dollar bin spice rack

I think I'm developing a serious case of Target Dollar Bin Addiction.  We may need an intervention sometime soon.  It's getting scary.  Almost nearly as scary as how often I'm at Target.  (Ahem, Target?  I'll gladly take a sponsor here! Hint, hint!) Well, on one of my most recent trips, I took a break from the cute Valentine's Day garlands and found these plastic containers.  They were tucked in with bathroom items and I'm sure were intended for toiletries of some sort.  For me, they looked like the perfect solution for my spice collection.

If you follow me on Instagram, you'll remember this pile of AWESOMENESS from a trip to WinCo. in October.  Yes, I still have all of them. Yes I carried them from Oregon to Utah, loaded them on a plane to Florida, then schlepped them up to Georgia.  People, they've needed a home just as badly as me!  If you live near a WinCo, go buy your spices there.  Seriously.  I got about 20 different spices and flours for around $25.  So go!  And if you do go, call me...I might need you to mail me stuff.  Please?  I'll trade you notecards!

Anyway, enough with the groveling... The containers are about the size of a compact, not huge, but perfect for my purposes.  Even better they came in packages of three for $1.  I've been hunting for spice jars, knowing full well that I want them to match but not wanting to spend a fortune on them.  $1 for three?  That's a no-brainer.  There were also some square containers, which I picked up as well.  

I brought them home and used labels I've been hoarding from a previous raid on the Dollar Bin.  (I knew they'd come in handy!!)   With a pencil I wrote the names of the respective spices and just like that, I had a cohesive collection with a much smaller footprint.

The project cost me about $10 for all of the containers (I bought extra) and the labels.  I love the way they look and can't wait to start using them!  Now I just need to find my pots and pans in one of these boxes...  Until then, happy organizing!

for more dollar bin finds, check out the heart garland I used here, or the trees from December's Holiday Show here.  I told you, I have a problem...