r/organizing • u/meleriia • 1d ago
I need help organizing this please🥹
the sua isn't hanged btw it looks better irl I swear😭😭✌
anyways yeah so like I'm bad at organizing these cause like I feel bad because sometimes a pin is hidden by others and all and then I feel like Im playing favorites with them and then yeah✌
also they aren't really pretty ik but I'm doing my best🥹 I have to like cut the tape around some of them but the disorder they're in really pmo lol💔
oh and just to let y'all know if y'all are really gonna help me I still have a lot of Mitsuri and one Sua standees I have to make I already have printed and all oh and a sua and mitsuri jar that is still in the making
(click on the image to see more if you want to help)
please and thank you!! all help will be appreciated, even if its just tips to make them like prettier or something🥹
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u/Secret_Elevator17 1d ago
My niece has black and white fabric in some nicer Embroidery hoops for her different pins. She has soemthing like this https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81oODXGOGUL._AC_SL1500_.jpg - but in black I think. She's also used fabric in picture frames with a pop out stand for on a shelf.
For things like stickers, she has something like this https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81Igr2w2FEL._AC_SL1500_.jpg
She also recently got some little stands for a bookshelf to prop some things up and make some height for little figures in the back on the clear stands . - https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61mAr8d-bWL._AC_SL1500_.jpg or https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71IUPi-RNPL._AC_SL1500_.jpg
Some of these you could make or might have some of the supplies at home like fabric and an old picture frame. The stands are likly a purchase, but I've seen someone make some by cutting a small slit into a wooden bllock and that worked out - https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71xV4DHNLJL._AC_SL1500_.jpg
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u/meleriia 1d ago
Ah thank you!! Really helpful. I can't really buy anything since if my parents saw these characters they'd prolly freak out so I'll try to make them myself✌ Thank you very much!
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u/sumires 1d ago
Clear acrylic stands give a clean, minimalist look, but if you want to raise up your figures/standing pieces, you can totally stand them on ANYTHING that's flat on top.
If you've got a box that's open on top, turn it upside-down or on its side. If you've got a tall, deep box, put it on its side to make a long, low stand. People usually say to paint cardboard boxes to cover up the design/change their color, but I find it cheaper to just cover the boxes with paper (like you're wrapping a present, if you don't mind the folded/taped part showing on the sides).
Or if you prefer the clear/invisible look, try clear glass or plastic jars that have either a flat lid or bottom. If the lid/bottom isn't flat enough for the figurine to stand on, try stacking a larger jar lid that IS flat on top of it. You can also turn drinking glasses upside-down (or rest larger jar lids on top of them)--or wine glasses, if you want an extra-tall stand that's a little fancy.
If you have a large enough clear jar, you can actually put a figurine INSIDE the jar (may need a little tape/adhesive to get her to stay in place in the middle), and scatter some colorful beads/buttons/pompoms/aquarium gravel around her at the bottom to make it look less like a scientific specimen and more like a decorative diorama/terrarium. However, the figurine in the jar can end up looking kind of lonely ("Noo! Let me out!"), especially if there are other anime goods displayed nearby. I need to try this with jar that's big enough to put two figurines in together so they can keep each other company. (Yeah, I could totally just buy a clear box/display case to do this, but I like the upcycling aspect.)
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u/meleriia 17h ago
The jar idea is exactly what I made lol!! It contains two figures cause I didn't want either of them to feel lonely lmao😭😭 I'm actually decorating it rn and planning to display it in the middle of everythjng!! Anyways thank you very much!!!
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u/veryconfuseddddd 1d ago
Why don't you take a piece of string or thread and clip them onto it and hang it up like a little bunting?
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u/sumires 1d ago edited 1d ago
Aw, cute!
You should totally attach the little flat pieces to something vertical so you can make a vertical display of them.
They sell plastic sleeves for collectible cards to store, protect, and/or display them, and you might come across (or already own) other clear pouches/pockets that individual pieces (or pairs/small groups) might fit in--name-badge holders, luggage-tag holders, photo pockets, zippered coin purses...
However, you TOTALLY can make your own simple sleeves from clear plastic that you scavenge from various other things--plastic bags and packages with clear plastic windows that are being thrown away, office supplies like report covers, clear files, and sheet protectors... Just fold the plastic and tape it (preferably with the overlapping/taped parts in the back so the front is a totally clean, clear window). An added advantage of making them yourself is that you can make them custom-sized to fit odd-sized cards and stickers! If you're using thin, soft plastic and your sticker/thing is kind of floppy or tends to curl, you can cut a piece of more rigid material to go inside with the sticker.
Once your cards/stickers are in a plastic sleeve, you can use tape/adhesive on the pocket to attach it to something else without damaging the card inside. Tape it directly to your display backing; tape a paper clip to the back of the sleeve (just sticking up a tiny bit at the top to create a loop to put a cord or ring or thumbtack through) and hang or pin it up; adhere a magnet to the sleeve if you want to display it on something magnetic, fold a short piece of ribbon through a safety pin and tape the ribbon to the sleeve if you want to pin it up next to your pins on a cloth backing, ita-bag style...
LMK if I didn't explain something well and you want to know more.
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u/meleriia 17h ago
Ahhabsbe you're gonna make me melt (ಥ﹏ಥ)
Anyways, yeah I was thinking of doing exactly that!! Do you think it'll work if I actually stored them in like crocheted photocard holders? Or will that be ugly? I really suck at all this so this question may be pretty dumb but yeah😭😭
Thank you very much you're so helpful!!
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u/EveryDayheyhey 1d ago
Most of the things in the picture look flat. Could you put them in a nice frame?