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Small Storage Containers RECYCLED

 With the way grocery products have skyrocketed this past year, it has somehow made the containers they come in seem more valuable. To be transparent, I have always saved glass jars from jam, pickles, and spaghetti sauce.=) You know, small, medium and large. I also saved yogurt cups, sour cream containers, etc. When I was painting furniture and mixing colors, the small containers came in handy. This past summer I got a good laugh when I found a stack of yogurt containers in the back of a cabinet in my studio...at least 60! Needless to say those made it into the trash. More recently I have collected a fair amount of plastic containers with lids that are similar to the food saving containers you buy for that purpose. These are fairly large, about 5x7 inches and approximately 3" deep. They are great for leftovers but also good for storing a multitude of other smallish items. The bottoms are see through which makes them perfect for organizing hobby/craft and workshop items. But once a
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Longest Wait on the TO-DO List.

In the past 45 years there have been enough to-do lists related to this house to fill a room from floor to nine and a half foot ceiling. Some projects have been repeated again, and again, and again, like three major kitchen remodels, complete bathroom remodels more than once, as well as a two story addition, a new studio/garage and complete redecorating of ten rooms over and over. But there is one thing that was old when I bought the house, and yet, it has never been touched. Why, you ask?  Two reasons: It looked good in spite of it's age and I liked it better than any replacement on the market. Season after season it stood in place doing the job it was meant to do. It was on the "list" and I kept an eye out for a good replacement, but it was still standing and I hadn't found one yet. This year, I asked my brother, Dan, to put in a few screws to buy a little more time. He made an attempt to extend it's life but his assessment was that it was pointless.  And then i

A Mini Project

 About a year ago, I helped a friend with a moving sale and I was the recipient of some of the left overs.  One was a clear glass container shaped like a very large and very short canister.  The question was, "What do you do with it?" Then a few days ago I was reading a design blogger I follow and saw the idea this container was meant for.  (Okay, maybe not, but it was it's fate now.) I forgot to get a picture of it empty, but here it is after I added some fine sand and a few pebbles I had on hand. I remembered seeing some small shells at Bricoleur, a wonderful little antique, art, camera, lamp, and the list goes on shop nearby. I was there shortly after they opened today and I came home with exactly what I needed. I added these to the container and finished the shortest, easiest project ever. The only thing left to do is place it somewhere in the house.  I am thinking the coffee table in the living room might be just the place. Next to my VERY large dictionary, it looks