Organizing in Glass Jars
 

I developed a fascination for glass jars and a found a link thru this forum that featured ribbons in glass jars. I have a beautiful 6ft window with a very deep shelf in my sewing room. Dh brought home paintsticks from work and cut them to fit the large jar for my lace collection. I bought fancy glass jars to store buttons in multiple size jars. I also knit and crochet and storing the needles upright makes them easier to find. I have 3-4 sets of sizes as I work on multiple projects at once. Somewhat like our sewing projects, too many. The window faces west and the morning sun is overwhelming. I found the vintage sewing machine fabric at my local fabric shop and whipped up these curtains that are SEW appropriate for my sewing room. Just picked up an armoire at a garage sale that I started organizing my stash with the comic book board method. I'm a visual person and I like to see everything to develop inspiration. Now I just have to figure out how to organize the rest of the room. More jars to fill. Good thing the camera doesn't feature a rear view, what a mess.

i love your collection of glass jars. love your curtains. love everything on your table, box with button handles . dress form i cute. and the object just beside the dress form. love it all.. :thumbup:

Love it, the jars are beautiful.

Just lovely. Looks like you are a painter, too? (Flowerpot, shoe pincushion?)

I have a fascination with glass, as well. You've given me some ideas. I like your set up.

Super idea.!!! I like glass jars but never know what to do with Them. Thanks for posting. Love all your STUFF LOL

Oh yes, forgot to mention I also paint. Another fetish of mine is pin cushions. The blue one next to the dress form is Needle Nana. A friend of mine made her 30 yrs ago. She is my favorite. I bought the shoe and turned it into a pin cushion. Some of the knitting needles are my Mom's that must be at least 60 yrs old. We lost all her vintage pattern books in a flood. My new fetish is vintage sewing machines. Still trying to figure out how to display them. I picked up 2 this year and added to my newer machines, that makes 8. We converted my living room to a sewing room as it's just dh and I in this big house now. But it is chock full of stuff. Must figure out how to organize it all some day. I lost my job this summer and at least I have an outlet to escape to and try to forget. I have enough stash to get me through it all.

Very good idea, I also love your curtains.

You've done a great job of organizing to fit your style. I love pincushions, also. Would like to see how you decide to display your machines, as I'm in the same dilemma.

Love this! and you bet I am going to borrow your ideas!

What a clever idea. Your curtains are great.

I wish I could store my knitting needles and crochet hooks like that but the cats would have them all over everywhere if I left them out. I have to put all the cat play toys in drawers and sometimes that doesn't keep them out.

Very good.

Yep, love this! So neat. Makes me rethink my storage possibilities. Oh how fun.

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. I love those curtains!!

Another use of half pint jars after candles have melted is for buttons -- looks great having multiple same size jars sorted by button colors.

Love the jars! The lace on the paint sticks is my personal favorite!!

I love the lace in the jar and the curtain fabric couldn't be more perfect looks like you have a very enjoyable space to work in.

VERY pretty! Love the curtains and well, I love it all. I have ribbon pcs in a jar, bit never thought about the stick idea. You've done a great job! Thanks for sharing!...

I love to pair up those 1/2 pint used candle jars with the old zinc canning lids and then use them for my spice jar. I usually purchase spices in bulk or at the dollar store. Save those used candle jars[ they look so cute; and country looking.]Just the right size for my family and the way I cook.

Great storage idea. I would never have thought of using paint stirrers to store lace.

Cats are "very helpful" when you are trying to sew. I was adding elastic to a pair of basketball shorts for my grandson yesterday. I was feeding the elastic through the waistband and I was getting some resistance. I looked down to see my kitty pulling on the other end of the elastic. It is kind of like having two 2 year olds when my kitties try to help me.

I love this idea! WalMart has some great glass jars with lids that would work perfectly for these awesome storage ideas. I bought them in assorted sizes to use as canisters in my kitchen. Love being able to see the flour and sugar to know when I need to buy more. I was afraid they wouldn't keep bugs out, but no bugs!!!

good idea.......like ther knitting needles in the vase....I have a "few" vases around, time to re-purpose them!!!! Glass containers are fun to look for at the local Goodwill/Salvation Army/Resale shop..........those are my suppliers!!!

Love your jars!!! I have the same fabric for covers for machines!!!!

looks very organized. Nice glass jars.

I can't believe your shoe pin cushion. I made one from the same kind of plaster shoe many years ago for a dear friend. Love your jar organization, I love glass containers.

I also like to store things in glass jars. I really enjoyed seeing your stuff.

Great job! I also love the Glass containers, have a few vintage Ball containers with the hinged lids. One is quite large and the notions I have in there right now always get lost in the bottom. I'm re-purposing this for spools of thread and moving the other items into sorting boxes for easier retrieval. We also have a very large (basically wall-to-wall) window to our enclosed garden room right off the living room and my sewing machine is there because I also love to listen to the birds as I sew. Nice overstuffed couch to sit on as I plan my project, great new sewing station and the glass jars look so pretty from the window, full of my favorite colors. I just need to buy more jars! thanks for sharing your idea!

Love love love it all! Great job!

I love your collection of glass jars. It's so pretty. I love anything to do with organization!! Thanks for sharing your great sewing space.