As I was cleaning...

Yes, I do that once in awhile....cleaning in my new sewing/craft room, that is! I still have much to put away in cupboards drawers and other hiding places. At the local grocery store, I found little flat bottomes, square baskets, 2 for a dollar. Then later, at another store in the clearance department, bigger matching ones, 2 for a dollar. Of course, I bought some and am finding them quite handy for sorting and storing all those nifty little (some not so little) craft items I have so many of! I have all kinds of necklaces made from wooden, metal, and plastic beads and have already torn them apart for various uses. One of the smaller baskets is working well to store them in. I often look at the second hand stores in the costume jewlery for charm bracelets (you remember the old kind that actually had hanging down charms?). Taken apart, they make wonderful accent pieces for scrapbooking and many other projects. Speaking of jewelry, have you seen the new shoe clips? Just saw in some magazine and thought, heck could make them out of old clip on earings. Way cheaper then the $25 a pr. they advertised for in magazine. Okay, before you panic, no, I do not wear the kind of nice shoes they were clipping these things on, but many of you actually do dress nicely and they might be cool. Not so grand looking on my cowboy boots........but then again................. :) :) I might start a new trend and clip on some old western clip on earings down on the last laces by the kilties and be 'stylin'!!! Back to my sorting!