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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Homemade Button Storage

I am just in love with my new "button storage system."
(I know, I sound like an infomercial.)
It all started when we were clearing out my grandmother's apartment. My mother already had a wine rack, so she offered grandma's to me. Add in a $10.00 box of wide mouth, quart-sized Ball jars, some circles cut out of card stock, some double sided tape and viola!

Neatly organized buttons.

No more sorting through zip-locks for me. Plus, I love that every time I look at the rack on my shelf, it reminds me of my grandmother. Though, to be completely honest, I have more buttons than will fit in the rack and I did have to liberate a few of my husband's empty honey jars. I say I need another rack, but my husband thinks I just need fewer buttons. Despite my admitted hoarding tendencies, I do use them - every pair of mittens I make gets at least two buttons.

If you have an old wine rack laying around, and don't want to spend any money on jars, the large size Wal-Mart peanut butter jars fit in my rack as well. I was just so excited to organize that I couldn't wait. We go through a lot of peanut butter, but it would have taken quite a while for me to collect that many.
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17 comments:

  1. MarciaAugust 25, 2010 at 10:59 AM

    Great idea! You are so organized.

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  2. AllieAugust 25, 2010 at 11:35 AM

    Great idea - it looks very neat! And the best is that it reminds you of your grandmother.

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  3. stitching under oaksAugust 25, 2010 at 11:43 AM

    That is an impressive button collect. I aspire to that some day...but alas, I am no where near that quantitiy of buttons yet. Love your storage system.

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  4. stitching under oaksAugust 25, 2010 at 11:44 AM

    collection - I meant that is an impressive button collection. My mind went wild after seeing all your buttons and I obviously couldn't even spell correctly.

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  5. Casey-Finding_SerenityAugust 25, 2010 at 12:30 PM

    Very cute idea! I love jars. I use them to organize a lot of craft items.

    I love the mittens. Can I find them in stores on Mackinac Island?

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  6. ErinAugust 25, 2010 at 2:33 PM

    I'm floored by how many buttons you have.

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  7. MelodyAugust 25, 2010 at 8:12 PM

    Very cute Liz!

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  8. cindiAugust 25, 2010 at 11:17 PM

    what a great idea! I just sorted a TON of buttonsi got from my grandma and put them in baby food jars. I am definately going to watch for a wine rack when I am thrift shopping...

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  9. BrigideAugust 26, 2010 at 7:30 AM

    Very clever! I don't have that many buttons yet, but I'm trying. My main organizational need is for copious amounts of ribbon and felt.

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  10. Indy MomAugust 26, 2010 at 7:05 PM

    I can't believe you have that many buttons!!! Love the storage idea.

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  11. The WoodLand SchoolAugust 27, 2010 at 12:59 AM

    What a spectacular way to display your impressive collection! I just love every single thing about this -- the jars, the rack, the buttons. Lovely, lovely :-)

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  12. ElseAugust 27, 2010 at 6:23 AM

    It looks verry good!!

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  13. SMSAugust 31, 2010 at 3:37 PM

    Buttons from grandma ~ so neat. My mom has my grandmas button can. I should start my own. It's not to late at 51?

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  14. CindyLouSeptember 8, 2010 at 1:13 AM

    Ohhh I am so sad. I just left a wine rack like that at the Goodwill on 1/2 off Saturday! It looked like such good storage, but for what??? I have one that I use for interfacing, what do I need another one for?? (That little voice trying to restrain me is in trouble!!)Great idea!

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  15. joanyspotSeptember 15, 2010 at 8:57 AM

    LOVE,LOVE,LOVE The button storage system!!!

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  16. MelissaFebruary 5, 2011 at 10:45 PM

    This is both brilliant and beautiful. I shared it on my tumblr. http://storagegeek.tumblr.com/

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  17. AnonymousOctober 28, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    Small world! I had to leave a comment and let you know I was here.
    I worked on the island for a few summers recently and was a follower of your blog and the Mackinac Mittens.
    Nothing new, I'm sure many summer workers come and go, but my sister's still there. She just completed her 7th summer and is going through her second winter, working all year at Doud's.
    (If you see her {tall, LONG brown hair} say "Hi" from her sister for me, that'll throw her)

    Point is, I was on Pinerest.com looking for a good way to organize buttons and your jars on a wine rack came up first.

    Thanks for sharing the idea! Some time soon, I will have a wine rack of buttons.

    Have a great winter!

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