Do you have bags and boxes sitting in your pantry with a handful of food left in them? Do you have huge a huge bucket of rice that you don’t want in your pantry and need a cute storage solution? Do you like to find new uses for things that you might otherwise throw away? If you answered YES to any of these questions, than the answer is here! These fancy tagged storage jars are the perfect solution to pantry organization and bottle recycling!
They are so easy to make, like everything else I post, and turned out so bright and cheery!
Items needed for fancy tagged storage bottles:
Bottles with lids
Goo gone
Spray Paint
Scrapbook supplies
Ribbon
Even I had all of these things around the house!
- Collect bottles as you empty them. You can decide the size based on your needs. Mine were 2 cup bottles from peaches I purchased at Costco. I have some from salsa, etc. I am planning to use later. I liked these because I had five of the same. You will now have a new eye for the bottles of the items you buy!
- Remove the labels. Scrape of what you can of the paper and then get the sticky off with the Goo gone. I ran mine through the dishwasher before and after the goo gone.
- Spray paint all the lids. I used two coats of black matte. Be sure you get the sides near the bottom really well.
- Make tags to label the jars. I made a little pocket to insert a card where I could record any instructions like cooking time.
- Punch a hole in the label and attach it to the bottle with a ribbon. Some people stick their labels directly to the bottle, but I wanted to be able to remove the easily and run them through the dishwasher occasionally.
Also, I did see a similar idea somewhere (I think a few weeks ago on a link through Tip Junkie?), but could not find the link. I want to give proper credit so if you know you are out there, please let me know!
Very cute!