A couple weeks ago I found this amazing type case at the flea market for a steal! 3€ (about $3.75) to be exact. I just couldn’t say no and already had a plan in mind.
I’m in love with those little metal plates that sit on the wooden intersections and the lettering on the bottom of the type case!
A few days prior to finding this treasure, I inherited all of my grandma’s sewing supplies. She doesn’t use them anymore and kindly passed them on to me.
So, I’m now the proud owner of thread in every color imaginable. Well, almost every color.. ;)
I was so lucky to inherit some wooden spools as well (like I used for my DIY washi tape) that go really well with the vintage feel of the type case.
I love my new spool organizer! ;)
I’m partying here! ♥
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LOVE it. Though my husband would go nutso if there would be more obvious sewing around our house, haha!!
Esther.
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Haha! My hubby gave in and said I can have the apartment and do what I want if he can have the basement. Sounds like a good deal to me. ;)
Hugs again!
Vanessa
I love it! such a good idea! if you have any ideas for how to organise mases of yarn, I’m still trying to figure that one out! :)
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Thanks a bunch, Roanna! :)
Yarn definitely is a little more difficult to organize.. Hmm.. I’m loving this and this idea though! But I guess it only works if you don’t have too much of it. ;)
xo! Vanessa
What an amazing find Vanessa!!! Love it. Your cottons look so pretty all lined up there. :)
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Ooh, thank you so much! :)
I hope you’re having a fabulous week!
xo! Vanessa
Such a great find and a really creative use for it too!! ;) I love how quaint and classic a piece it is!!
Thank you so much, Zhing! :)
XO! Vanessa
I love that! man, i’m itching to get to a good flea market here in DC
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Thanks, Rheanna! I hope you’ll find a good flea market soon! ;)
xo! Vanessa
I loved this visual so much I had to pin it for future reference. That looks wonderful!
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Thank you so much, Renonda! :)
xo! Vanessa
This is sooo cool! I love it.
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Thanks a bunch, Johnnie! :)
I hope you’re having a fabulous week!
XO! Vanessa
This is so great¬ super jealous of your find!
Hehe, thank you! ;) I hope you’ll find one, too!
xo! Vanessa
Vanessa,
Thank you so very much! I recently picked up a shadow box which was very similar to this but could not remember why I wanted it. I just knew I planned to use it for something and it was a great price… free! I was allowed to pick anything I wanted from the leftovers of the rummage sale I volunteered at.… so I picked up the tray, a huge mirror, and some vintage miniature cake tins. Once again thank you!!
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Ooh, how fun! I’m glad I could inspire with this post!!
I would love to see a pic when you hang yours up! :)
xo! Vanessa
I just love the type case you found.! It’s such a perfect way to display small collections. Clever idea to keep thread there.
Thank you for your sweet comment, Bella! :)
I hope you’re having a fantastic day!
xo! Vanessa
AMAZING find! Great idea to use it for your spools…it looks great!
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Thank you SO much! :)
XO! Vanessa
What an amazing find! And for a steal. I absolutely love that you’re storing spools in it. It looks fantastic!
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Thanks for another sweet comment, Carolyn! :)
Hugs to you! Vanessa
Oh a match made in heaven! The spools look so pretty set up in the box.
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Thank you so much, Jennifer!! :D
I hope you’re having a fantastic day!
xo! Vanessa
so lovely! I’ve added this to my “sew organized” pinboard!
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Thanks a bunch! :)
Have a wonderful day!
xo! Vanessa
What a fabulous find! It looks so beautiful holding your spools!
Stunning photos as always!
xo-Lisa
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Thank you so much for your kind words, Lisa! :)
How’s your week going so far?
xo! Vanessa
It’s going great! Hope your’s is as well!
:-)
xo-Lisa
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What a great piece for your threads!!
Thanks, Julie! :)
xo! Vanessa
soooo adorable. My mom is trying to find something cute to hold her thread. I will have to tell her about this. I would love if you linked it up to my linky party.
http://www.kampenlane.com/2012/05/show-off-monday-8.html
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Let me know how she likes the idea! ;)
Thanks for inviting me over to party. I will check it out right now!
xo! Vanessa
I am so jealous.…of both your great find and your thread collection!
Hehe, thanks a bunch, Jessika! I hope you’ll find a a type case soon! :)
xo! Vanessa
Gorgeous! Simply Gorgeous!!
Thank you! ;)
xo! Vanessa
der schönste setzkasten, den ich je gesehen habe ;-) freu mich für dich, dass du ihn gefunden hast … und deine idee ist genial!
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Thanks for linking to Take-A-Look Tuesday — - you were featured today!!
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I have one in my craft space too! come ‘n see! love the metal tips on yours though :) …girl, I’m in love with your diy fabric tape by the way…I made some the other day ♥ much love!
Ohh, thank you so much for your sweet comment, Jaime! :)
I’m off to check out your type case right now! So happy you like the fabric tape, too!
XO! Vanessa
What a great find and an adorable idea for displaying and storing your thread. I love it! I’m pinning this one. :)
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Thank you so much for the kind words, Betsy! :)
So happy to have you here!
I hope you’re having a fantastic week!
xo! Vanessa
cute cute and cute! completely fabulous idea for your thread bobbins and spools and how lucky are you to receive that wonderful gift from your grandma?! I actually asked my mom for (some) of her thread and she said no. NO! What a fabulously lucky find (and value) on the printing press drawer! xo, Diane
Oh, Diane, thank you SO much for your sweet comment! :)
You’ll have to keep nagging your mom about the thread until she gives in. Haha
How is your week going? Did you have a good Memorial Day weekend?
Hugs to you!
That’s beautiful!
Thank you, Debra! :)
xo! Vanessa
How lucky are you? What a great find and using it for you thread great idea. Thanks for share, God bless you and yours.
Thank you so much, Julie! :)
I hope you’re having a great week!
xo! Vanessa
I have one of these cases that I got for my son to store his hot wheels in. I might need to steal it back for this great idea!
Haha, that’s a great idea! Just give him something else and he won’t notice. ;)
Thanks for the comment, Wendy!
xo! Vanessa
Oh wow–what a great find! Love that you are using it as a bobbin holder!
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Thank you so much, Katie! Thanks for the shout-out on Twitter also! :D
I hope you’re having a fun weekend!
XO! Vanessa
I have one of these for my spools of thread too–but all the openings are the same (small) size, so I can only use it for small spools. Yours is awesome!
Thank you for the sweet comment, Leslie! :)
Creative minds think alike! I love that you use a type case for your spool display also!
xo! Vanessa
This is such a brilliant idea Vanessa! My thread is all disorganized; now I wish I had a fun typing case :-) I have a brand new link party going on and I’d be thrilled if you would share this over there so everyone can see it!
http://practicallyfunctional.net/2012/05/the-fun-in-functional-link-party-1/
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Yay I’m so glad you linked this up, I absolutely love it!
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What a clever idea! I will need to keep my eye out for a type case to organize my thread!
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Thanks for the sweet comment, Christine! :)
I hope you’re having a fantastic weekend!
xo! Vanessa
Vanessa! What a coincidence! All about thread.… you put them in a type case and I put egg cups in a thread case!! LOL
Very nice post!
Besos from Argentina. Silvina.
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Thank you so much, Silvina! :)
I really appreciate the sweet comment! I’m gonna check out your egg cup thread case right now.
Besos to you, too!
Vanessa
Wow, good for you that you get all that thread! It’s sure something to treasure from your Grandma. I love the idea, if I could only find a type case like this. :)
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I hope you’ll find one soon, Jennette! ;)
Thanks for leaving such a sweet comment!
xo! Vanessa
That type drawer is a classic — such an amazing price! Love the bright colors of the thread spools. I love vintage sewing notions, too. I have to hide my rick rack collection!
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Thank you so much, Donna! :)
I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend!
xo! Vanessa
Great find!
Thank you! :)
xoxo! Vanessa
I’m so JEALOUS!! What a great find Vanessa!! Great idea to use it for your spools!!
You’ll be happy to know that I FINALLY put my hands on some wooden spools on Friday!! I got a bag full for 2$!! YAHOO!!
Thanks so much for sharing at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream To Reality!
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Thank you of your sweet comment, Christine! :)
Wow! $2 is an amazing deal! Where did you find them?
I hope you’re having a wonderful week!
xo! Vanessa
I am jealous! I have been looking for a container like that for years!
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I hope you’ll find one soon! I’ve seen some pretty type cases on ebay as well. Or have you checked on your local Craig’s List? :)
Thanks for stopping by!
xo! Vanessa
That’s gorgeous, what a great find!
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Thanks a bunch, Cath! :)
xo! Vanessa
I love this idea! It looks so pretty with all your different colored threads. Thanks for sharing on Simple & Sweet Fridays. Thanks also for all your inspirational comments on Rooted in Thyme and Thyme for Home. Have a fun week!
Jody
Thanks for your sweet comments again, Jody! :)
I hope you’re having a fun week as well!
XO! Vanessa
I love how you used these for thread. I have 2 at home right now. One I grew up with and the other my Mom just gave to me. I am tempted to use these for my thread, but, I already have 2 thread holders LOL I’m stopping by from diy home sweet home linky party. This is what I shared this week: http://craftybrooklynarmywife.blogspot.ca/2012/06/kids-roll-up-nap-blanket.html
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Thank you so much for your sweet comment, Alisha! :)
What are you using the type cases for right now?
xoxo! Vanessa
I love this. Makes your threads, spools and bobbins into art.
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Thanks a bunch! :)
xo! Vanessa
Oh my goodness, what a fabulous find Vanessa! Just perfect for all your lovely coloured threads!
Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a fabulous week!
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Thank you so much, Jill! :)
I hope you’re having a fun week!
xo! Vanessa
What a great way to display something you love! I have a type case I use to hold all of my scrapbooking embellishments and I love it.
Thanks, Gabrielle! :)
Storing your scrapbooking embellishments in the type case is a great idea as well!
xo! Vanessa
This is the sweetest thing ever, and I featured it today on Friday Finds.
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I love how you have re-used this case! Thanks for sharing at Fabulous Friday. I featured you!
http://herecomesthesun-kelly.blogspot.com/2012/06/fabulous-friday-29.html
What a fab idea! My partner has one of these in his workshop not being used for anything at the moment so I’ve asked him if he can put it up in my workroom for my cottons! Thanks for sharing, Maggie
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Thank you so much for the sweet comment, Maggie!
I’m so happy that I’ve inspired you to you use your partner’s type case to display your collection! :)
Have a wonderful weekend!
xo! Vanessa
What a lucky find! I have been searching for one forever! Love that you used it to organize your thread! Thanks so much for sharing with the Pink Hippo party.. I am featuring this!
xoxo
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Thank you so much, Amie! :)
I really appreciate your sweet comments on my link ups! I’m headed over right now to check out the party and grab a button.
XO! Vanessa
This is so wonderful! :)
Thanks a bunch, Holly! :)
XO! Vanessa
you are very clever it is very easy.thanks.
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Thank you so much for the sweet comment, Dilek! I’m so happy to have a visitor from Turkey! ;)
selamlar! Vanessa
What a fun find and love your collection of spools!
Kelly
Thank you for the comment love, Kelly! :)
I hope you’re having a fun week!
xo! Vanessa
This is a beautiful find! :)
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Thank you so much, Jen! :)
xo! Vanessa
I love it!!!
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Vielen lieben Dank für die Inspiration. Als ich diesen Setzkasten bei Dir gesehen habe, habe ich mich direkt in die Idee verliebt und mich auf die Suche nach einem eigenen Setzkasten begeben. Und letzte Woche bin ich fündig geworden!! *freu* Mir gefällt meine neue Garnübersicht soooo gut. Ich habe nämlich ähnlich wie Du auch jede Menge Garn geerbt ;-)
Hier kannst Du meinen Kasten sehen: http://freddaslittleworld.blogspot.de/2012/09/neustes-schnappchen.html
Liebe Grüße
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What a fantastic idea! I have a type case I bought at a flea market when I was in high school. 30 years later, I’m moving and got it out of storage and was wondering what I might do with it now. Thanks for the great idea!!
Ooh, what a fun find in storage! I’m sure it brought back great memories! :)
I’m happy to hear I could inspire you to use your type case.
Have a wonderful week!
xo’s from Germany,
Vanessa