When cleaning out my father's stash of everything under the sun, I came across some t.v. trays made of fiberglass with pressed flowers. I removed the snap-on leg sections. Now, I have four large trays to use in my sewing area. These stack nicely, but the nicest thing about them is remembering my mother using them during the fifties. Even though decades have passed since we lost her, I am sentimental.

I love the Duck the vase & most of all the girl, great finds!
Jeri

Thanks so much for the swiffer container idea, when use us the 2 full ones have I will be saving them, also I have been looking for a plastic storage box with lid to fit currant 12"-15" blocks I'm making you just reminded me of DH & I's Friday date night at our favorite Pizza place (brain fart) The would give me boxes for sure, we feel like the show "Cheers" when we walk in there, the cooks already start our pizza. Next Friday I'll have some Pizza Boxes big enough!
Jeri

Excellent idea TYVM!
Jeri

I can not for the life of me ever find the 2 1/2 gallon bags no matter where I look, they would sure come in handy but I won't pay the price on amazon for them :)
Jeri

I knew there had to be a way of using those empty floss containers! I save almost everything. I put bent pins in old plastic film containers and empty tic tac containers. I recently found and bought 4 of the Velveeta plastic cheese boxes at the Goodwill for $1.00 each. They hold my small fabric squares and they have lids. These boxes were a promotional item a couple of years ago. They were supposed to be used to put your opened Velveeta in. I usually use the whole loaf of cheese when making dip. I just wanted the container. haha

I have an off to the side cone holder, inherited it from my mom. I have the pin, but I cannot get it to fit in the hole. So, I use a small bud vase, with a short screwdriver handle down, I put the cone on the screwdriver blade. The blade is short, doesn't come out the other end of the thread. I had tried to use a small coffee mug, but the spool acted crazy. The mug was still sitting there, and I started tossing my empty bobbins in it. Much easier than getting out the bobbin box, which is too full for all my empties anyway. Then, when I was starting a project and filling bobbins, I just fished them out of the mug.

Love , love , love your vintage containers.

I use golf tees to hold spools of thread and their matching bobbins together. I also use the tall Crystal Light containers to store my rotary cutters in. I use a fly fishing spool holder to hold my thread spools (pretty wooden holder, so I can keep it out). I also use "baby" pony tail holders to keep bobbins from unraveling. A no-brainer here: using an 8 oz (travel size) spray bottle for starch or water when ironing. I use a decorative round, tall tin for thread snips and fabric bits next to my machine (Dollar Store find).

I have several clear plastic peanut jars that I use for storage in my sewing room. One for buttons, one for zippers, one for Velcro, one for my vacuum kit, one for machine needles (which I have a bunch of that I bought at an estate sale last summer). My husband loves peanuts so by the next time he emptys one, I'll have something else to store in it. Reuse, reclaim, recycle!