Rubber Band and Paper Clip Storage

Pyramid Storage Solutions

Gregg Williams shared this minimalist storage idea with the Looney Pyramid fan community on January 29, 2014. His original instructions are included below, with formatting added and the last three steps re-numbered to avoid confusion.

Finished product.

Hi! I got tired of having my five Rainbow Stashes always falling apart into an untidy mess, so I decided to see what I could do to keep all my stuff compact and together. Here's what I came up with:

Preparation

Total materials: two paperclips and a rubber band.
Some terminology: You can easily think of a paperclip as a combination of an outer loop and an inner loop. I will be using these terms in the instructions below.
Before you start: Buy an assortment of rubber bands from an office supply house (or use what you have). Pick a rubber band and tentatively complete the steps below to create the "bottom" and "top" halves of the assembly, described below.

Building your Rainbow Stash holder

Building the Bottom Part

Here are the steps to create the "bottom" part of your Stash holder:

Bottom part of Stash Holder.

Step 1 (above photo, top left): Lift the inner loop out all of the outer loop until the two, viewed sideways, makes an "L" shape.
Step 2 (top right): Bend the longer side of the inner loop so that the bent portion is the same length as the shorter side of the inner loop. Bend it to a 90° angle so that is parallel to the outer loop. This "U"-like shape will fit into the hollow portion of the smallest pyramid in the five nested pyramid sets of your Rainbow Stash.
Step 3 (bottom right): Wrap the curve of the outer loop around the rubber band you chose to use. Do this loosely so that you can undo your work if necessary. Once you've found the right rubber band, you can make the wrap tighter (as shown in the above photo).
YOU ARE NOW FINISHED WITH THE BOTTOM PART.

Building the Top Part

Here are the steps to create the "top" part of your Stash holder:

Top part of Stash Holder.

Step 4 (above photo, upper left): Twist the inner loop away from the outer loop, flattening it out until it achieves the "reverse-S" shape shown in the upper left portion of the above photo.
Step 5 (upper right): Twist the outer loop into a nice circle, which will later be used to capture the tip of the leftmost pyramid. You can use the tapered end of a pencil or pen to "capture" the natural curve of the outer loop. Wrap the straight leg of the outer loop around the pencil or pen to make a very nice round "lasso."
Step 6 (left half of bottom of photo): Wrap the curve of the inner loop around the rubber band that is attached to the "bottom" Stash holder part. Do this loosely so that you can undo your work if necessary. Once you've found the right rubber band, you can make the wrap tighter (as shown in the above photo, bottom half, left side).
YOU ARE NOW FINISHED WITH THE TOP PART, AS WELL AS WITH THE STASH FOLDER ITSELF.

More

Adjusting your Rainbow Stash holder
Try using what you've created to hold together the five pyramid nests of your Rainbow Stash. You may need to substitute a larger or smaller rubber band to get the best results. If needed, bend the two metal parts of your Stash holder in whatever ways you think will make it work better.
Additional suggestions
I find that I can fit up to three Rainbow Stashes and a few dice in a zipper-lock sandwich bag. The only weakness I found with these Stash holders is that if they are jostled hard, the stack may come apart in the middle, leaving you with a lot of loose pyramids. To combat this, I wrap the excess sandwich bag around the pyramids, then secure this with one or two extra rubber bands.
My Stash holder design isn't pretty, but it's cheap, it works, and it totally minimizes the amount of space multiple sets of Rainbow Pyramids take up.
Give them a try! I hope you find them useful.