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Old 06-19-2010, 12:38 AM
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An empty film canister for needles and narrow blades and an old Olfa plastic blade container for rotary blades. When full I seal up with tape and put in trash.
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Old 06-19-2010, 10:36 AM
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I always have Honey in the house for the grandkidlets. When the Honey Bear is empty I wash them and use them for discarded needles.

The hole is large enough to except all needles and pins. Good idea to put a clean Honey Bear container in a gift basket when making a gift for a stitcher, that way they always have a safe place for those unwanted needles.
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Old 06-19-2010, 02:39 PM
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Great idea. I usually just throw them in the kitchen trash. Shame on me.
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Old 06-19-2010, 03:40 PM
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I don't have a used one. I buy honey in large quanity and refill my honey bear.
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Old 06-19-2010, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by sharon b
I use empty pill bottles :thumbup:
me too
I use candy tins to carry just a couple of extra bobbins to workshops and sew-ins
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I use a diet Dr Pepper can then bend it over.
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Old 06-20-2010, 08:15 AM
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I use an old film container or old prescription bottle and poke a small hole in the lid and glue it shut. I then put a piece of masking tape with bad needles written on it around the bottle . This keeps the needles from falling out when I take the lid on and off. These kind of containers are easy to keep in my tote bags or in a drawer by my sewing machine for those needles.
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I use a pill bottle with the word sharps on it, that way when I recycle nobody gets poked, I guess I should wright sewing sharps. God bless. Penny
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Originally Posted by burnsk
Don't mean to change the subject but what do you do with old rotary blades?
I store them in an empty rotary blade plastic holder, taped USED on top
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Thank you for asking this question. I'd just been wrapping them in tissue and tossing into the trash but I like using a prescription bottle or any bottle or tin to dispose of them. Thank you for ideas!
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