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    Home » DIY Crafts » Upcycling Ideas

    A Zero Dollar Spice Storage Solution

    Published: Jan 16, 2015 · Modified: Apr 26, 2020 by Christina Dennis · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 16 Comments

    I'm following along this great declutting challenge from Home Storage Solutions 101 the best I can. It's great! I love how the decluttering sessions are limited to around 15 minutes per day - now THAT I can do! This week, we're focusing on organizing our kitchen cabinets. Mine are pretty decent since we've only been in our new house for 18 months or so, but there are some cabinets that are already pretty out of control. One of them was my spice cupboard, and I wanted to share with you today a fun & free spice storage solution that I came up with.

    This spice organization idea costs zero dollars and it's so cute - recycle some baby food jars, paint the lids, and stick on some free farmhouse styled labels!

    If you think I'm finished recycling baby food jars into other fun stuff (like gifts like this and toys like this), well - think again! I still have a bunch of these guys kicking around and I'm not done, my friends! *Insert evil thrifty crafter laugh here.*

    This spice organization idea costs zero dollars and it's so cute - recycle some baby food jars, paint the lids, and stick on some free farmhouse styled labels!

    I went and painted the lids of 18 or so jars in my stash with DIY chalk finish paint I had left over from other turquoise-y projects (here's my recipe):

    This spice organization idea costs zero dollars and it's so cute - recycle some baby food jars, paint the lids, and stick on some free farmhouse styled labels!

    And I turned them into something cute, yet practical.

    (I prefer chalk paint over spray paint when painting metal things like lids because it doesn't flake off.)

    This spice organization idea costs zero dollars and it's so cute - recycle some baby food jars, paint the lids, and stick on some free farmhouse styled labels!

    I was going to design my own spice labels, but when I found these farmhouse & chalkboard ones by the brilliant Lia Griffith, I knew I didn't have to because I had found exactly what I wanted!

    This spice organization idea costs zero dollars and it's so cute - recycle some baby food jars, paint the lids, and stick on some free farmhouse styled labels!

    They're the right size and you can even customize what they say! I printed mine on plain sticker paper and cut them out. Cute, right?

    I used both tall baby food jars and the standard shorter ones for different spices.

    Behold! My spice drawer before and after:

    This spice organization idea costs zero dollars and it's so cute - recycle some baby food jars, paint the lids, and stick on some free farmhouse styled labels!

    So much better, right? My spice organization even matches my kitchen colour scheme, which makes my heart sing.

    This spice organization idea costs zero dollars and it's so cute - recycle some baby food jars, paint the lids, and stick on some free farmhouse styled labels!

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    Comments

    1. Melanie

      January 18, 2015 at 12:11 pm

      Christina, I LOVE these! I work in the baby room at a day care, and we go through so many baby food jars it's insane. This is such a cute way to recycle them, I may have to try it out!

      Reply
      • Christina Dennis

        January 18, 2015 at 10:23 pm

        Thanks so much, Melanie! Yes, I have a TON of these too!

        Reply
    2. Leesha @ Living Contently

      January 19, 2015 at 11:41 am

      What a great idea! I love that you literally don't have to invest anything extra, but you end up with such a unique set of spice jars. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
      • Christina Dennis

        January 27, 2015 at 8:19 pm

        Thanks, Leesha!

        Reply
    3. Judith

      January 25, 2015 at 10:20 pm

      I LOVE upcycling glass jars for other food storage... I may have a slight glass jar hoarding problem... 🙂 I really love what you did with the lids!

      Reply
      • Christina Dennis

        January 27, 2015 at 8:15 pm

        I have the same problem! Haha! Thanks, Judith!

        Reply
    4. Karen

      August 05, 2015 at 2:41 pm

      This is a brilliant idea! The jars look kind of cute that way, too

      Reply
    5. Stella Gutierrez

      March 09, 2016 at 7:29 am

      Lovely idea to store food in jars. It looks so creative and still keeps the food fresh and well closed. Great!!

      Reply
    6. Jackie

      December 09, 2021 at 10:38 am

      ​​This would be such a cute way to keep the kitchen organized! Thank you so much for sharing! We are refinishing our kitchen cabinets this month and I want to make sure that after that we keep everything organized and tidy! We will definitely be using some of your tips! Thanks again!

      Reply

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