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Rubbermaid Bento Box-Review and GIVEAWAY!

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Last month I was sent a few of Rubbermaid’s new Bento Boxes and Toppers to review and let me tell you that this could not have happened at a better time.  Moving into my new sewing studio earlier this summer has left me wanting to find pretty, creative ways to store my craft supplies that aren’t in regular use rotation.  You know, my stamps and paper punches, paint supplies, and my overflowing yarn stash.  
Well, enter Rubbermaid’s Bento Boxes and Toppers.  These things are genius for the organizational junkie like me.  They come in a variety of decorative fabric designs, I was sent the Paprika (which is a dark red color and perfectly matches the accent colors in my family room, woot!) which are easy to clean with just a wet cloth.  And they are very durable and sturdy and great for stacking.  These boxes are so pretty and so well made you actually want to have them out where everyone can see them, definitely not the plastic storage tubs we are all used to that we keep in our basements.  

There are two pretty neat things about the Bento line that makes them a must have organizational piece in my craft room and home in general.  1) Bento’s Flex Dividers-these dividers allow you to customize the inside of your box so that you aren’t just storing your stuff you are actually organizing it too.

You simply pop the Flex Divider out (which are found in the corners of the inside of the box) and then pop them back in when they aren’t in use.  Genius!  How has this not been thought of before???

2) The Toppers-These actually can serve two purposes, they are a pretty lid for the bento box and you can flip them over to act as a tray for items you use often…like a knitting project, embroidery needles and thread, or your current must-read magazines.

Here is my now neatly organized box o’knitting supplies.  I popped out two of the Flex Dividers to organize my knitting needles, stitch markers, row counters, and other supplies and the rest of the box fit all my yarn perfectly.  AHHH, I just love pretty organization!

Just think of all the stuff you could organize with these new Bento boxes…office supplies, DVDs, board games, magazines, mail, toys.  You name it and you could organize it and store it in these pretty Bentos 🙂
So, what do you think…would you like to have your own set of Bentos?  Joann’s Stores, Inc and Rubbermaid are giving away a set of Bentos like the ones I received, a $215.93 value, to one of my lucky readers!
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Giveaway ends Friday, September 7 at midnight.  
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 **I was sent samples of the new Bento line free of charge from Jo-Ann’s Stores Inc. and Rubbermaid but all opinions are 100% my own!
XOXO,

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    Comments

    28. winjes says

      These look awesome. The tricky part would be what I wouldn’t store in them! I have cross stitch goodies, yarns, paints, stamping goodies and all the scrappy stuff that would be nicely organized with these! Thanks for a chance to win!

    34. Mommarock says

      Oh my gosh! I would certainly use it for my CURRENT craft project.. because I would want it out by me all the time. I have been working really hard on organizing ideas, and this is fantastic.

    37. Kiera says

      I would probably use it like you did for my crazy yarn stash…but I may also use it to organize our office. I would choose the circle design…love them.

    44. Adirondack Patterns says

      OMG MAGGIE! I Seriously would LOVE to win this! I am so needing this for all of my crafting supplies, which as you can imagine are bursting out of my ears! Thanks so much for the awesome opportunity! You always have the best stuff! Hugs, Laura

    54. Ginger Combs says

      Oh, my, gosh! I would store EVERYTHING in these containers. I have craft items scattered all over the place and the boxes would help me get things under control. I hope I win!

    58. Nicole G Zero says

      I would store my sewing supplies, fabrics, etc. Thx for the chance – great giveaway!

      nicoleg0 at hotmail

    70. sayer13 says

      As I write, I am in the middle of de-cluttering one of my daughters rooms that she moved out of 10 years ago. Since then, it has become the room for everything. So as of now, not sure what would go in the Bento Box but with the looks of it…..everything and anything!

    72. Heather Medley says

      I have four kid so I would use one for football gear, one for cub scout stuff, one for girl scout stuff, one of … so many ideas. I need to go get some of these!

    75. Christine says

      Awesome giveaway!! I’ve just started organizing my craft corner in our office and I could really use and storage that’s not giant plastic bins!

    91. Mindy says

      I would use those for homeschooling items and crafts, kid’s and parents rooms, and holiday items. The possibilities are endless. They would be so incredibly helpful. I am currently trying to completely reorganize my house and simplify and these would be awesome!
      I follow through email and facebook.

    93. Mands says

      I would definitely corral my growing craft supplies as well..such a cool idea they came up with! I am always for more organization for sure!

      mandy dot ueda at gmail dot com

    99. shan19 says

      Those are amazing!! I would organize my sewing supplies in one box and my grading paper supplies (stickers, markers, stamps, etc…) in another.

    101. ashandy says

      I am an art junkie so i would store all of my paint, brushes, pens, pencils and all my other art supplies thats around willy nilly. I would also use them to hold my daughter’s art and craft supplies as well.

    104. Naomi C. says

      I love those! I would use one them organize and store video games and controllers. Each console gets it own box. No more searching for controllers and cables or sorting through dozens of game cases ( they all look the same!).

    105. Sarah says

      I would store my crochet hooks, notions, and yarn used in current projects…and maybe my office supplies too that are just kind of laying around my computer desk!

    106. Anonymous says

      Lynn Marie–LOVE THEM!!! I would use them in my Crafts area for all kinds of things: fabric, notions, craft supplies!

    108. Red and Blue says

      I would probably store my holiday craft items – ribbons, fabric, yarn, etc. My husband always tells me to stop buying themed stuff because we have no place to store them. These boxes would be perfect, especially with twins on the way!

    118. Anonymous says

      Definitely would have to say I’d put “some” of my fabric and notions in the boxes… I can’t seem to ever have enough ‘storage’ for my stash! LOL TY for the opportunity!!

    122. Anonymous says

      I would love to store my knitting in one…
      or my crocheting supplies…
      or my quilting stuff…
      or my drop spindles…
      well you get the idea 🙂
      Amy E. Anderson

    130. The Good Doctor's wife says

      These are awesome! I could store all kinds of things in those…. holiday decor, especially Christmas, scrapbooking stuff, sewing stuff, all of my crazy bake-ware and cake decorating things… so lovely! My yorkie’s clothes! Ha!

    132. kmveducator says

      I would love to use these awesome boxes in my 4th grade classroom to store reading material, listening center material, and so much more. I could also find many uses for them at home for organizing my 3 year olds bedroom.

    134. scottylover says

      I would store my quilting projects in them. They would work perfectly to hold the pattern and all the fabrics so when I want a project, I can just pull out the one tote instead of searching through 3 or 4!

      Thanks for the review. I’ll be looking for these when I go out shopping!
      Sandy A

    136. Jennie says

      Those look so awesome!! I would love to store sewing supplies, puzzles, or my scrapbooking stuff in there. One would even be cute in my kid’s kitchen area to hold all of there fake foods since they are pretty enough to leave out!!

    139. Amanda Wise says

      I would love to use them in my home office or maybe give them as a birthday/christmas gift to my precious mother! She is knitting her little hands off for our new bundle of joy. 🙂

    144. Evonne M. says

      I have a new grand daughter which has renewed my interest in sewing.
      It been many years, so I am getting my new sewing room organized and
      these would be an amazing help!!

    151. Melanie B says

      i am a facebook and pinterest follower. I would store craft supplies, fabric overflow. They are beautiful rubbermaid boxes.

    155. Melissa Alvarez says

      Office supplies – we just moved our office into our living room to make room for baby #2 upstairs

    157. Renee Carnes says

      I would probably put sewing stuff in it. I have a huge amount and I’m storing it in storage bins now, so there is no form of organization going on whatsoever.

    164. Kaliw15 says

      OMG these bento boxes is awesome!! I could store baby stuff, toys, but the first thing I would do is get my craft/sewing stuff organized and put in one (or maybe two) boxes. I would absolutely love a set of these!! These boxes would make moving with the military sooo easy!!

    174. melanie says

      Love your blog! We would store all of our CDs and DVDs – I hate having them on those old open shelves where everyone can see them – having them tucked away in such stylish boxes would be perfect!
      melbanie23@hotmail.com

    180. Mrs.T says

      I would probably use these either for craft supplies (I have them stashed in several locations and these would free up some storage places for other things) OR to stash some of the grandkids’ toys out of sight. Thanks for the chance to win!

    181. Carrie says

      I could use these for 100 things…easy! Kid art supplies, my scrapbook supplies, toys, fabric, knitting! The list just goes on and on. These are genius!

    219. Anonymous says

      I could use for all the kid items we have in the house, color books, crayons, paints, craft supplies, various small toy items, could have one for my mom tools and then put all the instruction books with them. Various magazines with the interest items that I tear out of the mags, in the pockets….oh I could go on and on…..paints, sewing material, stamps,

    220. Connie says

      Wow, those are great. Love the colors. I have a small sewing room filled with sewing and scrapping supplies. I am always looking for new ways to organize and store it all. Really like the dividers too.

    221. Kari M. says

      I just moved from a 20 year old home, to a 100 year old home. To say that I’m missing the storage space would be an understatement. I’d love to store out of season clothes in these boxes if I won.

    236. Cori says

      Since my kitchen table doubles as a workspace it would be a perfect and portable way to store sewing or craft supplies.

    242. PrettyMama says

      Really need for my sewing and cross stitch projects! Especially to keep the stocking I’m cross stitching away from the small boy im making it for 🙂

    249. Sarah says

      I follow on facebook. I would love to store all of my kids craft and art supplies in these, along with my own, I have a small house and need nice looking storage options!

    257. Sherry says

      Love them! I’m always organizing something. Not sure right off what I’d use them for. I suppose I’ll decide when they arrive : ) How’s that for thinking positive!

    263. aitonainen says

      I love to sew but I don’t have a dedicated space, so I have my supplies stored in a couple different containers, plus fabric here and there. I would use it to store all of that in one spot! I sew Christmas gifts for our nieces and nephews (and our own kiddos get what I sew too!) so it would work perfect to keep those projects on top while I work on them.

    291. Jill D says

      Great storage boxes! How would I use them? So many uses!! I am thinking sewing room or kids room would be at the top of my list. Thank you for the giveaway. 😀

    299. Shannon Hawley says

      What wouldn’t I store in these?!? To start, they’d house all my kids toys that he isn’t playing with or all the Legos I step on in the middle if the night! And I’d put all my winter gloves, hats and scarfs in! I could really use some! Hope to win (fingers crossed)

    302. Julie Filipek says

      Let’s start by saying, where wouldn’t I use them. I am envisioning an organized linen closet. They would do wonders in my kitchen pantry. Great to store pot lids in under e cabinet storage. Since they are so eye catching why not just leave them out and store toys and stuffed toys in!

    304. Julie Filipek says

      Let me start by saying, where woulld’nt I use them. I am envisioning them as great additions to my very large and cluttered kitchen pantry (I LOVE to cook and bake). How fabulous would thee be to use them in a linen closet? Great to store pot lids and bakeware under cabinets. But why hide such pretty boxes in cabinets and closets? Would they also not be great for all those toys that somehow always manage to get upstairs?

    305. Julie Filipek says

      Ok, so where would I not use these fantastic boxes. Oh definitely not in my kitchen pantry to help with the kids snacks overload or my love of cooking or baking supplies. I probably would not use them under a cabinet to help organize bakeware or pot lids or other appliances. I definitely would not use them in a linen closet. You would find these, since they are so eye catching, is out and Proud in my family room to help keep all those wonderful kids toys up off the floor and in one beautiful, but organized, spot!

      Current follower on Pintrist, Facebook, and now Twitter!

    306. Sally W says

      easy to tell you this – i would store quilting supplies, patterns, yarn, and my knitting needles.

    311. Mindy says

      I would use the larger box to store a current project. The smaller ones would be perfect for extra odds and ends you aquire sewing and crafting.

    322. Tara B says

      These are awesome! I would use them to store art supplies for the kiddos and my crafty stuff– fabric, ribbons, and key fob webbing and hardware!

    338. Denise says

      I would store yarn, my sewing crafts, Christmas crafts…ALL my craft supplies in these awesome boxes!! Thanks so much for the chance to win!

    348. Cheryl says

      I would fill it with fun craft supplies…mostly the tons of skiens of yarn so I could organize by colors. I also liked you on Facebook and follow you on pinterest :).

    356. Summer says

      These are fantastic! I could definitely use them for my headband making supplies, or maybe for all of my fabric scraps. Then again, all of my paints would fit great, too.

    369. Jill says

      If I had the Bentos I would use them to store my large supply of trip planning items: books, maps, brochures, highlighters for routing, and travel magazines. I have been needing a way to organize all that stuff efficiently and neatly.

    370. Jackie says

      I would store all of my sewing/craft stuff in these!! And I would also make one for my daughter’s arts and crafts materials. These are great!!!

    389. Heidi says

      I follow your blog, I like you on facebook. You could use them for anything, they would be fun to use for a barbie box to store all the barbie things in…

    414. Kari V. says

      I would love to use these for my yarn and felt supplies, my fabric, and some card making supplies! I need to get organized and these look like the perfect solution!!

    421. Nicole says

      Love the color. I’d put my sewing supplies in the boxes since they are currently homeless. My sewing “room” is currently mobile depending on who is sleeping where. I’ve sewn on the kitchen counter and bathroom counter out of desperation for space.

    440. Ines says

      At first i’d sort my knitwear, then my sewing kit and if something free the toys from my son.
      The boxes are a great idea und i would have so many ideas how to fill them 🙂

    466. Camille says

      I follow you and don’t know how you can keep your eyes open to type with all the other things you have going on in your life.

    473. Anonymous says

      I am an Organizational Junkie too! With one starting Kindergarten and one starting First Grade – I need some MAJOR help organizing all of the school STUFF. These are just perfect and pretty enought to leave out for getting in to day after day – but look great! Thanks for the share!
      ~CJ Calderon
      (following on Pinterest!)

    474. Anonymous says

      I would definitely use to to store/organize all my fabrics and patterns! I would love a set of these boxes! Becky (kastenbauers@q.com)

    490. Jessica says

      I will store all of my sewing stuff in one of these. I am having issues finding a good storage for my sewing stuff

      jessicarwarfield at gmail dot com

    496. DeniseMarie says

      Oh so many things to organize! I think I’d store my exercise equipment in one box, crocheting stuff in the small box, and magazines in the last box.

    504. Julie says

      Just discovered your blog, love it, now following & connected via social media sites. I didn’t know the term Bento was used for non-food boxes! Anyway, these look like the perfect solution for the stack of craft supplies that currently lives on my dining room table! Cheers, Julie (jmbarschow@gmail.com)

    505. Mo says

      I would definitely use these for knitting supplies too. Mine are currently in whatever baskets or bowls I find available and they are all over the house!

    517. Nikki says

      i have so much sewing stuff shuffled around my house, these bins would be perfect to keep it all together and more organized! Thanks!!

    518. Cara says

      I have limited space and a 5 month old so I need dozens of these. I would store diapers, clothes, toys, and my sewing supplies like fabric and templates

    528. Liza says

      WOW – Bento boxes would help me finally tame my Christmas card making supplies!! Love the way you can individualize them!!

    537. erin.havens says

      Uh, I think the more appropriate question is “What wouldn’t I store in these bad boys?”. What a great product and such a clever design! (this is another “now, why didn’t I think of that?” moment! 🙂 Thanks for sharing! (i follow you on FB and your blog)

      Erin(dot)havens(at)yahoo(dot)com

    544. Rebecca says

      I would use them for any of the following: craft supplies, yarn and knitting needles, holiday decorations, maybe some toys or just to organize my desk

    555. 801 Homemaker says

      I love these in red! I followed on Twitter, FB and follow you on Pinterest http://pinterest.com/pin/62909726015911115/
      I would make it MEMORY BOXES. I’ve needed some of these for my son. I’m very creative and that rubs off on him. So we make all kinds of goodies but I never have any place to put them?! Let’s just say I’m one of those mommmy’s with an exploding baby book! Haha Thanks!

    601. Rie says

      What wouldn’t I store in them would be more the question! I think I’d start by putting in my Xmas ideas stuff, then maybe my beads, perhaps all the clutter (including bills) that are currently stacked against my laptop too.
      🙂