions much more enjoyable and lazy {I felt the need to throw that last -honest- part in there} since I am not constantly getting up to look for paint bottles. Now to make a cover so that I don't dump half of them out on the floor when I am transporting the rack....I guess that can wait a little longer. I am a little too distracted by Edward's picture to remember what I was talking about.
Have a great week everyone! I will be back soon with Valentine wood crafts and Angry Bird Blue and Gold prep!!! Yay! I do love coming up with new stuff :0)