If you get translucent bins, you can slip a piece of card stock down between the side of the bin and the stuff in the bin. The stuff holds it tight to the bin, so you can read it. If opaque, hang a piece of muslin over the lip of the bin, with whatever is in the bin written on the muslin with a marker. Cheap and easy to change, later, if needed and no tape.
-----Original Message----- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Alexandria Doyle Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 1:23 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] ORGANIZATION I had a very frustrating time of trying to locate some items this weekend to show to a newcomer and have had it with the disorganization of my costumes, my sewing and assorted art supplies and tools. When I moved into my house I had a sewing room, then children moved home and things were packed in to tubs hapharzardly and stored in the garage and corners of my room, and for a while I had things in the living room and - I just don't know what I have or where it's at anymore as well as having some of the tubs only half full now because I've move some of the contents to another location. Over the upcoming holidays I have several long weekends that I could use to tackle this problem. I am thinking that an inventory list on the front of the tubs should be my first step. The question is, what can I use to fix the list to the box? The boxes stored in my garage are subject to intensive heat all summer long (Over 50 days with triple digits this past summer) so I'm concerned that tape of most sorts will just melt. And I'd like the list to be easy to change as I remove things so I'll know when I should combine tubs any help greatly appreciated alex need to check for those organizations that take scrap fabric because I know I have lots and after five years plus in storage I'm not going to use it. -- So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
