Question:  I am looking for a way to pack long, very fluffy costumes – long dresses with a lot of slips and crinoline. We don’t want to have to do too much for the costumes to be ready and wearable. Can u help me?

Answer:  What are you trying to pack your costumes in and how often will you need to access them? I suggest using a 2-Way Space Bag your crinoline. Since crinoline tends to be the fluffiest part of an outfit, it is probably the main culprit when packing. Place the crinoline in the space bag, seal and vacuum the air out through the one-way valve or simply roll the air out. You can vacuum seal the bag at home and for your return trip, if no vacuum is available, you can simply roll the air out. You could also use a large zip-top storage bag instead of a Space Bag, however the seams and the seal will not be able to withstand the amount of pressure a Space Bag can offer.

On the 3rd day of Christmas my true love gave to me…a grocery bag holder!

One sure-fire way to make your holiday (and grocery) shopping easier is to have a grocery bag holder.  At Space Savers, there are 3 different types of grocery bag holders: The One Trip Grip, the Grocery Bag Carry-All and The Baggler.

Just imagine how much easier it will be to carry your shopping bags!  No more bags digging into your wrists.  No more fingers twisted up in plastic handles.   No more endless trips from the car to your kitchen and back again.  No more!  Isn’t it amazing how one small, simple item can make your life so much easier?

Each grocery bag carrier works with plastic, canvas and nylon bags.  They can also be used for rope handled paper sacks.

My daughter doesn’t go anywhere without her coloring books, paper and markers.  The problem we’ve always had was traveling in the car.  She couldn’t deal with lots of paper and her pencil box and a bookbag, etc while being strapped into her car seat.  Well, the car seat wasn’t going to go away, so I had to come up with something else.

A while back, a product called the “project case” caught my eye.  My scrapbooking hobby could get messy and stickers, papers, and photos would wind up all across the kitchen table.  I bought several scrapbook cases, sized specifically for storing paper and materials up to 12″ x 12″.  They do a great job keeping everything together.  I didn’t even think about using a smaller counterpart until one day when we were travelling to Grandma’s house and my daughter dropped a stack of paper all over the floorboard of the car.  Driving with a distraught child in the car is NOT a pleasant experience.  It was time to introduce my daughter to the project case. Continue Reading »