I can see I'm going to have a serious addition to these things. I had four before, then yesterday, I got four more in the mail from CreativExpress. Hurray! One thing I find horrible about them is the bulky and annoying to use packaging they come in. I was at a crop a few weeks ago and Michelle had this awesome idea! She put them in pencil cases with a clear pocket on the outside for the keypad. Sweet! So, I started at Staples, couldn't find what I was looking for. I tried the Dollar store on the off chance. Nope, nothing. Tried Walmart, still nada. I didn't think this would be a hard thing to find. I just wanted clear pencil cases. Then I scored at Office Max (which Maxton thought was hilarious, because it had his name in it). I found these clear ones for 40 cents a piece. Yep, 40 cents! They are the perfect size and clear on both sides, which is terrific. I put my booklets, the keypad and the cartridge in it and then stuck them on a binder ring. They are so portable now, and I actually replace the cartridges when I'm done with them. Props to Michelle for this great idea!
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On the ring--not too bad. I plan to group similar ones together on the same rings as my collection grows.
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The front side, you can easily tell which cartridge it is.
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The back side (or is it the front side, whichever). Again, easy to see what's in there.
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$.40! I am so there! Now to figure out WHERE an Office Max is. Hmmmmm....
ReplyDeleteI'll have to point Michelle over here. She'll be so excited!
Yeah, I actually inspired someone. I think I like your's better though. I may have to take a trip to Office Max.
ReplyDeletehmmmm interesting way to store them. I have a bookcase in my stamp room so the original casing actually works well for me.
ReplyDeletewhat a cool idea! I don't have a cricut, I have a Pazzles, which doesn't use cartidges, but if it did, I'd definately do this! Maybe I will recommend this to my mom.
ReplyDeleteThat's a neat idea for storage. Glad it works for ya!
ReplyDeleteCOOL! So what are the 4 new carts you got?
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