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Happiness in a Jar

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July 17, 2012 By Jackie

I have a jar of happiness to share with you today.  With my crazy busy life, I still try to delight in the simple things.  This past weekend I found happiness in a jar, some wooden spools, and pretty twine.

I ordered this sample pack of baker’s twine from The Twinery.  There are many, many twine sellers, but I liked the color selection at the Twinery and I loved that it is made in the USA.   “Sample” probably isn’t the right name, because you get 15 yards of each color.  That is a decent amount of twine.  It comes very simply packaged with a paper wrapper.  It was obvious to me this would not be useable very long without a big tangled mess.


My mom gave me some vintage wooden spools a while back.  I wound the twine samples around each one to keep them tangle free.  Unfortunately, I ran out of the larger size vintage spools.  Mom didn’t have any more either, but she found some similar sized new wooden spools in her stash.  I was able to use the new spools for the last 5 colors.  My sister was over while I was wrapping the last few colors and she liked the twine so much she hopped online and ordered a sample pack for herself.

Baker's Twine stored on vintage wooden spools

I happened upon this adorable jar at Home Goods for $6.99!  It has a chunky cork lid, similar to some other thrifted cork top  jars on my living room built-ins.  The jar is made from recycled glass by the same company that made these big green beauties in my dining room.  I thought the embossed “Authentic 100% recycled glass” stamp on the side was cute.

Baker's Twine stored on vintage wooden spools
Baker's Twine stored on vintage wooden spools
It was meant to be…my 11 wooden spools of twine fit perfectly in the jar!  Totally a jar of happiness.  I will be pulling this guy out whenever I need to wrap a gift.

Baker's Twine stored on vintage wooden spools
My recent baker’s twine purchase also prompted me to look for other uses.  I started a Baker’s Twine board on Pinterest to capture some of my favorite baker’s twine projects.


Do use baker’s twine?  What is your favorite use of baker’s twine?

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Comments

  1. Kelly says

    July 17, 2012 at 7:07 am

    Ok now I am looking forward to seeing what cute and creative project you going to do with the twine! :)

  2. Hannah says

    July 17, 2012 at 9:02 am

    I love this blog. We totally share the same aesthetic. Just the pics of this jar of colorful twine makes me happy :) Simple posts like this make my day.

  3. Stacy says

    July 18, 2012 at 1:02 pm

    This looks lovely! I think you should display the jar on a coffee or side table somewhere :)

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