Other than that, I have been getting tax stuff together and trying to get more organized. I have been told that my big show in May wants us off the street by 6:30. I made it last year but it was close. I'm trying to make box dividers that will allow me to just drop mugs in place without wrapping each one. Once I made templates, cutting them out went really fast. I used scrap plywood and Masonite since it was cheap sturdy and handy. It does put fewer in a box but I hope it will speed things up by 10 or 15 minutes since I will probably bring several boxes. A similar plan should help with cereal bowls. The picture shows some bubble wrap that is stuffed in the slot and just folded over some of the mugs. I will probably trim that down so I can just leave it in place. Note the blue mugs are not that intense in real life, more like the canisters. My plates go 8 to a laundry soap bucket on edge with a piece of foam in between. They load just like plopping them in a file cabinet. Big bowls nest, Baking dishes have slots in a big Rubbermaid tub. Any other ideas out there to streamline things?
Packing and unpacking for shows is such a chore for me too... add in a deadline and it just gets worse. I did like you and made dividers for mugs and mug sized pots. Not as fancy as yours, I used cardboard. I made a template and used a paper cutter to create them. We also have some sturdy Royal Crown whiskey boxes with dividers. Spoon jars and canisters fit in them nicely. I like to stock up on them from the liquor store in NH, I can't seem to find them in NC... probably because moonshine is the preferred drink!
ReplyDeleteI have been debating separators as well. The work now would sure make the work later so much more efficient!
ReplyDeletebrilliant idea for packing
ReplyDeleteThats a great packing plan! Anything to make a show easier to set up and take down, thats always the hardest part. If only we could wiggle our noses and poof, instant display!
ReplyDeleteOh Tracey I think you are on to something.I always say that doing a show is just a day in the park. A day with a lot of hard labor at both ends.
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