My Mom is a quilter. A very good quilter. And she's also a collector; a collector of fabric, and pretty things. So, I blame my love (ok, ok...obsession) for pretty things on my Mom. Thanks Mom!
Like my Mom loves fabric, I love ribbon. Since I moved, I've had a GIANT box on the floor of my room which is where ALL of my ribbon has been kept. Until today.
Today, Alan helped me with a new ribbon rack. We modified a towel hanger we weren't using (it is meant to hang on the back of a door). We made it so it is wider than it's supposed to be, and can hold MORE MORE MORE spools of ribbon.
But, it doesn't hold it all. So, I've tucked smaller pieces of ribbon away in several pretty jars and boxes, and have my organza, patterned grosgrain, lace, rick rack and fancy fibers stored on the door rack.
Being a visual person, it's helpful for me to have things out where I can see them, or I forget I have them and they never get used.
I also seem to have a love for buttons. I recently added this jar to my shelves just for buttons. Here I keep my "every day" type of button. I still keep my antique and spotted/sparkly DoodleBug buttons in different
storage jars, but for a pretty mix of colors and 
textures, this jar works great for storing my more
ordinary buttons.
Thanks, Mom, for the need to have and use and collect pretty things.
It is a blessing... right?
What a great idea to wrap your ribbon around those wooden clothes pins, gonna hafta get myself some of those, to get a little organized!! Thanks for sharing
Posted by: Erica | September 04, 2006 at 05:57 PM
What wonderful storage! I love the little spools you put your ribbons on and a jar of buttons is AWESOME! I love it!!!
Posted by: Amanda Sewell | September 03, 2006 at 07:29 PM
Awesome! I am also a ribbon girl, just LOVE the stuff! And I have tons of it, too...your solutions are GREAT, and I know it feels wonderful to be SEEING your treasures! OK, time for another card with some RIBBON and BUTTONS on it! :)
Posted by: Diane McVey | September 03, 2006 at 04:46 PM