I know I’ve been going on and on about storage containers the past few months  (call it an occupational hazard or fall nesting syndrome) but I’ve been running across so many great ideas for decorative storage that I have to keep sharing them. The latest is using cups to store small stuff.

Using pretty tea-cups and saucers for jewelry storage is a neat idea I picked up from Martha Stewart.  I love the idea of multiples in a drawer, but you could also use a single decorative cup and saucer on your bedside table or top of your dresser or in the bathroom etc. to collect your jewelry in those places you typically remove it.

Over at re-nest I found chipped teacups re-purposed in a medicine cabinet.

At Blissfully Domestic I spotted these darling little egg cups used to organize small bits and pieces on the desk.

And last but not least, at Apartment Therapy I spotted a whole collection of vintage white  cups and creamers used to store left over bits of yarn.

So, if you have some spare cups that you’ve been wondering what to do with, why not re-purpose them as storage containers?   What special things do you store in your spare cups?