From one good thing to another.

I love having candies in my studio. Stuff like cinnamon hearts, skittles, jujubes and sour keys....you know, candies that are supposed to last a long time, but never really do? Yeah, them!

Well, recently, a tub of jujubes went empty on me and instead of bringing the tub down two flights of stairs to the garbage, I decided to make it useful again.

I've got a bunch of flowers that just sit around in their original packaging, meaning I've got to dump them out and stuff them back in each time I want to use any of them. Well, these bulk candy tubs are the perfect size to drop all my large flowers into and still be able to root around for what I want. Only problem....flowers this pretty deserve a pretty container too!

Ah, that's where getting involved in swaps comes in handy. I participated in a summer circle swap earlier this year, and these pretty, circular creations from my MMMB friends just happened to be the perfect dimension to attach to the lid of my candy bin!


It was really, really hard to decide on one circle for this project, but I went with Paula's pretty creation for a number of reasons....it's flowery, it's purple, it's got flourishes and butterflies and while it has a summery feel, it didn't say summer on it. After all.....flowers are for all seasons when you're a scrapbooker!
As a final touch, I added a fuzzy, self adhesive border ribbon cut into butterflies and flowers which helped spruce up the side of the container without obscuring the flowers inside.

And there you have it, a cute, cheap and useful container for my ever-growing flower collection.

Hope you like it!