the wine rack

This wine rack has been in my family since I was a small child.I have moved it COUNTLESS times. Until this sewing room reset, It has just been "ornamental" with pretty stuff on it.

It still needs some work, but i am trying to make it more "functional" you can see I put my "purple hound" Basket on it and i have finally found an excellent use for it! I have UFO sewing projects in it. so if i need a sewing project that's where I go, at least untill I empty it.

On the top is a Jar of buttons I am intending on filling to the top, And a Gourd Basket My Cousin Cheryl made for me when she was here last. I don't have anything in it yet, but I am thinking maybe pincushions because I have so many of them and I keep wanting more... Why is that?

I see I still have a bottle of sparking grape juice from my wedding.... it was gross back then wonder how bad that will taste now? I guess flylady dictates I still need to throw that out.

ON the bottom shelf are 6 totes..... those hold my notions. yea six totes of notions. one with ribbons, a big one holding rickrack and bias tape, another big one holding zippers, one holding assorted lace and things like that. and a tiny one is empty. I may empty a sewing box into that one.

I had someone ask me how I had so much rick rack and so many zippers.... Well that goes to my second hand shopping my favorite second hand store. so many people are clearing out the collections of sewing things since not too many people do it anymore. when I find a good stash I snatch it up. Now I actually have a place to put it all! but for now i have had to stop collecting rick rack and zippers. I simply have all I need.

See the purple shopping tote under the rack? that came from my local 5 and dime, when it went out they sold everything. I bought this to keep my mending in. so if there is a pair of jeans that need a mend, this is where they go till I get to it... right now its empty.

And that's the new use for the wine rack

My sister suggested keeping rolls of fat quarters in the bottle slots, but its far to dusty and cat hair-ish in this part of the house. and my fabric would get dirty to quickly.

Any other neat suggestions?