Artist's Bouquet

January 27th, 2009 in member junk

Marybeth Barrett, contributor

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Forget the flowers, now this bouquet really speaks to me.

The vase before I repurposed it...isnt it cool?

These jars make it so much easier to find just the right button to spice up any project.

Forget the flowers, now this bouquet really speaks to me.

Photo: www.addressingspaces.com

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My New Year's Challenge of no craft stores for 60 days is forcing me to get organized and go through and take an inventory of what I have on hand. I have a ton of boxes filling up my garage, workshop and two large closets. I have so many things that I totally forgot about so it has been fun. I came across this cool vase and an old spice rack. I love the vase and decided that since I don't get flowers daily, that I would put it to better use. But, this is truly a bouquet to me! I filled the spice jars with buttons. I enlisted the help of my 5 and 2 year old boys who separated it by color. It was a fun task for them and helpful for Mommy! I love no cost decorating and organizing.

~MB

Pattern or design used: My own design

posted in: member junk, vase, glass, whimsical, office

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Comments (9)

georgiamoon writes: Gotta love something so attractive and useful too. You are doing great on your challenge. I am proud of you and I am keeping my eyes peeled for more of your "on hand" projects. Great job, Georgia Posted: 12:21 pm on January 29th

KimberlyMelamed writes: This is my kind of organizing. So fun! Just love the spice buttons. Posted: 3:47 pm on January 28th

CottageElements writes: Great repurpose and sooo useful. Great job!

Lani Posted: 1:56 pm on January 28th

Tuttibelle writes: This could be "the altar of inspiration". Posted: 1:00 pm on January 28th

suewhitney writes: Practical and pretty. Love this idea!

Take care,
Sue Posted: 10:01 am on January 28th

Junk_Sophisticate writes: What a great post! The floral frog vase is so unique. It's such a good feeling to be organized, isn't it? I still need a lot of work in that area so I really appreciate your idea. Thanks for the inspiration!
Candy
Posted: 5:55 am on January 28th

irishrovr writes: PERFECT Place for those brushes!!!

http://ruralwisconsin.blogspot.com/ Posted: 12:38 am on January 28th

MelHow writes: I use salt and pepper shakers for beads and vases for buttons

I love the floral frog - I would give a lot for that one in my collection (if I had a lot to give. ;) Posted: 6:09 pm on January 27th