Food Storage in Reused Glass Jars

Well, it's just too darn hot to paint anything or work out in the garage on any of my pending projects. I think it was 115 today?! Whew, it will all be worth it when the heat breaks and we're enjoying the 70s for months.

Since I can't transform some beat up furniture... like a vanity or chairs... I've exercised my creativity in the kitchen. Not really cooking anything exciting, but with organization.

I've been saving glass jars for the last few months without a real plan of what I would eventually do with them. They are mostly pasta sauce jars, salad dressing bottles or jelly jars, and all are glass with their own characteristics. I just think glass jars are cute. :)

Recently, I've found some practical uses for them.

We have been buying some dry goods, not really in bulk, but from the bulk section where you scoop out your own portion - mostly nuts, trail mix and dry pastas.

So, we come home with plastic baggies and bread ties.

Trail Mix

Finally, I have a use for the glass jars! haha!

Dry Ravioli, Trail Mix, Tortellini, Pasta, Almonds, Steel Cut Oats

Brown Rice Pasta & Steel Cut Oats
(Salsa Jar & Salad Dressing Bottle)

Almonds & more Steel Cut Oats :)
(Jelly Jar & Pasta Sauce Jar)

I haven't really done any comparison, but we feel like we're saving some money because the dry goods are so cheap (at WinCo) and it makes sense that we're not paying for packaging.

You might be able to see that I haven't been too successful on getting rid of all the stickiness from the previous labels. Do you know of anything around the house that takes the sticky residue off? (I don't have Goo Gone)

While I'm using these jars for real storage, they could also have a decor value, of mixing different types of jars with different textures inside. For now, they'll be inside my pantry or on my counter.

How do you stay organized?