Alright, I wanted to share something I tried out recently. Kept hearing whispers about this ‘vikki carol’ thing, mostly in fragmented forum threads online when I was trying to figure out how to sort my endless collection of tiny craft supplies.
It sounded kinda odd, but my workspace was a disaster, so I figured, why not? Couldn’t find a proper guide, just pieced together hints from different people talking about it. Seemed like a specific way to organize small, fiddly items.
Getting Started
First step was gathering the materials. The core idea seemed to revolve around small, clear containers and a way to quickly identify the contents without labels. So, I went and got myself a bunch of those tiny glass jars, you know, the ones for spices or baby food. Found about thirty of them.
Then, based on the chatter, I needed some kind of putty or tack. Not just any blu-tack, but something slightly more permanent but still removable. Took me a while, but I found something similar in an art supply shop. Also grabbed some basic labels, just in case.
The Actual Process
Okay, so here’s what I did, step-by-step, trying to follow the ‘vikki carol’ logic I pieced together:
- I emptied out all my little containers of beads, buttons, tiny screws, all that mess. Spread them out. Took forever to sort them into piles.
- Cleaned all those little glass jars thoroughly. Had to be spotless inside and out.
- Then came the weird part. I took a tiny pinch of that special tack, rolled it into a ball, and stuck it firmly to the inside center of each jar lid.
- Next, I picked one single item – one bead, one specific button, one type of screw – from each sorted pile.
- I carefully pressed that single item into the tack inside the lid. The idea, I guess, is that you just look at the lid to see what’s in the jar.
- Filled the jar with the corresponding items.
- Screwed the lid on tight.
- Finally, just to be safe, I put a simple handwritten label on the side of the jar too. Redundant maybe, but felt safer.
How It Went
Honestly, it was slow work. Getting the tack amount right was tricky. Too much, and the lid wouldn’t close properly. Too little, and the sample item wouldn’t stick well. Took a few tries per jar sometimes. My fingers got sticky.
Sorting all those tiny bits was the real time sink, though. That part nearly broke me. But once I got into the rhythm of tack-item-fill-label, it moved along okay.
The Result?
So, after a whole afternoon, I had this neat row of about thirty jars. And I gotta say… it actually works pretty well. When I need a specific tiny button or bead, I just scan the lids. Seeing the actual item stuck there is way faster than reading labels, especially when things look similar.
It feels kinda clever, in a low-tech way. Simple, visual. Didn’t revolutionize my life, but my craft corner definitely feels less chaotic. So, yeah, the ‘vikki carol’ method, whatever its real origin is. Bit fiddly to set up, but I’m kinda digging the result. Makes finding those tiny things much less of a headache.
