I use chocolate boxs and cookie tins :D it it so funny to watch DH face as he pulls one off the shelf and open it only to find fabric scraps and not yummies :lol: :lol: :lol: and he dosent even realize that there ARE cookies and chocolate hidden! he just gives up to soon! 8-)

DonnaB: Your Avatar is beautiful! ;-)

thanks for all the usable ideas.
jean

:thumbup: Yeah I store my buttons in a cookie Jar that I can see though... Store my thread on a home made thread holder.. Found at a yard sale for free... :thumbup: :roll: 8-)

I'm going to have to dig in my kitchen garbage for the feta cheese container. It was a #5 so I can't recycle it but now that I think about it, it would probably be great for storing some small sewing things. I also need to get the lettuce container out of the recycling. Thanks a lot, ladies!

I save and use all of the plastic vegetable and fruit containers. I pull all of the paper labels off and then clean the glue off with WD40.
I make good sized lables out of colored paper and the big wide magic markers and just put them inside the container looking out. This way I can see what is in each container instead of having to go right up to it to read it.

Here's what I do with my binding when sewing it onto a quilt. It's out of the way and works wonderfully. :thumbup:

Great tip--thanks.

:thumbup: Also a old tupperware containers work for storing pins, needles..

I use cosemetic bags to store my ipod, phone and other cords, cameras, gps, scarfs, hankie collections. I get the Bioteen samples from my DDS that come in a clear zippered pouch. Great for knitting markers, etc. Would be great for small appliques although I use the ziplock bags.
I have small drawers from Walmart stacked in the closet to hold rullers, zippers, single patterns, etc. Larger drawers are stacked for my stash. One large bin is for scraps and I have large fabric yardages on hangers, in order of how they will be used.
Now I should "Get Busy"!