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Do you ever feel like you make things much more complicated than they need to be? I am guilty of that. Like a lot. I see a great idea on Pinterest, but decide I need to get creative and change it up a little bit…hours later, I’m kicking myself and looking back at my earlier-that-day-self and thinking, “why couldn’t you have just kept it simple?!?” Well, I’ve got a quick, easy, and SIMPLE project to share with you today! (And – psst – there’s a great giveaway coming, too!!)
My pantry is horrendously awfully embarrassingly messy. Like, I’m not even brave enough to share a picture of it with you today. I’ll save it for when I can put a sparkling “after” picture next to it as a distraction. But I took my first step towards organization today with some SIMPLE pantry labels! I am someone that is much more likely to keep things organized if they’re pretty. Case in point. So if that’s you, create a few of these labels in less than an hour, and you’ll be on your way to simplifying your clutter into pretty organized label-ness!
First you need some pretty things to label. When I decided to get rid of our counter top canisters and just store our sugar and flour in the pantry, I got some large clear plastic containers for them.
I also snagged these lovely stainless steel topped containers a while ago, and they’ve been sitting – empty – in my cluttered pantry for months. (Doh!) Time to do something about that!
One way that I kept these labels simple was by not trying to re-invent the wheel…my friend Lauren over at The Thinking Closet had made these snazzy Sugar & Flour Jar Labels a while ago, and she even shared a free cut file! (Be sure to hop over there for a full tutorial on how to make your own vinyl labels.) So I snagged her file, used it for my sugar and flour canisters, and created some similar ones to go on the other containers.
I used some frosted vinyl and LOVE how it looks – so classy! And SO simple!
Ta-da! I kept it simple, and they still look great.
The photos don’t quite do the frosted vinyl justice…you’ll just have to believe me when I tell you they look even better in person!
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Pinning this! I need to get my flour and sugar, etc., canisters off my kitchen counter — it’s getting too cluttered. I love the way your canisters turned out. Nice job!
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I like the frosted look of these labels!
Love the labels and agree that simple is best! Life is complicated enough ; ]
So cute-I’d love to have these in my pantry!
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Eeeeek! I squealed with delight to see the sugar and flour labels in this post! Seriously, Meredith, I need to dedicate one of my Reader Showcase’s just to YOU. You make me feel like a million bucks every time you use a tutorial of mine or find a park of inspiration in one of my projects and run with it. And I LOVE the new labels you whipped up. The frosted vinyl look is simply perfect! ;-) Thanks for the shout-out…and the sweet giveaway! Fingers crossed on this one….
So, funny story…your labels was one of the first Silhouette projects I pinned, before I “knew” you or your blog very well at all…and I’ve always had it in the back of my head as a project I wanted to do, but somewhere along the way forgot where it came from…and imagine my surprise when I looked it up and found it was one of yours!! You just do so many practical, fun, achievable projects that I am always so inspired by them! :-)
I love the look of the labels – so practical yet chic. ;)
And yes, I usually overcomplicate things!
I love these labels. I haven’t seen the frosted vinyl before and I love that look! Thanks for sharing!
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Love your oh-so-cute pantry labels! I’m doing a roundup of great pantry organization ideas and I’m including yours. It will be going live on 1/19. Great project idea!
The project is straightforward Incredibox Sprunki and uses items like clear glass canisters, which you can label for easy identification of ingredients. Additionally, the post includes a giveaway that you can enter through Rafflecopter, where the prize is related to enhancing home organization.