Recently I decided it would be a great idea to gut our existing pantry and build a custom pantry. The process has been long and flat out exhausting, but I am happy to the project is finally complete! One thing I really wanted for my new pantry was a decorative spice jar rack. The problem is they all look the same and have way more containers than I would EVER use. I don’t know about you but mustard seeds are not in high demand in our house! My solution, create my own custom spice rack. It’s a lot easier than you might think!
Materials:
1 – 1/4″ x 2″ x 2′ Poplar (or pine)
1 – 1 /4″ x 3″ x 2′
2 – 1/2″ x 3″ x 2′
Wood Glue – found HERE
Clamps – found HERE
Paint – found HERE
8 – Jars with Lids – found HERE
8 – Vinyl Labels – found HERE
Step 1: Cut the wood to length. If you are using 2 1/2″ diameter jars like shown you will need your pieces to be at least 10″ long.
Step 2: Lay one 1/2″x3″ board down and glue a 1/4″ x2″ to the front and a 1/2″x3″ to the back clamp and let dry.
Step 3: Glue one 1/4″x2″ to the front and one 1/2″x3″ to the bottom of a 1/2″x3″ board clamp and let set up. (Make sure your edges are flush)
Step 3: (continued) Glue Step 2 and Step 3 together and clamp securely.
Step 4: Glue a 1/2″x3″ to the very top of your spice jar rack carefully clamp and let dry.
Step 5: Paint your spice jar rack. You can find the color I used HERE.
Step 6: Create labels for your jars using a vinyl cutter. If you like you could also use chalk board labels or chalk board paint to create a different but also pleasing look.
Step 7: Clean your jar and align the label
Step 8: Burnish your label allowing the lettering to stick to the jar
Step 9: Remove transfer tape and repeat steps 6 – 9 until all of your jars are labeled. Fill your jars with the appropriate spices and add them to your shelf.
In an afternoon you can create your own custom spice jar rack!
This spice jar rack was created for the Crafting for Charity Blogger Giveaway competition sponsored by Homes.com.
Homes.com will give the winning bloggers charity $ 5,000.
And guess what?? WE WON!!!! That’s right we won $5,000 big ones for Catholic Charities thanks to Homes.com!
TheDIYVillage.com selected Catholic Charities of East TN as our charity. Catholic Charities addresses the unmet needs of the most vulnerable of our region by providing shelter, nourishment, counseling and education, in order to foster human dignity. They provide services to anyone with demonstrated need, regardless of race, income or religion; fewer than 5 percent of all clients served are Catholic.
One area Catholic Charities of East Tennessee focuses on is to help provide housing services needs for families transitioning from homelessness to self-sufficiency, single clients in group living facilities, & single clientes to stable community living. Items on needs lists can be as simple as postage stamps and tissues to larger lawnmowers and appliances. Catholic Charities of East Tennessee (CCETN) is a member agency of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), which was founded in 1910 on the campus of Catholic University of America, in Washington D.C., as the National Conference of Catholic Charities. CCUSA’s members provide help and create hope for more than 10 million people of all faiths each year.
We are honored to have the opportunity to compete for Catholic Charities! Thanks you Homes.com!
I really like your spice rack, how did you create the labels? Thank you for sharing your creative ideas and projects. Congratulations on your win, well deserved.
Very cute idea and congrats for winning. That is just wonderful. Oh, don’t rule out mustard seed, I just had to go find/buy some because I made quick pickles. 🙂
This is such a great idea!
Love that spice rack, and I’m so thrilled you won the contest! Congrats!!!
I’m so happy for you and Catholic Charities. What an awesome project and so rewarding to do something good. Way to go!
That is fantastic! And the jars are soooo pretty… much better than my plastic ones, yo.
And Congratulations on winning the Homes.com contest for your charity! That is so awesome, guys!!!
Woo hoo! I am soo stink’ excited for you guys! What a great charity. 🙂
Ohh I love this project!! So cute and you’re 100% right about the mustard seeds HAHA! 🙂
OMG!!! Congrats on winning!!! That is awesome! I’m also pinning this post because I LOVE this idea! Totally using it in the new house!
I love this!! And congratulations on winning!!
Where did you get your jars??
Hey girl! I got the jars at Hobby Lobby, I love that they seal and keep the spices fresh!
How cute! You did a great job with your spice rack, what a great idea to make your own! I love the little spice containers too, so cute! Great job!!
What a simple idea! Great use of space and love those labels! I’m hosting a link party tonight and would love for you to link up some of your projects!
http://www.firsthomelovelife.com/2013/05/house-party-1-b-y-o-p.html
Great tute! I need to make some of these!
LOVE this project. It looks like a basic beginner wood working project for me to tackle! Congrats on winning!!!
Love your spice rack, it looks wonderful. Congratulations also on the win. That is fabulous. I would love it if you would link up to my Inspire Me party that is ongoing.
http://www.astrollthrulife.net/2013/04/162nd-inspire-me-tuesday.html
Hugs, Marty
I love your spice jars. What font did you use and what kind of paper/vinyl did you cut them out of? It looks silvery, and I love it! Great job.
This is such a cute spice rack. And your tutorial looks so easy to follow! We’ll be featuring this over at Someday Crafts tomorrow, so come on over if you have a minute!
Where did you purchase your jars? I love them…I’m hosting a new linky party and would love to have you!
Angela
The spice rack is really cute and a fun idea! You could actually use a stamp printer to label them as well. Something like this would work very well:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/376749862/tag-on-that-print-anything-on-anything?ref=live
Love love love your blog and hope you have a great weekend!
Do you sell the labels? And what font did you use?
No, sorry I don’t sell labels. The font I used was American Typewriter.
Thank you for getting back with me. I have the exact same bottles and I really like how you did yours. I have one more question. What program did you use to create your labels?
Could you tell me the size of the label and the size of the font used on the spice jars?
Love this project!…where did you get the spice bottles?