DIY Kitchen Craft Project

Since switching to vegan I have amassed quite the collection of bulk organic ingredients. Most of my stores around these parts sell things like nutritional yeast, quinoa, raw sugar, etc in big barrels that you scoop from into a baggie. This is awesome except for two facts:
1) I forget what is in each bag
2) everytime I open my cupboard I had bags and whatever was in them showering down on me.

SO, my OCD forced me to get organized.

I went to the big chain grocery store (in CA I went to Ralphs) and I bought a 12-pack of mason jars used for canning. I got with the 1 quart WIDE-MOUTH kind. I then dug in my closet for some chalkboard paint I had used for a previous art project (purchased at Home Depot for $8)

I laid out the lids and did two coats of chalkboard paint on them. Prepare your self for messy hands, the lids like to slide around.



About $20 and 1 overnight of dry-time later, I had these pretty ladies!

DISCLAIMER: I am still perfecting my chalkboard penmanship skills

They now all sit nicely on a lower shelf in my pantry (so I can read the tops) and I feel much more organized.

I'm going to see if I can find an option for larger containers, things like WW Flour, quick oats, etc.. Stay tuned.

In the meantime, happy painting ;-)