Half of the fun of crafting and collecting is figuring out to organize in an eye candy manner.
I love my collection of vintage wooden flatware trays (originally intended to sort your knives, spoons and forks). They have an assortment of colors and patterns on the ends. I stack them up on a shelf in my studio.
The real fun comes when I take them out to start my Christmas crafting. The trays hold my collection of vintage mercury beads sorted by color.
How can you not be happy when you have something like this to work from?
Nothing like sorted mercury glass beads to start out the crafting week!
SCREAM......How fun that would be to just sit in your studio. I don't think I would even go in the house!I can see why you always have happy days. Such an inspiration to see your blog first thing in the morning.I have a lot of organizing to do and I needed that push from your pics :-) Hmmmm...now I'm even in the mood to re-decorate LOL.
Posted by: Doreen | August 08, 2011 at 07:04 AM
Those photos are great - they would make a great vintage calendar or greeting cards. Those of us with vintage envy could look at them and just be happy!
Posted by: Shara | August 08, 2011 at 08:23 AM
Leave them out just like that...put a piece of plate glass over them. What a great floor. Gorgeous collection within a collection. Love them both....smiles...Renee
Posted by: Renee | August 08, 2011 at 08:29 AM
I am dying! I could spend all day pawing through those trays. :-)
Posted by: Into Vintage | August 08, 2011 at 09:14 AM
It'd be so fun to rummage through!
Thanks for the picture!
Posted by: Jill | August 08, 2011 at 09:31 AM
Beautiful collection there Laurie. I've never even seen one strand of this stuff anywhere.
Posted by: Nan | August 08, 2011 at 10:18 AM
Oh, my. What art work...you could hang it on a wall...then the beads might fall out. Anyway,
love ahow it looks and using those great old wooden trays.
Annette
Posted by: Annette | August 08, 2011 at 10:20 AM
What a perfect and perfectly gorgeous solution!! Yes, THAT can't help but bring the muse out to play!
Posted by: Kathy | August 08, 2011 at 12:01 PM
Too, too, too beautiful. Don't use them. Put them in a glass top coffee table so you can see them everyday!
Posted by: janet | August 08, 2011 at 12:19 PM
How perfect!! The beads look so beautiful in the trays!!!
Posted by: elma | August 09, 2011 at 06:07 PM
Laurie, ohhhhhh gosh! I can't
stop looking at ALL of the pretty
colorful mercury beads in your
wonderful trays. (sigh)
Hugs,
Janis
Posted by: Janis | August 13, 2011 at 07:34 PM