Silver Spice Rack

Finally

I finally changed all my spices over to matching glass jars.

When I went to search my files to see when I'd first posted about this spice rack

I made from silver casserole servers, I was shocked that I'd done this project back in June.

This is how it looked back then.

I searched all over for glass spice jars and finally settled on salt and pepper shakers 

I bought at Target.

I covered the holes in the top of the shakers with clear packing tape on the inside.

I just cut a square of it to go over the holes.

Much better, don't you think?

I made the labels on my computer, printed, cut them out and covered with 

clear packing tape making them water proof.

This was really a simple project. I would have had it completed long ago if life hadn't 

gotten in the way and if I'd found the bottles sooner.

This project started with the silver serving pieces I found at a thrift store.

A little wood made the shelf I attached in the middle.

The small molding piece is from Michael's Crafts and the small piece of wood that makes the actual shelf came from Lowe's. 

They have tiny pieces of wood...who would have thought?

I used tiny tiny nails and wood glue to attach the molding to the edge of the wood plank.

Then painted all with metallic silver paint and then rubbed on a bit of black paint.

The shelves turned out looking just like the actual servers - like tarnished silver.

I attached the shelf to the server in two different ways.

The bottom shelf I was able to attach using very small screws that went through the fret work of the silver tray and into the shelf.

But the smaller tray...the fretwork was covered where I needed to attach.

So, I drilled two small holes through the shelf and wired it in place.

Both ways worked equally as good.

I love having my spices easily accessible and it's pretty too.

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Fall Mantel

A repost of photos of my mantel from last year.

I know I have lots of new readers and maybe quite a few have not seen.

Yes, this years mantel is still to come...but it may look a lot like this..or maybe not...we'll see.

Almost time to get out all the Christmas.

I promise...I'm working on a tutorial of my silver spice rack complete with it's new bottles.

This is with the old bottles but I'll show how I made the shelves in these racks in my tutorial.

I've been out and about a lot this past week. 

I now have two part time jobs and by end of next week, I may have four.

That is what is up with me.

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Old Silver Trays

Thrift Store Goodness

I bought these silver plated casserole trays a few weeks ago at a local thrift store.

I love the detail of the legs on this one.

I had several ideas of different things I could do with them. 

So many actually, that I'm on the look out for more.

I bought a little wood at Lowe's and tiny wood trim at Michael's and came up with this.

I made a tiny shelf out of the wood and painted it silver with a little black glaze. 

It totally looks like metal now.
I attached the little shelves to the fretwork of the frame with tiny screws.

 I hung them using picture frame wire. I kind of have a thing for picture frame wire. 

I like the look of it all twisted around the legs.

I've never had a spice rack my whole adult life.

I'm always digging through the shelves trying to find the spice I need.

I won't have that problem any more. 

Only problem with this is I need pretty bottles for all my spices.

So now I'll be on the look out for them. I like the Archer Farms (Target) bottle.

But some how I only have one spice in that kind of bottle. 

Anyone have any suggestions where I can get some really great spice bottles?

My new spice rack would really be pretty with all matching bottles and labels.

I wanted to wait to show till I'd done that...but who knows how long it will take me to 

acquire them. 

So you'll just have to imagine what it will look like with pretty bottles all in a row.

**UPDATE**
I filled glass salt and pepper shakers with all my spices and put them in the spice rack.

So much better.
You can see the entire post here.

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