Storage Solution: Embossing Powder

When I first starting making cards, I stuck to the supplies I knew from scrapbooking; patterned paper, cardstock, adhesive, and a little ink to distress the edges of my papers.
Then I started using stamps.
And washi tape.
And die-cuts.
And distress inks.
And embossing powders.

And each new supply created it's own unique storage problem. Because of course nothing could even be the same size or stack neatly together in a drawer. That would be too easy.

So there I was with my few embossing powders and no way to store them! Keeping them in the small jars was great for storage, but not practical to use - I ended up losing a bunch every time I would try to pour it back into the small containers.

Then I started following Jennifer McGuire and Kristina Werner. And when they both shared their embossing powder storage systems around the same time, a light bulb went off in my head! This is the perfect system for me, too! I could not afford to use the expensive containers and fancy tiny spoons they did, but I could buy cheap food storage containers and cheap plastic spoons!

I use my label maker to label all 4 sides with the name/color of the powder so no matter which way I put it back on the shelf, I will always see the color.

I label the bottom with the brand/company so if I ever need to list my supplies, I have the info because I throw away all the original containers.

On the inside of the lid, I attach a small command hook and slip a spoon inside. This keeps the spoon out of the powder, so I don't have to clean it when I need to use it. I love having one spoon for each color, it saves a lot of time cleaning off the powder between colors.

I only put powders in the containers if I use it a lot (like white, clear, gold, and silver) or if I use it for a big project (like the red tinsel powder for my Christmas cards). I do have other colors that I keep in their small containers if I only use them occasionally. I use it over a piece of copy paper and pour the extra back in the bottle.

It's working well so far because I only have a few, but I will likely have to find another place to store them if/when I get more colors.

Maybe I should keep the bottles for the project colors and put them back into the small bottles when I'm done with the project. Then I would only have my most-used colors in the big containers, that would save space.

Does anyone here use embossing powder? How do you store it? I'd love to know what works for you!

Happy Crafting!