Interesting Containers for Humdrum Things….and Winner Announced!

Morning everyone!

Another fabulous Californian day and a picture taken on a lovely walk up in Tilden Park.  I tell you, those live oaks are something else…

And so the sun is out, the breeze is light, the washing machine is whirring – the perfect time to announce the winner of Green Plum Design’s First Giveaway.

The winner is Denise from sunny California!  Yes, you were picked randomly out of my best straw hat.  Congratulations, I will get your wooden foldaway clothes drying rack straight off to you and would love to see pictures of how it works out.

Your comments made me realize that there are so many wonderful things that go hand in hand with hanging out your washing…and that most of all…most of the time… it can be a real meditative and relaxing pleasure…

Thank you too for all your emails and comments about the big glass jar I use for my washing powder!

Since you liked it so much, I thought I would continue that theme and do a little blog on interesting containers for everyday run-of-the-mill things…

You know…like your toothbrush…

My theory is if you giving a boring thing an interesting container, it just doesn’t seem so boring any more…so why not put your toothbrushes into a Royal Wedding Commemorative mug?

Or take some tools, string and paperclips…you can’t get more boring than paperclips…

And put them in some old Bonne Maman jars…you see, things start to look up…

(By the by, I have pierced many a hole in the top of one of those lovely jars and put in some green garden string…and hey presto!  The perfect present for you gardening friends…)

And of course in the kitchen, you can go nuts with interesting containers…

I just love these glass jars with their air tight lids…and to see all the little grains and lentils packed together behind glass…

And then there are odd bod ceramic pots for wooden spoons, kitchen spatulas and ladles…

And don’t forget the tea bags…

In my office, I have so much sewing paraphernalia, I have had to stretch my invention a little…

Yes, I have used an over-sized wine glass for the threads I use the most…I just love the way they look all piled together.

And as for piling things together, how about your loo rolls in a big old wicker basket…?

You can sit with confidence…knowing that you won’t run out…!

And what about using a vintage tin collection for odd bits of stationery…labels, stickers etc

I saved a favorite tin for my button collection.

And those little beauties are not boring at all.

So this is just to say, why not put the things that you use the most into something beautiful?  It will add a little sparkle to your day.

So now I want to hear what every day things you have stored away in an interesting container – come on, surprise me…

That’s it for now.

See you soon,

Best wishes,

Ros

ps And welcome to all those people from the lovely Beach Cottage

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