I've got the happy feeling, all my glass is now separated rather than groups of colour being shoved in old curry sauce jars.
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I blogged about the frugal storage on my new blog which is completely dedicated to lampworking bits and bobs and no other ramblings like on my site.
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Looks good - I use cardboard postal tubes for my glass too - just have to be careful not to put the glass away too hot!
Postal tubes That sounds a bit fancy :D (though they do sound sturdy.)
Yes hot glass will stay away. I am usually guilty of leaving the glass out overnight and getting told off for it.
I love your ideas! I will definitely be giving the cut rate mandrel holder a try ;D
What a great idea, I can't believe that I threw out a load of large postal tubes last week, to think, I could have used them ???
I have my glass in bits of plumbing plastic pipe which I cut to the right length. Gradually getting a tube for each colour.
Never thought about using the cut off end for my mandrels though