By Blythe Copeland Great Neck,
NY, USA
It's
easy enough for craft workers to store pinsafter all,
pincushions have been
getting the job done for generations. But to keep
your sewing space
even more organized, turn an old Storage Jar into a
combination
pincushion/storage spot with these instructions
from Suzanne's Crazy for Collars that we found on
Re-Nest.
A pretty pincushion works overtime
for careful
storage.Storage Jars; my mum used to use these
for bottling fruit in the summer, to use
during the winter. I'm not sure whether they are
used as much now but they are definitely for sale
in any good iron mongers, as well as the old
CarBoot and Garage Sales.
These
jars are designed to have their lids come apart, so
it's
easy to add some padding: just trace the top of the
lid onto a piece of
spare fabric and cut it out, adding about 1.5
inches to the diameter;
then lay cotton balls or fibre fill onto the back
of the fabric, place
the jar lid on top, and glue the edges of the
fabric to the underside
of the lid. Now you can screw the ring of the lid
back on, creating a
soft, fluffy top that holds onto your pins with a
keep-anything storage
spot in the jar below.
Of course, you could use the
decorative jars for storing just about anything,
adding your favourite patterns, colour, and
embellishments to the top.
And since storage jars come in a variety of sizes
(and are easy to
up cycle), you can keep track of everything from
spare buttons to cat
treats without investing in expensive storage
solutions.
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