Tool Time Tuesday...Cup Holder Sewing Caddy

Hi everyone!! It's Tuesday and you're probably wondering where I've been to find the latest "tool" of the day. Well, it was in the automotive section. I just love all the organizing things they have for cars and this is how I transformed one of them.

What is it? It's a cup holder!! What is it for me?...a sewing caddy!!

This is a different cup holder, because it's meant to slip in between the seats or next to your seat of the car for more storage.

Label says wedges between the seat of most cars, trucks and suv's.

Cup holders and spot for your cell phone...

The skinny bottom part wedges in the seats.

Lots of storage.

but not for your car on Tool Time. How about the chair you do your hand sewing or stitching in.

Wedges perfectly between the cushion and the arm of the chair.

This is perfect for a pincushion, spool of thread, eye glasses, scissors and all your hexagons for the quilt project you will never finish...oh, wait that's me!

You can make a pincushion to fit, but I had this apple pincushion already!

You can also move it from room to room...chair to couch.

See how it just slips in between the couch cushions?

If you don't sew, maybe a snack, drink and phone when you're reading.

and low and behold...it fits in the car too.

Great for those long trips. Keeps all your sewing, reading, crafting goodies all in one place.

This would be excellent for each child too. They could have their own for crayons, toys etc...

Have fun shopping in the automotive section. I found this one in Walmart for $5.00. If you're looking online, maybe type in "wedge cup holder".

Happy Tuesday,
~Karen~

Tool Time Tuesday...isew

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I want to thank everyone for all your kind words of congratulations for Kelsie's graduation. It was a beautiful night on Friday. The All Night Graduation Party went well too. The kids had a wonderful time and all the parents survived staying up all night. Although, I don't remember a thing of what I did Saturday...it was kind of a blur. I slept, I think I had a bowl of cereal and I think I watched the Peeble Beach golf tournament, but not so sure. When I was younger I would be fine when I pulled all nighters sewing, but this is for the birds now. My body can't take it!!

Now onto Tool Time Tuesday. My motto for Tuesdays is to "always think outside the box". However, look what was in my fortune cookie. This is so me. When I opened it at the restaurant, the family yelled out Tool Time.


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So how ordinary is an ipod / cell phone holder.



This one is called icup.

It's made from a rubber foam like material and it fits in your cup holder in your car.

It has spots for your ipod, cell phone, pens and coins. Boring, right?

Well, here's the "beauty in the ordinary".

Isn't this the cutest sewing kit for traveling in the car?

The ipod spot will hold your thread. The place for the pens are great for a thimble, seam ripper and small scissors.

The slots where your coins would go are perfect for a package of needles. These are from my friend Naoko in Japan. She sent these to me when we were in a swap together. Hi, Naoko!!!
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The foam material of the cup holder is also great for sticking your pins into.

The other cell phone spot is great for my reading glasses or chocolate, which ever you need more.

This works out so well in the car. Can you see I added more chocolate truffles. One dark chocolate, one milk and one white...all set to go now!

and it works well with it's other Tool Time friend...the itunes gift card note pad. It's that note pad clipped up there to the air vent. See that tutorial here.

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Works in any cup holder in the car.

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If you don't have cup holders on the interior of your car, you can always use a hanging holder that clips to your door.

Fits perfectly.

and look...I still haven't eaten the 3 chocolate truffles. All in the name of blogging.

I think I found this cup holder in Walmart for between $2-$4.00. Look around in automotive stores, the music areas where ipods are sold, but some are very expensive. I found this link with the exact same code that was on my label. I don't know anything about this site, but the price is great.
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I'm sure there are so many different styles out there, it doesn't have to be the same. Find one that works the best for you and your sewing needs.

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I'll be back on Wednesday with some pictures from this weekend.

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Don't forget my Sharing On Sunday...with a wonderful give away from Robin.
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See you soon,

~Karen~

Car Caddy Tutorial...

I've finally put together the tutorial for the car caddy that I made for our car trip to Florida. I always take hand sewing with me and this is just a great little holder for all my sewing needs. (click the link for the original post and pictures). The instructions are more of a guide, because every one's cup holder and can might be a little different in size and shape. I'll give you the measurements that I used, but remember to check the size of yours first.
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