One of my Grandmothers, dearly loved... no, adored, passed away about 1 1/2 years ago. She pops into my thoughts about once every three or four days and brings a smile to my face. Daily we use a few things from her house that I was blessed to have received. They have no value other than sentimental; a set of her kitchen glasses, her sewing kit and an old walnut chopper... but they mean the world to me.

She was as frugal as I am (perhaps it's where I got it!) and there are many idea's that I grew up with seeing at her home. One of them is recycling babyfood and jam and jelly jars to hold 'things' in an organized manner. I found this photo of the idea using candies but in my Grandmothers home it was a shelf in the garage and another in the basement that held nails, screws, washers, etc.

Simple to see and space saving too as well as keeping the different sizes and shapes organized, it is a simple idea that my Grandparents always had in their home since... well, when my father was a child so back to the 40's at least!

Using a shelf or a board you sand and paint as a shelf and add wall attachments to back, you clean the jar you want to use and attach the lid to the underside of the shelf using small screws. Flip the shelf over, lay out the lids and jars in the pattern you like, and you can use super glue to attach the lids in place and then drill or screw them in (or use small nails) to permanently attach the lids firmly to the shelf. Now put the shelf up in place and fill your jar with your 'do dads'. Screw the jar into the lid and there you go! A space saving idea as well as keeping your junk drawer, sewing kit or candy drawer organized!