Everyone knows necessity is the mother of invention. But, I’m here to say that mistakes can also be the mother of invention. My first spice rack attempt did not go so well. I used an old sketch and didn’t double-check the measurements. Consequently, the rack was too small to hold all my tins. So, what to do with this little shelf? As it happens, it’s the perfect size to hold baby food jars. Gathering 28 identical baby food jars was quite an undertaking. But two months later, thanks to Cathryn and Suzanne from FreeCycle, I finally had 28 matching jars. After removing all the labels, I spray painted the lids with primer and paint, then filled the jars with buttons, beads, etc. Click here for the spice rack how-to »
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July 11, 2008 at 11:12 am
Monica! welcome to the blogosphere.. i LOVE this project.
July 14, 2008 at 11:50 am
I love this! I’m making one for my spices and another for all my sewing/quilting/crafting doodads! You’ve saved me Crafty Nest!
August 1, 2008 at 9:33 pm
I’m impressed by all you ladies and your willingness to bravely face down the miter box!!
Feature Friday - Cover a bulletin board with shutters | Chica and Jo said,
January 16, 2009 at 5:16 am
[…] that amazes and inspires me. Her skills at designing and building custom shelving shine in her odds and ends rack (populated with matching baby food jars) and her basket drawer unit (filled with straw baskets from […]
June 20, 2009 at 2:30 pm
May I ask the brand of baby food these jars contained? Thank you.
June 25, 2009 at 5:46 pm
H. Pifiefer – I used 2.5 oz. Gerber baby food jars.
July 16, 2009 at 5:35 pm
This is great! I’ve been saving baby food jars just knowing that they had a future in some fun project :)
April 6, 2011 at 6:00 pm
Love the storage jars :) Shared the pic on my own blog with credit back :)
http://salttree.blogspot.com/2011/04/101-uses-for-baby-food-jars.html
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October 29, 2011 at 2:23 pm
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