This was shared on another board and I thought I would share it here with all you wonderful ladies (and gents)!

Who'd a thought, free storage containers. :thumbup:

http://stashmanicure.blogspot.com/20...our-stash.html

What a wonderful idea!

Thrifty! I like it! Thanks for posting!

Cute and funny, but I'm not sure I would feel like I got them clean enough to put my fabric in them. But will make me watch what I throw away in the future. There just might be something there.......

WOW...this is great!! My mom gave me a few cookie containers that I use to store my scraps but what this lady does is genius! I'm going to look at everything in a new way now.

Great, just what I needed, another excuse to eat cookies!! :lol:

love it will be having my mom save all her containers for me. hehe she will think that i havelost my mind. and so will hubby. hehe

Every time I have thrown a container away, I kept thinking there was some other use, but didn't want them piling up. Wasn't thinking "sewing room", but sure will now. Thanks!

A great idea except most of the fruits I buy are not prepackaged and if they are the containers are somewhat flimsy. What works for me is the plastic boxes chocolate milk mixes (Hershey's or Nestles or even powdered lattes) come in. I stick on an Avery label with the size of strip--ie 1", 1 1/2", etc and they stand in a neat row near my cutting mat and I immediately cut small scraps into measureable sizes as I cut my fabrics. Also handy for those short strips of left over bindings, etc.

These are wonderful ideas!

What a great way to recycle plastic and buy more fabric!

This is fabulous.

Thanks for sharing these wonderful ideas.

I am so glad I looked at this thread today. What a great idea!
I have saved some of these containers so that when I need to send home leftovers with a guest I don't have to give up my good Tupperware or Rubbermaid stuff that never seems to come back to me. These containers look great on your shelf and they have holes in them (or most of them) so that your fabric can breathe. Also could be a great way to package a gift of fabric for a friend. All you need is a pretty ribbon and you're done. Some of the LQS use them to make "lunch boxes" or "cinnamon rolls". And the tall drink containers like we get at McDonald's iced coffee in have been used for "milk shakes", latte colored fabrics. I will definitely look a little closer when I go to Costco or the supermarket. Always great to find a new way to reduce, re-use and recycle. Everyone wins!

I have way too much fabric to use those containers, not that I don't use some for here and there. I love the silver ware trays to hold my strips when I am doing a log cabin tho.

I was just at costco yesterday and have some of those containers that came with veggies and fruits too. ALso the bread ones. Yahoo. Great for projects and scrappies too. Thanks for sharing.

Great idea! Wish i'd seen it the other day...before I tossed out some of those containers! Thanks!

I, too, have used the silverware trays for my log cabin pieces and found it VERY helpful. I bought 3 of them for $1.00 each at a thrift store!

My oh my, mine went in the recycle bin last week. Never thought about using them for fabric. Now I need to get the word out for family to save theirs for me.
Thank you grammy Dwynn for the link, love her stash of 30's fabrics.
Jan

I now have a never ending supply of baby formula containers! Not the little round ones...the bigger rectangular plastic ones. I wish they were see thru but I do have a label maker. Now to figure out what to store in them.

Man, I wish I had a costco. All we have here is Walmart that is close enough to do grocery shopping, and almost everything they have is plastic baggies. I do go to Sam's every now and then and just bought grapes that are in one of those containers. I will definitely keep my eyes out for those things and hope i like what's in the... LOL Thanks for showing.

I have lots of those in the fridge now! Great idea!! It's one of the why didn't I think of that. And they are lightweight and won't add to the strain on my fabric self.

Thanks for this link-I'm redoing my sewing room. I like the inexpensive and recycled aspect so may use this idea but be selective with what containers I use-vegetable ones over anything with meat/seafood product as others stated due to smell and residual oils.

Stash Manicure is a great site. Lots of good uses/ideas for your sewing "stuff".

I use the plastic boxes ALDI packs ground meat in - no covers, but very stackible. Because I sew with scraps, I can sort them and keep them in these boxes, stacked in a larger box for easy moving. I have 2" and 3" and 4" squares - and strips, triangles, ends cut off bias binding and many small odd shaped pieces. I also save narrow strips for the Paths to Piece quilt which takes over 100 sets. A plae for everything and when everything is in its place, it is so nice to find them easily.

Clutter control at work!

June

Neat ideas, I will have to try some of these.

I can't tell you how many strawberry container I have tossed. I wish I still had

Maybe you can ask the produce manager if he will save you the comtainer that he might have to throw out.

Thanks for sharing...this is awesome. Guess I'll start shopping at Costo again!!! :D

Cool!

What a great idea. Thanks for posting.

Those plastic Chinese take-away boxes are now going to have my stash arranged in them from now on.

Is this doing our bit for the planet?

Wow, what a great idea. Thanks for sharing.

Great idea! I like that they are see through.

I inherited all of my grandmother's (and through her, my great-grandmother's) sewing stuff. Words can't describe how much STUFF. For example, there were, at last count, 92 crochet hooks. So you can imagine the thread, buttons, zippers, bias tape, etc. :shock: (I'm grateful for all the goodies, but whew! LOL!)

My sewing room is 9' x 9'. Tiny. Where in the world was I going to put all the stuff??

My grandmother had her yarn stored in big metal cabinets that had doors on them. Nobody else wanted them, so I gladly took them and cleaned them up. Now they house my stash. On top of the metal cabinets, I bought some of these storage containers from Walmart:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sterilite-...of-14/13376573

They're large see-through shoebox-style containers with latching lids, for $2 each (sold in packs of 14).

I stacked them on top of the metal cabinets, and it's easier to find what I'm looking for. :)

Not free, but they're cheap and also very tough.

I do recycle a lot of stuff, though. Empty cashew cans work great for holding tidbits of thread, small fabric scraps, etc. Pringles cans have clear lids, and can hold longer stuff like pens, scissors, etc. They can be stored sideways on a shelf, with the lid facing out, so you can see what's inside. The bottom half of a 2-liter soda bottle can store stuff as well.

My Granny kept empty Tide boxes, decorated them with contact paper, and used them to hold her patterns. They fit in the boxes perfectly. :mrgreen: She also hung vinyl shoe storage thingies on the back of her sewing room doors (she had 2 sewing rooms), and put stuff like packaged bias tape in the little pockets. It worked great! :thumbup:

What a great idea. Every time I empty on of these containers I wonder what I could use it for. Now I know.
Thank You
zennia

Great ideas!

Occaisionally I buy broasted chicken for a quick meal. Recently they have come in domed plastic contatiners. The base is about 1 1/2" deep and the dome about 5" tall. They washed up great in the DW--no melting or distortion. I looked at them and thought--garden seed starter trays. The domed lid creates a mini green house--anxious to try them next spring.

Thanks for a great link.

I brought home ( to Australia ) from USA 10 years ago my sewing threads packed in those containers , would you believe I still have them in my sewing room now , they are so great , and they remind me of a wonderful time and the great friends I made in the USA .

Great idea! My mom uses her salad boxes all the time and they eat a lot of salad. Sure beats buying boxes.

Thank you I have to straiten out my sewing room and my daughter bed room you just helped my alot. I had told my DH that I was going to buy container. but I guess I really don't have to again reall great idea.

Thanks for the great idea.