No place to store all the spices you like to use? Do you happen to have some vintage pop crates? Some baby food jars? These items and some craft paint or washi tape and you’ll be well on your way to a new spice rack.
I started with some Coca-Cola crates my sister gave me a while back. I got baby food jars from some friends but it might be helpful to ask for them on Freecycle.org. I painted the lids of my jars a solid color. After that was dry, I used a sharpie to write the name of the spice and added a few squiggles of color for decoration. After that was dry, I added a coat of varnish. In hindsight, I wouldn’t have used the dark green. It’s hard to read the name of the spice, especially when the grand-kids are helping and don’t put the jars back in the same slot they got them out of.
So, in retrospect, I saved the baby food jars from the land fill and used some paint I had on hand. The jars stay sealed and the spices stay dry, even after a long time. I have to admit, I actually made this over twenty years ago!
Have you done any projects using items already in your possession? I’d love to hear about them.
