New Idea for holding clear stamps

I did not like the ziplock baggy sooooo I thought of another idea. It is a much better one. And the stamps are not sliding out. I put them in sleeves meant for CD's or DVD's. There are two openings on each side. You can buy them in most office supply places. They have holes for three ring binders. You can also purchase little notebooks that zip closed to house them. My husband has these little dandy's for all of his CD's and DVD's for the computers. I happened to think of them during the night. I tried to post a photo but it never allowed me to. I hope that I can post it later.

I am off to watch the Texas Tech vs. the University of Texas football game. UT is ahead but until the buzzer sounds, anything is possible.

A trip to town

Since I live about 25 miles outside of San Antonio in a tiny little community in which I do not see a single soul, except the precious deer that eat my geraniums, it is always a treat to go to town.

Today was great! I was able to purchase a beautiful sconce for the new bathroom. It had originally been 85.00. We paid 25.95 for it and whisked it off before they could change their minds.... I love a great deal! I also found six little spice jar bottles that will help complete my lonely little rack that I have hidden under some stuff in a box. It did not have any bottles when I rescued it from the drastically reduced pile in a junk store, I mean collectibles store. It was painted a very unusual shade of turquoise when I found it but now sports a blue coat to match the other spice rack. I liked the turquoise but decided to try conformity for once in my life so I painted it light blue. You could call it sky blue, vintage blue or maybe even baby blue. I am not sure how conformity is going to work for me but I am trying! I may paint it pink so that I have some girl colors and some boy colors or they could be vintage 50's colors, depending on who you ask. Have I told you that I looooove vintage?

Anyway, I wanted to let you know that the Dollar Tree has some cute little salt and pepper shaker sets. I purchased a set for a dollar. It will now hold glitter at my house. I think it may even fit onto the little spice rack, just in case I still need more bottles. Boy am I glad to have cute little shakers instead of the plastic boring ones that the glitter comes in. I also purchased two sugar shakers that are larger and remind me of beehives. They were a dollar a piece. I have some larger flaked glitter that comes in a large plastic jar that will find a new home in one of the shakers and I have glass glitter, it is vintage, that will reside in the other one. I loooove vintage glass glitter. It has a quality that cannot be replicated with the synthetic glitter we have now. However, I love all kinds of glitter and use it generously when appropriate.... some people might say I use it whether it is appropriate or not.

I also looked for some clear vinyl, zippered pencil holders that are made to use in a 3 ring binder but did not have success. I have been thinking that they would make great little holders for my small and medium clear stamps. I currently have my clear stamps in a binder in sheet protectors but they keep sliding out. And that annoys me. Since I have not purchased one of those little bags since about 1999 it could be possible that they are obsolete but I sure hope not. I wonder if they make them with a ziplock type seal instead of a zipper .... which now makes me think I can make my own with the freezer type ziplock baggies. What a great idea! and they come in all sizes, whoo hoo. I am off to try this out.....

Photos of scrapbook storage ideas

Silver relish tray/holder and the tiered shelf that I use to hold, corral and keep up with my scrapbook embellishments.

The blue spice rack and salt and pepper shakers for holding beads, glitter and other embellishments. My grandkids love to use all of this stuff!

Scrapbook storage

I love vintage things and have been collecting some items to use as storage for my scrapbook/craft area. I have read many articles and have gleaned suggestions from many sources but did not happen to write any of those down. I know that some of the ideas I saw or used came from Creating Keepsakes and some from www.craftystorage.blogspot.com/ and some of them came from seeing the items in the lovely little store in Colorado City, Texas or wherever I happened to stop on my travels to see my family.

The great little item I picked up in Colorado City that stores supplies is a relish lazy susan, complete with all the glass sections and lids for the bargain price of 24.00 and believe me, I snatched it right up. It had been 48.00 and was on sale. The ladies at the front asked me where I found it and I told them I saw it on the way to the ladies room. It was right in front of you as you departed from said room. I was oh so thankful to God for having it right there the day I went shopping. It is in the photo above. I am not sure why Blogger put it there but that is where it is for now.

I also picked up a spice rack, missing a couple of bottles at the Salvation Army in San Angelo, Texas for 3.99. I toted it home, painted it blue and put all types of brads and other embellishments in each jar. I am going to make new lables for the jars but am waiting to be sure what is currently in there is going to live there or is just visiting....

I cannot get blogger to let me post the photo so I will try again, later.

Anyhow, I also have a darling little relish tray that I am using for embellishments as well as pretty glass salt and pepper shakers to hold some glitter and beads. I found another little condiment holder with four glass jars that are keeping my ribbon roses and lace embellishments nice and tidy. I also found another old spice cabinet with two little drawers in Burnet, Texas that just screamed at me to buy it, so I did. It is holding some little jars that I bought at the local Hobby Lobby when they were on sale half price that keep more buttons and other items visible and neat. The final piece is a tiered shelf that I think is some of type of display for baked goods, which I do not make very often or well... but that is another story. I found it in in Fredericksburg, Texas about four years ago, waiting for me to take it home. It is holding more little glass jars purchased half price at Hobby Lobby, as well. It is nice and rusty but I kind of like it that way so for now, it is going to stay that way. We are kindred spirits it seems.

I have been collecting these for several years, back when I had a job, and now I have time to put them to use. My husband made a wonderful scrapbook cabinet for me three years ago and it is crammed full. I have used tension curtain rods to contain some of the ribbon and a storage shelf he made just for that purpose. He also had the wood and plans to make a filing type cabinet to hold things like stickers and embellishments but we moved away from the shop he was using to make them. Maybe some day we can buy the saws and planers or whatever it is that he needs in order to finish the cabinet.

I have more storage solutions that I will share, later. Good night.

I love the fall!

It rained several times the past few days, is cooler and seems almost like fall. I love the fall. It is back to school time, football season and cooler, crisper weather. Fall invigorates me and just makes me happy.