Welcome to Show & Tell: Container week

Welcome to another week of Show & Tell! I see there are lots of people joining in this week as well as lots of  new comers, so plan on spending a while visiting and being inspired by everyone's posts!

   

My husband calls me the "container queen" as it seems that I REALLY love to collect things to store my things in. And after looking around and taking some photos, it appears that I collect "containers" as much as anything else!

My Mom came down and helped me work on my studio today and we made good progress, but I still have a bit to go. I'll show you my whole studio soon, but for now more snippets.

One of my very favorite things I love to use for storing my things is vintage basket purses. The one  above is my newest one, and I think my favorite by far. I just found it this week while we were on our little trip. Found it in an antique shop in VA. It's lined with satin and everything else is velvet! Love it!

This is another of my favorites. I use this one for tags and all of the things I need to take back and forth to my booth at the antique shop. So it always has ribbon and scissors, tags, a pen, etc. I have several of these basket purses and always look for them. My Mom is hooked on them too. :0)

Another of my favorite things to store items in my studio is vintage hat boxes. I store everything from vintage millinery and linens to inventory for my shop in them.

I always look for unusual or beautiful ones, and these two are my favorites. I have others but these two are my very favorite.  

(excuse the popcorn ceiling here, it was here when we bought the house, and I am not about to attempt the nightmare of removing it)

As you probably have figured, I have a ton of stuff. Not only do I have inventory to store for my shops, but also all of the lovely bits and pieces I love to use to create with as well. So I really use every available bit of space in my studio. Even shelves above the doors. I just use a step stool to get to things when I need them. But you can see, I use all sorts of different containers.

For me to be inspired and to work, I have to have things organized and pretty. So I am always on the lookout for storage that I think is pretty.

I am in love with satin boxes. I fill this type with all sorts of miscellaneous trinkets and grab them when working on projects.

 Sheesh, more millinery, I think it's a sickness, really.

I decided since there are so many of you to visit today,  I am going to do my post in two parts. I will do the second part of my post tomorrow, so if you'd like to see more, come back then too, ok?

Enjoy visiting everyone's blogs and seeing how we all love to organize our treasures!

(PS, this new and "improved" typepad is driving my crazy!! It's cutting off the edges of my photos, and if I don't use the large format for photos you can see the edges, but then the words are all messed up. Anyone else having this trouble?)

Here's your list!

Suzanne

Rosalyn-Sue

Brandy

Stephanie

Deanna

Sue

Fitty

Polly

Lea

Jeanie

Rosabeer

Mya

Heather

Rene

Di

Melissa

Danielle

Lynn

Katie

Rebecca

Melissa Bufford

Karen

Margo

Nancy

Cami

Heidi

LaVerne

Victoria

Bonnie

Vicki

Stephanie

Lynn

Pinkie Denise

Nerissa

Karin

Joanna

Betty

Michelle

And please check out Analise's blog to see her containers, and check back with her tomorrow for next week's topic.

Much love, Cerri xoxo

Comments

[Kathy]

Cerri,
Love your basket, and your satin boxes. I love how you use every bit of space you have even above your door.

Kathy

[Beverly]

You're a girl after my own heart. I love all of your containers.

On TypePad - Instead of choosing one of "their" sizes, try choosing custom. I choose custom and enter 400 pixels for my portrait presentation pictures and 550 for my landscape presentation. Your center column doesn't look quite as wide as mine so you may need to play with the pixels. If those pixels are too large just keep reducing and you will see the picture size reduce on your blog. Hope that this works for you - it does for me.

[ciderantiques]

Good Morning Cerri, Please add my name to your list. I have my post up.

I love your Vintage hat boxes ~ they are absolutely stunning! I love hat boxes too.

Karen at Ciderantiques

[Margo]

Hello Cerri! Please add me to your list.
I love your storage ideas - that first purse is especially pretty!
Thanks,
Margo

[Alison Gibbs]

Hi Cerri lots of pretty storage for you
Alison

[mya]

Cerri,
You are my kind of girl. I love containers too but I don't have the beautiful collection that you have. Love the pink and turquoise suitcases. Thanks again for being our lovely hostess.
-Mya

[Deanna Huggard]

Thank you sooooo much for including me in Show and Tell Sunday. I love all your goodies. Your first basket purse, to die for. If I was to visit your house I think it would have to come home with me.HA HA Also the next one of the white basket purse with a blue ribbon around the top, I have the SAME one. It started out pink, but Just recently I painted it white, put a blue ribbon around it and added a bouquet of vintage millinery to it. If your visit my blog, you can have a look at it. Blessings.

[L]

Hi Cerri,
I love your roses hatbox!!
You have such beautiful things!
Lea

[Brandy]

Love it!! Your such an Inspiration. Thanks for having me on the list. (I have pop corn ceiling too. HATE it)

Have a lovely Sunday!

Brandy

[Alisa]

Everything is so pretty Cerri! Can't wait to see part 2.
Alisa

[robin bird]

i've never been here before but i love what i see! i have a very similar need for order and beauty in my space in order to be inspired... i might just have to try and participate in this today..hmmmmm. let me see what i can find that is organized.. no i'm not having any trouble with the type-pad but i hope i don't start not that i've said that...like a jinx :)
your friend, bird tweet robin from down the road

[Nancy]

Love your containers. I wish I was as organized as you! I'm late! Can you still add me to the list? Thanks, Nancy

[Sue]

Dear Miss Container Queen,
I've always said, if you're going to be the Queen, you have to have the best. People just expect it! Good to see you're living up to your title! And a huge curtsy to the Queen for taking time out of her royal schedule to organize this wonderful event! Can't wait to see part II of what other treasures are stashed at your palace!
Hail to the Queen for her sweet kindness,
xo
Sue

[Cami @ Heart-Shaped Rock Cottage]

I'd love to be added to the list too. My post is up. Love your vintage purses most of all.

[LaVerne]

Cerri,I love how you've used the vintage satin stocking tray for jewelry...the best thing I have learned this Sunday is to leave things out and visible rather than put away in closed containers. Thanks for hosting and please add me to the group.

[Heidi - www.dreamsintertwined.blogspot.com]

Adore your vintage basket purses! Thanks so much for adding me to Show and Tell! You are a peach!

[Melissa Burford]

I love all of your containers!! So pretty.

[Victoria]

I'm a bit late (I do not know where today has gone!!) but I'm joining in today!

Loving all your storage ideas... is it sad to LOVE storage?!!!

Victoria xx

[Bonnie]

Wonderful containers, Cerri! I had a purse like your white basket in the 60s... girls used to add needlepoint monograms on the front of those.

I'm joining in on this topic. Some of my containers and storage projects are posted here:

http://bonnie-kay.blogspot.com/

Thanks for hosting!

[angelinaangelina]

Everything looks beautiful! I have a popcorn cailing in my work room too! I will not attempt it either. I love how you have everything so neatly organized and the containers are perfect! I would love for you to come to my house to get me organized in such a pretty and chic way. Hugs,Angelina

[Suzanne Duda]

It's all GORGEOUS! Great containers filled with great stuff! Thank you so much for hosting this week, and for the lovely inspiration! xo suzanne

[Vicki]

Hi Cerrie, Please count me in for Show and Tell Sunday. I had the best time looking at all of the links.

[Barbara]

So inspiring, Cerri! I'm (almost) motivated to tackle my attic. We have twin rose-print hatboxes; just love 'em.

[natcr8v1]

LOVE your storage containers! My problem is not having enough room to display pretty containers! Hmmm, maybe it's time to CLEAN! NO! What am I thinking? Actually cleaning is a Good Thing, but I don't get far. I find stuff I forgot I had and then the next thing I know, I'm side tracked on a creative project. heehee

[Stephanie Butler]

Oh how pretty! Love all of your storage goodies...I have posted my own Show and Tell..would love to be added to the links....

http://sunshinenravioli.blogspot.com/2008/06/show-and-tell-sunday.html

Off to explore some of the other posts. Thanks!!

Steph