Trash to Treasure--Cassette Holder

Does anyone know what the item below is?  If you were born prior to 1990, then you should!  It's a cassette holder.  Yes, it brings back memories of having to hit fast forward to go to the next song . . .not quite there--more FF . . . nope, almost--more FF . . . crap, too far--rewind.  Great times!  And look, the previous owner left a small token broken inside.

Before:

I'm sure there are a million great uses for this (besides holding your Phil Collins' No Jacket Required tape.)  I decided this would be perfect to hold my fat quarters which are quickly piling up.

After:

Trash to Treasure--Fax Box

This is the fax box we used to sort out incoming faxes at the office. 

This had too many great cubby holes for me to let it go to waste and be thrown away.  So, I found a foam brush, my Mod Podge and cut up several sheets of scrapbook paper.  My final goal was to use this to sort my fabrics.

And here's the final version below!  I know the modem and router do not go with my theme.  However, their previous home were on the floor. I can't wait to use my new treasure!

Seam Ripper Sundays

Seam Ripper Count:  2

For my first installment of Seam Ripper Sundays, I decided to make the Mod Jacket from the book, Sew Serendipity by Kay Whitt.

One of my favorite shops in Columbus, Sew to Speak, was having a sale on Saturday and I found the cute fabrics below:

Here's my progress Saturday evening:

And, finally, voila!