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Friday, March 25, 2011

From coffee to crafty storage !

Hi all , the sun is shining here in my little part of the world and doesnt it just make you smile when its like that x well I have been busy all morning organising my beads and buttons (I know how sad when the sun is shining !!!) and I have another addiction other than crafts and that is COFFEE well anyone that knows me that is not news ..loL.. any hoo ,I had lots or empty jars another addiction of mine , I can not throw jars away ! so I decided to get my stash out and pretty up some jars for all my odd beads and buttons . So I used some paper , ribbon , bling and some hand made flowers and this is what I came up with ....
some gorgeous ribbon and bling and a plain old coffee jar is transformed
another vies ...cute ehhh???
more ribbon and bling and flowers and hey presto !
well i love them and i will have great fun filling them up and even more fun emptying them again x
well i am heading down stairs to get me and hubby some lunch but i will be back later to link up to some great parties later
linking up to

also linking up to these cool blogs
iron violet design
the girl creative 

no minimalist here 


so till later
happy crafting
xmaggiex

82 comments:

  1. My favourite is the jar with the pink bow and top with the pearl beads inside. Kind of reminds of a lady's outfit. Have a great weekend at you "link parties"

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  2. Im a sucker for jar - cant get enough of them! Love what you've done with them - fab idea :o) Scarlett x

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  3. Love the ribbons -so pretty! Thanks for stopping by my blog this week. I am just catching up with everyone today because we've been sick in my house this week!

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  4. Wonderfully creative! I love a good up-cycle/re-purpose!

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  5. I love, love, love this idea, and I'm glad I can put my jars to good use now! :) Have a great weekend!

    ~Katherine

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  6. Hi Maggie! So pretty! You and I have some addictions in common, dear!

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  7. Hey there Maggie. Love these jars. Thanks for coming by my blog and leaving a comment. Have become a follower of your great blog.
    Hugs, Rosalee

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  8. Great way to up-cycle those jars. They look adorable. I'm totally into saving jars. We were on a peanut butter kick a couple of years ago & I was saving the jars -- you know, big wide opening, many possibilities. I used quite a few to do some Jar Mixes for gifts. Some others, I painted the lids white & use them in the sewing area of my craft room for zippers, velcros, elastic, etc. Oh, and I love the candle jars with the cute lids -- always save and reuse those!
    CAS

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  9. momo sent me here. I love your hand made flowers...ooh..so beautiful! Thank you for dropping my blog and I am your new follower!
    happy crafting,
    Hugs
    Heaney
    paperpapier.blogspot.com

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  10. Love that beige flower in the first picture!!
    I am your newest follower!

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  11. Hi Maggie, Love the idea for the coffee jars....just love jars. Thanks for stopping by my blog!
    Marianne :)

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  12. Hey, Maggie! Thanks for the comment love on my blog! I popped back here to check you out! Love coffee too, but my coffee comes in bags=(. I have a thing for jars too! My favorite jar is maple syrup! Pretty shape, flatish, I just wish the opening were bigger! I am a follower too! Welcome to blogland!

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  13. Hello! Thanks for visiting my blog and becoming a follower. I'm like you, I can't throw away perfectly good jars. I like how you've decorated yours. Gives me some ideas!

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  14. Love the jars and ribbon. Great idea. I am now following you.
    Can't wait to see more of your crafts.
    Thanks for being a follower.

    Lisa

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  15. hey pretty lady!! I am over here from mondellofam.blogspot.com and wanted to say I LOVE your blog!! I am now your newest follower!!! I am going to try to make those pretty jars!! Wish me luckj!

    --libby

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  16. Neat idea!!

    Thanks for becoming a follower. I'm returning the favor!

    Blessings,
    Kathy

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  17. Those are simply adorable! Thanks for joining my newbie party. Have fun!!~

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  18. Those are some stylish jars. I love all of them. I am your latest follower. I would love for you to come and check out my blog and follow me back at www.diybydesign.blogspot.com. Thanks so much.

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  19. It is hard for me to throw away a jar, too. These are great for giving as little gifts with cookies or candy in them. I am now following.

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  20. What a great idea for your jars! I agree with the addiction to coffee! Have a cup for me...

    Heather

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  21. Wonderful ideas for craft storage. I save my bottles and tins, I see I need to put some cute labels on them and stash my little things in them.

    Great blog!!

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  22. Thanks for your comment on my blog -- I came over to visit you and and am now your newest follower. Love your blog! And LOVE this idea! I also have a bunch of glass coffee jars (and many other glass jars) and have never had an idea of what to do with them. I'm going to try your idea!

    Carolyn

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  23. thanks for joining my linky party, the jars are very cute, hope you stop by next week!
    Crystal

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  24. Hi Maggie!
    I'm your 100th follower! Congratulations!
    Susan @ homeroad

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  25. Very cute idea. Thanks for stopping by my blog

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  26. Maggie,

    I love your jars. They are so worth saving!!!

    Dee

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  27. What a neat idea. New follower! Thanks for visiting my blog!

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  28. I love jars and I love ribbon! Looks great!
    Thanks for visiting my blog and becoming a follower. I became a follower of your blog last week!
    Hope the April Fool's cake goes over well for you!

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  29. Great way to recycle...super cute.

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  30. So cute! I'm here from the Newbie party. Great blog!

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  31. Ooh, love coffee too - am guessing your jars were Douwe Egberts and Kenco once upon a time? Am I right? Great idea for prettying them up x

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  32. I love all kinds of jars! These are adorable I am your newest follower. Found you on Terrific Tuesday.

    Susie

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  33. These coffee jars took great! Such a simple idea but oh so effective! And very 'green' too! :)

    I would love if you came over and linked this project to my weekly Round Tuit party at:
    http://jembellish.blogspot.com/
    Have a great week!
    Jill @ Creating my way to Success

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  34. i love jars, these are adorable. thanks for sharing this at my party!

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  35. Maggie, thanks for the visit to my blog. I was looking at the cards you made and I love the one with the flower, so pretty. I am following you back.
    Jodie

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  36. Really cute jars!

    Terri @ creativeeyedias.blogspot.com

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  37. Great idea dressing up these jars. I really like the ones in the first picture! Very nice. Thanks so much for linking up to Terrific Under Ten!

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  38. those jars are totally super duper cuteee! love them!!

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  39. The jars are adorable. Thanks so much for sharing this at my Open House party.
    Hugs,
    Sherry

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  40. briliant idea, I love crafts when you can reuse items that you don't need it any more :)

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  41. That's so cute. Thanks so much for sharing at my Swing into Spring party.

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  42. Thanks for visiting the Cocktail Party! I'm your newest follower :-)

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  43. Such a cute (and smart) idea! Love it!

    Thanks for stopping by my blog. I'm now following you, as well! Stop back by again tomorrow to enter my second giveaway for the week! ;)

    morrowsunshine.blogspot.com

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  44. ahhh super cute! I could totally do this to a little jar I recycled!!! =)

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  45. Thanks for visiting my blog. This is a great idea! I always save my old coffee cans, but I haven't done anything with them yet. Thanks for the idea!

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  46. Love the flowers on them. Fun idea!

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  47. Awesome! Thanks for checking out my blog :) I'm a few follower!

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  48. What a cute way to store your craft knick knacks! I'm a new follower too and thanks for supporing my new blog.

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  49. Hi Maggie! Thanks for visiting my blog on Monday! So sorry it took me so long to write back!! Busy week. ugh.
    I love your jars! Love the ribbon and flowers on them, and the contents look awesome too!
    Thanks again!! I am following you now too!
    xxDaniella

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  50. Hey! Thanks for dropping by my blog. You've got some really cute things here! Now I'm your newest follower. :) I'm excited to see what you come up with next!

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  51. What a super cute idea! I love it!

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  52. I love jars and reusing instead of throwing things away too! Thanks for visiting my site, I am your new follower too!

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  53. So sweet, well done! Happy Friday Hugs!

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  54. These are very cute! thanks for linking this up to our Wicked Awesome Wednesday party.

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  55. Your jars look good Maggie. Thanks for stopping by and giving me all those great hints and lovely comments. I did join the blog you told me about.. thanks so much for the suggestion!

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  56. Opps sorry maggie I put the wrong address in my comment.. please excuse everybody.. for some reason I cannot use open id today

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  57. thanks for stopping by my blog!

    camille@ allaboutmommies.blogspot.com

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  58. Super cute ! Great job !
    Following you back. Happy week end !
    Frenchy

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  59. I love turning recycled jars into swanky storage- yours are cool!

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  60. Thanks for checking out my new blog. I am so glad you shared ideas on what to do with jars. I have so many that I want to do some fun things with.
    www.beginingroombyroom.blogspot.com

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  61. Very cute! I had a ton of jars we recently got rid of because of space... I may have to collect again. :D

    -T

    (new follower, thanks for visiting my page too)

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  62. Hi Emily,
    Thanks for visiting my blog, Altered Artworks. Wow, those linky parties are so much fun. I wish there were 25 hours in a day so I could devote 1 hour a day for blog hopping. I also love altering jars, especially making them into storage or gift containers.

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  63. thanks so much for visiting :)
    xo, shari
    spearmintbaby.com

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  64. I just started collecting jars to decorate. I can't wait to have all my little crafty things organized. Yours are very cute!

    Melanie
    youmadethat.blogspot.com

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  65. I totally love this idea. I found it from the Creative Blog Hop. I even featured you in a post http://www.gaffneysgabs.com/2011/04/creative-bloggers-party-and-hop-at.html

    Can't wait to try this out for myself!

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  66. WOW! These are great!! Ya know those $1 candles from Walmart? I cleaned some out and now use them on my mantel!! Thanks for your sweet comment on my blog too! Following you back! :)

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  67. Hi! I am following you back from the Homemaker on a Dime. Very cute jars! I love it!
    Ana Paula

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  68. how cute i love the one with a pink bow and flower on the lid ,thank you so much for following my blog and best of luck with the hand woven bead bracelet give away

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  69. I couldn't find the post about the Friday Blog Hop - I know, a little late, but I am here....

    BLOG HOPping around - I am now a follower of your blog, wont you also follow me?? ~KM
    Krafty Max Originals

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  70. Very pretty and so practical!

    Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and following....following you back now! :)

    Kelly

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  71. Maggie these are precious! You are talented sweet friend.

    Thank you very much for coming by today. You're always welcome anytime.

    Warmly, ~Melissa :)

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  72. What a wonderfully creative idea !! I love the items you've chosen to store in them ... the ribbon is such a great touch, too !! Thanks so much for your visit ... I appreciate your sweet note. I'm *your* newest follower now, too !! *Becca*

    www.adventuresindecorating1.blogspot.com

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  73. The shape of those coffee jars is really pretty...they work out really nice for this kind of project.

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  74. Cute- love the shape :) Thanks for stopping by and commenting :)

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  75. These storage containers are so cute. Wonderful work!
    Thank you for you kind comment on my blog and for following me. I will gladly follow your blog too.

    Have a nice day!

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  76. Maggie, this is so cute and functional! Thanks for sharing this at the Creative Bloggers' Party & Hop.

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  77. I love all upcycled crafts! I too have a jar addiction.

    Thanks for the comment and follow on my blog - I'm here returning the favor! Can't wait to see more great crafts.

    Kristen
    Turning a House into a Home

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  78. Oooohh.. I love the one with the pink flower on top. You just gave me a new idea!! I need an empty jar when I get home (my daughter needs to finish that Gerber!) Thanks for telling about your blog and for visiting mine :D

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  79. great idea. there so cute. and im following you back

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Thank you all for stopping by and I love to read all your lovely comments
hugs
xmaggiex