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Trash To Treasure

Repurposed Spice Rack

Recycled spice jar storage

The other day I was doing some spring cleaning and purging. Although I feel like I’m ALWAYS cleaning, I noticed a little bit of dust on my spice rack.  Then it dawned on me.  I have had that spice rack for over five years and I have NEVER used it.  Why do I have a feeling that many of you can relate?  Anyway, here it is. Even in the picture you can see how full they are!

Naturally, my next step was to Google “shelf life of spices”. I came across some interesting links. After a little research, I found out and answered the following questions:

1. Are your spices older than three years old? YES

2. Have they lost their color? YES

3. Have they lost their aroma? YES

4. Do you even know what the heck some of them are used for? NO

There you have it… time to get rid of it. Just kidding! Being the hoarder that I am, I could never throw it away! I would repurpose it; but into what? I looked around my craft room and found two containers and two drawers of craft items that I thought would fit perfectly.

I dumped out each container.

And washed and dried each bottle.

My beads, shells, stickers, pins, charms, and the like are all now organized in one place and can easily be seen! Here are some pictures of my repurposed spice rack.

 

 

 

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  1. Laura says

    February 22, 2012 at 7:23 am

    I have this exact spice rack that has been sitting on my counter for years. Good idea!

    Reply
    • dwulf says

      February 22, 2012 at 8:02 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Crafty Mommy says

    February 22, 2012 at 7:28 am

    Where do you come up with this stuff? I love it!

    Reply
    • dwulf says

      February 22, 2012 at 8:06 am

      LOL! Oh so many places! TV, a ton of magazines, my creative family and friends, flea markets, Pintrest, fellow bloggers… the list is endless! 🙂 Thank you for always commenting and visiting!!!

      Reply
  3. Summer says

    February 22, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    Cool idea! I always lose my beads, pins and buttons, guess I should organise them soon too! =)

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    • dwulf says

      February 22, 2012 at 9:03 pm

      Thank you, Summer!

      Reply
  4. Sabrina says

    August 5, 2013 at 7:49 am

    How did you get the names of the spices off? I want to do something similar but am having trouble getting the labels off.

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    • Dinah Wulf says

      August 5, 2013 at 8:52 am

      Hi Sabrina! I actually kept the labels on. I thought it was cute. 🙂

      Reply
  5. Lisa says

    April 3, 2015 at 5:05 pm

    love the repurposing idea, I think they’re esp great for beads! 🙂

    Reply
    • Dinah Wulf says

      April 4, 2015 at 7:15 pm

      Yes! They are perfect for beads!

      Reply

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