After seeing the photo in my blog post about the new lighter Copic colors below, several of you asked what my Copic storage unit is, so here's a full photo (click for a larger view):
These are Quickutz Magpie Nesting Storage System (I'm using three of them) that I've been using for about 18 months now. They are wooden and originally meant to store Quickutz dies in the metal tins you see in the last two columns to the far right (I use the tins to store my Memento Dew Drops and color coded the fronts of the tins with colored buttons).
They come in either white or black and Overstock.com usually has them in stock at a good price ($21-23). These are lined up along the back edge of my crafting desk, so they are right in front of me within easy reach (I took the photo from where I sit to stamp). I use a different cubby for each Copic color group.
As you can see to the far left, the cubbies are also a good size to store Ranger Distress Ink pads, Memento full-sized ink pads & Palette ink pads. I took the drawer out of the bottom of the left unit and it sits on top of the unit, to hold odds & ends. I also have a friend who turned her units upside down, so the drawer is on the top (just take the drawer out and flip it over).
I love these because clean up is quick & easy -- just throw the markers back into their respective cubbies! I use my COLOR CHART to select which colors I want to use, then I can easily find them in their cubbies.
