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♦The main thing to remember when organizing paper or foil
holiday bows or gift bows is that you don't want to store them in any manner
that would crush them. You want to keep them in a fluffy pile. The best way to
do that and still keep your bows handy for using to wrap gifts or in craft
projects is to store them in a portable tote.
♦The Sterilite totes sold in the container/hamper section in stores like Wal-mart
and Target are perfect for storing bows. These containers are totes with handles
that come in small to medium sizes (perfect sizes for storing a single pack or a
few packs of holiday bows loose in them). This
Plastic Container
 from
Stacks and Stacks, which didn't have the brand listed, looks the exact same as
the Sterlite totes. A set of three of these small containers from Stacks and
Stacks costs about $14. They also sell them in larger sizes. You can even fit
this container into your larger holiday storage bin. Note that while the above
pictured tote has a blue lid (versus red or green for a color-coded xmas storage
system), it's translucent--so you can see what's in it regardless.
♦Food storage containers or bowls with lids are another bow storage option though
not as good as using the customized totes mentioned above. The reason is that
unless you have just the perfect size and shape food storage container, it's
going to fit the bows awkwardly, not stack well with your other holiday
containers and it likely won't fit into your color-coded holiday storage system.
♦Whatever container you use for bow storage, know that you can sort your bows by
colors into more than one container. For instance, at Christmas you may like to
use red, green, silver and gold bows. Put those in one container with the red
color lid. Then put year-round bows that you use for birthday gifts such as
pastel colors in another container with a blue lid. Or put all paper bows in one
container and all foil bows in another container.
♦Since the containers pictured and sold above for bow storage
are translucent, you won't need to label them. But if your bow storage container
is not see-through, be sure to tape on a label of the contents.
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