When it comes to beading projects, it is very important to keep all of your beads separately, but, in fact, the most important beads to consider proper storage for are your seed beads. Seed beads are by nature very, very small, which can make them very easy to lose or misplace. Just like with all other beads, if lying around, seed beads also pose a threat to curious small children or pets who may be inclined to eat them. Instead of leaving your delicate seed beads lying around so that they can be lost, damaged or eaten, you should do some research into finding the best seed bead storage solution for you.
Seed beads are the most delicate and beautiful beads that you will work with in your beading projects. Their small size allows them to be used in projects that involve a lot of detailing, creating very rich, expensive and elegant looks in jewelry and other bead work. Once you begin working with seed beads, you may decide that you actually prefer them to all other beads. If that is the case, you will soon find yourself wanting to buy more and more without a proper place to store them.
If you order seed beads online or in a bead shop, they will likely come to you after purchasing in a small clear tube. You can keep the seed beads in these tubes, or you can keep them with all of your other beads in a nice bead organizer. If you do opt for the organizer, you will want to make sure that all of its compartments are tight enough that a seed bead will not be able to squeeze out between two compartments and end up getting mixed in with a different type of bead. That can cause a bigger headache than anything.
When shopping for seed bead storage solutions, you will want to reach with your fingernail inside the plastic storage boxes of a bead organizer to ensure that the beads will not slip between the unit dividers. You will also want to shift the organizer on its side to make sure that the dividers reach all the way to the top and no beads will spill over into the neighboring compartment.