Thinking INSIDE the box

Jewelry storage, for finished and unfinished pieces, what a nightmare! No matter how hard I try, I can't organize and keep things in their "proper" place. My current system is clear plastic for everything. Zip Bags are my best friend. For stackability and portability I use, entree size clear disposable food containers. They are great for storing semi-completed projects and great for trying to corral similar beads and components together. Then those containers are stored in larger containers, it's like those little wooden Matroyshka dolls.

So sometimes I have a million containers opened and I have access to everything, but that leaves me with a very large "mess" and makes me seem disorganized. Then, in an attempt to tidy up, I close some of the larger boxes and have a terrible time getting the smaller ones back into their compartments.

I'm currently in the process of making room for shelves for the smaller boxes so it is easier to put them away. It's too bad that when you purchase supplies they don't include the displays as well, like a gift with purchase ^_^ But I may switch out the boxes and containers completely and go for a hanging display... How do you store your supplies?