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Operation Organization

Wednesday, November 20

Our spice cabinet used to be overwhelming. Like, 700 open bags of spices and multiple duplicates overwhelming. I mean, we had FOUR different containers of nutmeg and only one of us even likes nutmeg. Ridiculous. So I made it my mission this past weekend to sort through the mess of spices, get rid of anything past its prime, combine any multiples, and find a new storage solution that would work for both of us. I have to say, the whole process was surprisingly cathartic ;)

I don't have a proper before picture because I was too eager to get started, but here's how things looked after I purged about half of what we owned (picture spices stacked double height and crammed in every nook and cranny).
And here's where I ended up!
Visual sigh of relief. Also, finally a legitimate excuse to use adorable little mason jars. I've seen a few people do this with their spices and have always loved the way it looks. 
It was a fairly inexpensive task - a flat of 12 jars ran me less than $7. Then I just ran them through the dishwasher, loaded them up with spices, and used a white paint pen I had on hand to write the name of each spice on the lid. Easy!
I also considered chalkboard labels or craft paper labels, but in the end - a paint pen just seemed much easier and I really like the way they turned out.
On a related but much more unsuccessful note - I also picked up these containers at the dollar store to use for rice and grains in the cupboard. 
I thought it would be cute to use the Martha Stewart chalkboard paint I picked up ages ago (without any real purpose) to paint labels on the lids. 
False. Epic fail. Not impressed with your paint, Ms. Stewart. I let them cure for a full 48 hours but when I tried to write on the lid with a piece of chalk, the paint scratched right off. 
The label says it's appropriate for plastic but methinks not. Soooo a win with the spices and a loss with the rice. I'm calling it even.

5 comments

  1. I love using the mason jars and plastic containers also, something I never realized is that almond meal and coconut flour should be kept in the fridge! I find the chalk that I use wipes off also so I might just try the white paint pen idea!

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    1. Oh, that's good to know! Thanks for stopping by, Danica!

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  2. The jars look great!!! Also... dollar store containers?? Loving those!!! So cute!

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    1. Thanks lady! I'm loving how organized things feel now :)

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  3. Oh this is so going to happen in my kitchen! Thanks for the wonderful idea.

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