Baby Food Jars

[CMC122]

Mmmm hmmmm. You are so gonna get your ass kicked Christmas morning.

 

[sleuth]

I'm not being mean, I'm trying to prevent a Chanukah disaster. How long do you think paint will stick to those things? When you purchase a painted product from a store, that #### is BAKED on. And the fun really starts when you break one on the kitchen floor; glass slivers everywhere.

They make paints specifically for glass.
My sister bought some clear glass paints several years ago and painted the backside of them in Christmas themes, so that it would show thru to the other side. I still have most of them 7 years later, and they're just as good now as they were then.

 

[sleuth]

Mmmm hmmmm. You are so gonna get your ass kicked Christmas morning.

Look, if I make it, and it sucks.. I just won't get it for her and I'll get something else.

But if I make it... and it's quality... then I get mongo brownie points for putting blood, sweat, tears, and thoughtfulness into her gift.

Sheesh... I bet you send your kid's handmade cards back to the craft store...

 

[Bogart]

They make paints specifically for glass.
My sister bought some clear glass paints several years ago and painted the backside of them in Christmas themes, so that it would show thru to the other side. I still have most of them 7 years later, and they're just as good now as they were then.

Them's fer lookin', not fer touchin'.

 

[vraiblonde]

Oh, what the hell, Sleuth - I'll just pile on.

Ditch the babyfood jars. Revamping them will be a pain in the ass and you won't have the shaker lids for them that you'll need. THEN you have to go to the expense of buying spices to fill them with.

Here's what I did:

Make the rack on the cheap, then buy an assortment of McCormick spices and seasonings in the fancy containers at the grocery store to put in the slots. Make the rack so there's room for at least 30 spices, more if she really likes to cook. Then she can buy bulk things like chili powder, garlic, dry mustard or whatever she uses a lot of, and refill the spice containers as they run out.

The rack is very simple to make - it's just a top, bottom and sides, with dowels on the back to keep the spice jars from falling out.

Babyfood jars are more suitable for storing nails and screws, not spices. Plus the seal is broken and won't keep the spices fresh.

 

[Christy]

Sheesh... I bet you send your kid's handmade cards back to the craft store...

No, but they are 7 and 12, and it's cute. YOU are a grown man with a job, pony up for a damn gift that SHE wants.

 

[Elle]

No, I'm not being cheap.
If it didn't have Martha Stewart's name on it, I'd buy it.
But I won't buy her stuff out of principle.

Wouldn't it be cool if there were something like say oh the internet, where you could go and search for like items and find multiple things that are similar but different brands.

 

[Sharon]

Buy her this instead

I've been shopping here for a long time. For what you pay for the little jars in the store, you can have quart size containers that last longer and extra to refill your fancy little jars.

Why did I bother!

 

[Bogart]

I'm telling you. It either HAS TO BE the Martha Stewart rack or NO SPICE RACK. Anything else is folly.

 

[sleuth]

Them's fer lookin', not fer touchin'.

Not so...

http://www.craftsetc.com/Store/ShowProduct.aspx?p=119669

http://www.michaels.com/art/online/displayProductPage?productNum=cp0005&channelid=

 

[mAlice]

Not so...

http://www.craftsetc.com/Store/ShowProduct.aspx?p=119669

http://www.michaels.com/art/online/displayProductPage?productNum=cp0005&channelid=

You don't have to convince us, you have to convince her.

 

[sleuth]

Why did I bother!

Sorry Sharon... she doesn't like that type.
She liked the Martha Stewart one... but she didn't like the colors available.

 

[Elle]

Sleuth, I think your idea is noble as a just because/look what I made you gift. However if she sent you a link and said this is what I want for Christmas, you are now being a cheap bastard.

 

[mAlice]

I think you should just stick a lump of coal up your arse tomorrow, so you can give her a diamond for christmas.

 

[sleuth]

Sleuth, I think your idea is noble as a just because/look what I made you gift. However if she sent you a link and said this is what I want for Christmas, you are now being a cheap bastard.

It's not being cheap if you'd pay the money, which I would.
I won't buy it because it has Martha Stewart's name on it. I despise that woman, and I despise the fact that her products have taken over Kmart and rendered it so expensive that it's not even a good place to shop anymore.

 

[2ndAmendment]

I'm telling you. It either HAS TO BE the Martha Stewart rack or NO SPICE RACK. Anything else is folly.

I made a set of custom spice shelves from stuff I picked up at Lowe's. They are individual railed shelves that hold large jars of spices. I even made one to hold very large spice containers. I think they came out well. Ask Sharon for a second opinion.

 

[Bogart]

At this point all I can do is wish you luck. Post pics when finished.

 

[vraiblonde]

Sleuth - SHAKER TOPS. I'm tellin' ya. Trust me on this.

 

[mAlice]

I despise the fact that her products have taken over Kmart and rendered it so expensive that it's not even a good place to shop anymore.

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[Bogart]

If I requested a Specialized and recieved a Huffy I'd be disappointed.