Copic Glitter Pen Giveaway Winner & Copic Storage

The winner of my Copic Spica Glitter Pen giveaway (compliments of Copic) was chosen by Random.org:

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Timestamp: 2010-02-06 04:21:20 UTC

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Melissa E said...

"It looks like you had a lot of fun! Thanks for the chance to win!"

Congratulations, Melissa!!  Please email me your glitter pen set choice and your mailing address (using the link under my photo) and Copic will send your bunch of glitter goodness right out to you!

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Speaking of Copics ... I recently added some new storage for my Copic markers to my desk and wanted to share it with you:

I'm always looking for the perfect storage solution and Studio 3 Solutions came to my rescue!  They sent me their new Color Cubbie to try out and I absolutely love them! Company owner, Tami McBeain, is a stamper & papercrafter just like you and me and when she found herself needing some storage for her Copic markers, she took her ideas to her husband (who has been a custom cabinet maker for 27 years!) and the Color Cubbie was born! 

What do I like better about the Color Cubbie than my old storage?

#1 Space.  ONE Color Cubbie takes up LESS space than the footprint of TWO 36-marker cases!  Each Cubbie tower is 4.25" wide and 14" tall.

Tami says one Color Cubbie tower will hold 24 markers per shelf, 120 per tower, but as you can see I crammed a few more into some of my cubbies, LOL! 

#2 - Slanted Deeper Shelves.  Tami designed the shelves to be slightly angled (tipped up in the front), so the numbers on the ends of the makers are easier to read AND this prevents all of the makers from coming tumbling out when you grab one from the bottom of the pile (this was constantly happening to me with my old storage)!  The Cubbies are also deeper -- 5.50", allowing 1/2" of your Copic Sketch marker easy to grab on to.

#3 - Customized Storage.  I love that you can customize exactly how much storage you need by adding more Color Cubbies as your collection grows!  And with the small size, they'll fit just about anywhere, in any configuration you'd like!  I really like this type of shelving storage better than the plastic marker cases the markers come in -- it drives me crazy to try and get the markers back into those tiny individual holders and keep them in numerical order!

The only thing I found wrong with these two Color Cubbies is that I need two more of them to hold the rest of my markers and I've already ordered them!!  :D  I'll be sure to show you my full set of storage once they arrive!

You can read more about the Color Cubbie here at Tami's blog and you can purchase them here.  Tami says she's working on more storage solutions and I can't wait to see what she comes up with next!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Comments

[Lori]

1.

Wow! I was just looking for something to store my growing collection of copics today... This looks like the answer. I'm definitely going to have to save up to buy these beauties :D Thanks so much for sharing, Sharon!
Love n hugs ~ Lori

[Mary Anne K.]

2.

I bought 2 of these so far, Sharon. They arrived on Thursday and I am sure I am going to buy 2 more. I just love them! For those of you on the fence, do not think twice!

[Diane]

3.

Congrats to the lucky winner! And great storage unit for your copics! TFS!

[sharon m]

4.

Thank you for sharing this with us!!! I just ordered two ... the perfect solution for my copics!!

[Anne D]

5.

Thanks so much Sharon for sharing this copic storage. I just ordered some. I have the same shelves you used to use, and have found that they are the best so far, but have been frustrated that several markers fall out when I pull out the one I want. Can't wait to get these new shelves!

[Jennifer Scull]

6.

congrats to the winner! and what great storage! :)

[Elaine Moore]

7.

I received my 3 Color Cubbies and am in LOVE. I have one more plus to add to your list - when you look at your Copics in the Cubbies, you can't help but smile...they're so colorful...wish I'd ordered 3 more to store my other markers in. I highly recommend getting these - they're GREAT!!!

[Susan (rainy)]

8.

Oh I'm lovin' these Cubbies! So-o-o-o much easier to put the markers away and yet still organized enough to be able to find the one you want when you want it! Love it! TFS, Sharon.

[Rose Ann]

9.

I'm so glad you posted this, Sharon! I love my Cubbie, and my only regret is that I only ordered one the first time around. I went ahead and ordered another right away!

[Linda Raser]

10.

These are awesome! They're much better than my current system.

[Jindra S]

11.

WOW! I love these cubbies! I just ordered 3 and can hardly wait for them to arrive. I think they will go perfectly with my jetmax cube storage system. Love your blog. Your creativity is amazingly inspiring.

[cyave]

12.

thank you for this idea. cyave

[Joanne]

13.

While searching the web for storage for my Copics I found this post - AWESOME! I know this was posted several years back, but it is still coming up now. LUCKY for me! I ordered 2 of the Cubbies and can't wait to fill them up! So thanx so much for this post!

[Fizzah]

14.

How do you order them?

[Mary]

15.

I cannot find a place to order them. I've tried looking up "Studio 3 Solutions", "color cubbies" and none of the links that show up sell anything like this. Help!! Please!

[Sharon Harnist]

16.

Hi, Mary!
Unfortunately, they arent in business any longer. Alternatively, I highly recommend a similar unit, theMarker NookbyStamp-N-Storage. They are the makers of my ink pad and refill storage units, and I highly recommend their quality sturdy handmade wood products. I hope that helps!

Sharon Harnist