Hello World! Welcome Friends! The beginning of the new year always seems to have everyone on the organization band wagon. We want to purge the items we aren’t using and get our houses cleaned and organized. Since completing my Under the Sink Organization, I have been itching to tackle my spices.
Spices are plentiful in our household. Both Greg and I enjoy cooking and “making it up” as we go recipes. So, spices are something that we simply cannot do without in our kitchen. When we moved in, I wanted a space that would house all of the spices together. I also wanted to be able to see all of them without having to rummage through a drawer or cabinet moving spices to find the desired spice. The best place for this was the inside of the pantry door. And, typical, I forgot to take a before picture. It wasn’t too bad, but it definitely didn’t look pretty with different size bottles and boxes.
I purchased two of the wire racks as well as the Ikea 5 oz. clear jars.
Then began the work of checking expiration dates, washing and drying the jars, creating labels and filling up the jars.
I used my trusty Dynmo Label Maker with clear tape to make the labels.
Two jars fit perfectly back to back on the rack for a total of 10 spice jars per each row on the rack.
I have a total of 44 spice jars. Both racks were completely full of spices prior to putting all of the spices in the 5 oz. jars. Now I have almost 4 rows on the rack that I can use to organize other items that are currently in the pantry. Items such as extracts and baking essentials.
Any leftover spices have been stored in this pretty basket and placed in the pantry.
I used a small notebook to keep an inventory of the spices and their expiration dates.
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Organization Link Party!
Now, it’s your turn! Share your new and old organization posts below. I’ve gotten so much inspiration from other organizational parties that I thought it would be fun to host one.
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Only link up posts pertaining to organization.
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Hi Katherine, organization is such a great topic especially in January when we want to clean up and also find things in an orderly way. Thank you for starting an Organization Party – will be checking back next week to see if you are hosting it every week or …
Joy
I think this party will be a monthly party. That way we can really grow the collection. Thanks for linking up.
I love it! SUCH a great way to store them!
Thank you so much, Ellen! I was amazed at how much space I gained! Hope you’re having a lovely weekend!
Thanks for removing my posts. I didnt get to the scheduler fast enough. Sorry!
No worries, Marilyn!
Love this storage and those adorable little jars too !
Fabby
Thank you so much, Fabby!
Oh god, I just have a lunch box full of spice bags. You are so much more organised than me. However I do have some jars with premixed spices that I have done myself, like Baharat spice mix and taco spice mix. Makes life easier.
Thanks for stopping by, Alicia! Don’t feel bad at all. It was a disaster. I think of it this way, a little organization is better than none. Happy week!
Love the spice rack! Thank you for featuring my baked brie! Have a lovely week!
Those little jars are so cute! Well, entire rack is. So fun to have everything organized.
Thanks so much, Cristina!
My spice cupboard is filled to the brim and I’m always digging for something. Having it on the door in the glass containers is such a great idea, and it looks so pretty too. Thanks so much for sharing!
Really pretty! I love how clean it looks, and I love how accessible it all is. Brilliant. I also have to say that I adore that quote by Benjamin Franklin! I’m definitely going to use that in upcoming blog posts of mine. It’s perfect. #wanderingwednesday
I’m so glad you like it, Jennifer! Now, I just need to organize the bottom half of the rack. LOL Have a great rest of the week!
I love these jars! In fact I have the same ones! I love how it keeps life so organized! Thanks for linking up at #WanderingWednesday at Confessions of Parenting
Thanks for stopping by, Michele!
This looks brilliant as we are in the same boat. Spices everywhere. I like the labelling too, as so easy to find everything! Thanks for sharing with #bloggersbest x
Thanks so much for stopping by, Sarah! Have a great rest of the week.
Got to love organization. Hubby did similar to our spices and we use the glass jars. They are perfect as I have a spice measure spoon fits right in X #bloggersbest
Thanks for stopping by!
I used a similar door rack from the container store to create a gift wrapping space. I love the way they utilize the space behind the door! Awesome idea to use for your spices!
I need to create a gift wrap station…thanks for the tip! Have a great rest of the week.
Your pantry door looks great. Getting even a little area organised can make you feel so motivated – especially if it’s an area you see all the time – daily motivation ! I’ll try to get myself organised enough to stop by and join the party another week.
How pretty! Our spice racks are so ugly, and those jars are definitely much prettier than the store-bought jars. Thanks so much for sharing at the #happynowlinkup!
Hi Kathryn,
I love all your pretty spice jars sitting so organized in a row. I enjoyed your post and picking up a few ideas to bring to my kitchen. Thanks so much for sharing your post with us at Full Plate Thursday. Have a great week and come back soon!
Miz Helen
Thanks for stopping by, Helen! Hope you’ve had a lovely weekend!
Your organization is great. Thanks for sharing at Home Sweet Home!
Thank you, Sherry! Have a lovey Sunday!
I am a big organizer especially when it comes to my kitchen. My spice jars are different sizes, shapes, etc. as I have added new spices to my collection – yours looks new and neat. If I could justify it I would buy all the same jars! Thanks for sharing with Fiesta Friday.
Thanks for stopping by, Judith! Now I just need to organize the pantry. LOL. Have a great week!
Tis the season for organization and your spice jars are perfect! Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm!
Thanks for popping by, Cecilia! Hope you have a lovely week ahead!
I love those cute little spice jars! Your spices now look so nice and neat. Great idea! Thank you for sharing your organizational tips with us at Party in Your PJ’s. Pinned to my Organized board!
Thank you so much, Teresa!
Hi Katherine, I have a friend who has her spices on her door like this and I love it! Yours looks wonderful! I have been organizing like crazy, but haven’t stopped to take any photos. Hoping to maybe do a post next week. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
Thanks for stopping by, Jann! I’ve been going through so many things purging. We did a massive purge of dvd’s and games just the other day. I’m amazed at how much stuff we have.
Envious of your pretty spice space! It’s neat, functional, and easy to see! I desperately need to re-do my pull-out pantry shelves. So you say you’re Dymo maker did those labels? I didn’t know Dymo was still around, but like those clean, no-nonsense, easy to read labels.
Yes, the labels were made with my Dymo. Works like a champ! Thanks for stopping by!