2.18.2011

DIY Spice Jars

My white vinyl finally came so I could complete what I thought would be a speedy projectTa daa!

They're so cute aren't they? I used magnetic knife strips and screwed them into the top of our cabinets. Then I filled 1.5 ounce glass hexagon jars (bought here)with the spices I use most often (or the ones I thought would be prettiest on display).
Finally, I labeled my jars with lettering cut from the good ol' Silhouette SD.  


Don't mind the messy countertops...is that spilt flour?
I did think this would clear more room out of our spice cabinet, but the 1.5 size jars are pretty small, and only fit all of the spices out of those teensy containers. So needless to say, I still have half empty spice bottles hidden around. The good news is I relocated those to a different place and at least now there aren't spice bottles falling out every time we reach for kosher salt...
My inspiration for this project came from GneissSpice:

I'm linking this project up at these wonderfully creative sites:



The Lettered Cottage

11 comments:

  1. Love it! I'm inviting you to visit my site & enter to win a Starbucks Gift Card. http://delightfulorder.blogspot.com/2011/02/starbucks-giveaway.html
    DaNita

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  2. Found you from Remodelaholic site... What a great idea to save space! I love your spice jar rack. Good work. Stop by, I'm having a giveaway!
    Susan

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  3. Hi Again Alison,
    Thanks for entering the giveaway.. good luck!
    The shelves in my craft room came from Ikea, it was a cool metal frame that hangs on the wall and the shelves of any length just slip right into them. Thanks for asking!
    Susan

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  4. I love this!!! I've been wanting to do something creative with my spices... I would have a hard time choosing which ones though... I know smoked paprika would be one!!!

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  5. This is awesome! It looks great and they are up out of the way. Great job!

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  6. These are great. Thanks for sharing...found ya on WhipperBerry.

    Jessica @ myworldmadebyhand.blogspot.com

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  7. I've featured you....please stop by and grab a button :)

    Jessica
    http://myworldmadebyhand.blogspot.com/2011/02/sunday-stalker-1.html

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  8. these turned out great!

    thanks for leaving a comment on my wreath - i really appreciate it!

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  9. I love how yours turned out!! So pretty and colorful! Thanks for sharing the link to where you purchased your jars. We are getting ready to get uniform containers for our spice display and I love all of the options available at that site! I'm your newest follower now!

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  10. Very nice spice jars! The colors of the spices definitely add an element of color to the decor.

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  11. Oh these are just what I was looking for! How creative!!

    Just how strong are the magnets that you used? Do you think if I were to use the 4oz glass jars (from the same website you linked to) that they would hold?

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