Originally Posted by
tessagin
These are pricey IMO because you can get a stacker that's about 3" deep, 10" wide and 12" long for the same price as on of those strip bins. Walmart has them. It's called "Super Stacker". I got one right in the store and they're clear.
The SuperStacker you're talking about is "document" sized, and I think that looks pretty cool!! It's only $4.70 at WalMart. That might actually make a good "project box", to put finished blocks in to keep them flat.
I've been on an organizing binge the past few days (you may have seen my post). I grabbed 8 plastic shoe boxes from the dollar store, only $1 each. Depending on how the organizing goes, I'll probably be using these... but MAYBE the SuperStacker.
As far as rolling your own jellyroll, start with everything lined up together - the bulk from rolling will automatically "stagger" the strips. I used a knitting needle to get it started - then once that was going, I set it on the raw edge and continued to "pat" the edge as I rolled. Looked pretty good!