I’m hoping that you all had a rest-filled (and maybe long) weekend!
Today I’m talking ALL about one of my favorite topics and offering an awesome giveaway too!
style=”line-height: 1.5;”>I’ve shared before about how to organize your kitchen spices and I’ve also chatted about how to stay on top of those pesky expiration dates. It’s as if I have a thing for spices, or even more so, a thing for simplifying.
So in my efforts to further simplify my life, I’m covering how to really organize kitchen spices, once and for all.
Doesn’t that sound nice?
Recently, I decided to do a big overhaul with my spices. My two goals were to: minimize the number of spices that I keep on hand and to transition to a set of permanent (glass) containers. I wanted to say goodbye to this look…can we say “organized” but ugly.
Yes, we can.
Here is my step by step process on how I met both goals…
Step One: I took all of my existing spices and after some serious (Pinterest) research I came up with my “morganized” list of my personal 24 essential kitchen spices. (Not to be confused with essential oils.) I am also planning to create a small herb garden for items like mint and cilantro.
This is just my list, but I think you’ll find it’s a pretty good base for the average cook. Which is exactly what I am (maybe even below average), but hey my kids are fed – most of the time. (Spice list is part of my Health + Home Management Planner.)
Step Two: I wanted to go from my hodge podge mis-matched containers (shown above) to a more streamlined approach. (I have a thing for things matching and I was tired of this non-coordinated look.)
Allow me to introduce you to my new pretties…
Step Three: In my efforts to label the jars (in a simple and lovely way) I searched for a set of pre-printed labels and that’s where this fantastic company came in…Gneiss Spice.
“Gneiss is a metamorphic rock, but it also happens to be pronounced “nice” and rhymes with spice (so clever!). And, I was also teaching Earth Science in the NYC public schools, so you could say I had rocks on the brain. Sometimes people misread our shop name as “Genius Spice.” I like to take that as a compliment!” (Gneiss – Shop Owner, Beth)
The day these arrived were a happy day for me, it meant my project was almost done!!!
The labels were perfect. They had thought of every spice option out there, and I loved how the labels quickly transformed my spices jars into an organized wheel house!
If only I had found Gneiss before I purchased my containers because I really like that they have the magnetic spice jar options, talk about space-saving. I call that genius! (I’m tucking this idea away for our future – forever home.)
I reached out to Gneiss and they are offering a free set of 10 of their beautiful spice jars to you my fabulous MWM readers!
One {1} spicy reader will receive a DIY Magnetic Spice Rack: 10 Empty Hexagon Jars (1.5 oz), Unlabeled Lids & 50 Clear Spice Labels.
Photo courtesy of Gneiss Spice
Welcome to gneissspice…Our niche is helping you save space in your kitchen! Our hope is that by using permanent spice bottles, you can avoid buying all the of the “throw-away” small containers. Also, many natural food stores allow you to bring your own spice containers in for refill. Ask and see!? Or, you can also buy spice refills from us!
Enter the giveaway below – just by liking Gneiss Spice’s Facebook page and leaving a spicy comment. Winner will be notified Tuesday, January 27th. Must be US resident.
Happy Organizing!
